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Sunday Drives
Throughout my career as a transportation engineer I have always been intrigued at the prospect of being able to drive through a project that I had a hand in designing and experiencing the improved conditions firsthand. There is a feeling…
Covenant House Alaska: An Adaptive Reuse of an Urban Building. Part 2 of 2
If you read Part 1 of David Stierwalt’s Covenant House Alaska article, you’ll recall David was in the very unusual and exciting position of providing the structural engineering for both the design of Covenant House Alaska’s (CHA) new facility, and for…
Covenant House Alaska: Fulfilling the Need for Growth. Part 1 of 2
It’s a rare event when a single person gets to be involved in both the design of a new building for a client that has outgrown its old one, and to repurpose the building left behind. When Covenant House Alaska…
The Unknowns Underground: Planning for Construction Surprises
In an ideal world, every underground utility is accurately identified, located, and mapped before project design and construction. The reality is that this approach can be costly, and sometimes the site conditions aren’t suitable even without budget constraints. Unless absolutely…
City to Rebuild Pier 62
"Rebuilding of Pier 62 on the Seattle waterfront is scheduled to begin in September and be complete at the end of 2019." Read the Entire Article
Hazards vs Risks – What’s the Difference?
We live in a world full of hazards that have the potential for causing injuries, damage to property, loss of materials, or reduce our ability to perform. The key word is potential for hazards. We hardly recognize many significant hazards…
Recovering from Fire on the Mountain
Site visits for engineers can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Sometimes you get to inspect an interesting structure on a beautiful day, but frequently you find yourself in a damp underground utility vault, crawling in a dusty attic,…
Award Winning – Morse Lake Pump Plant
2018 Best in State Bronze Award - Future Value to the Engineering Profession ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards 2017 Best Projects Award in Water/Environment Category Engineering News Record (ENR) Northwest Region 2017 Honors Award in the Water Resources Category ASCE Local…