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Protecting the Protectors – A New Dual Covered Moorage Facility for the Coast Guard in Coos Bay, Oregon
Coast Guard Station Coos Bay, located at the mouth of Coos Bay in Charleston, Ore., is home port to several Motor Life Boats (MLB). These vessels conduct search and rescue operations from Coos River to Cape Blanco, Ore. By 2009,…
Using Building Technology to Seismically Upgrade Elevated Water Tanks
Elevated water tanks are essential structures that are a lifelines to the communities they serve. They provide water supply pressure for domestic water and firefighting utility systems. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the continued operation of these structures is…
Balancing Security and User Needs When Following ATFP Standards
Child Development Center, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - Construction team led by Vets Northwest. Design team led by Fraser Fogle Architects;civil & structural engineering by Reid Middleton. The Department of Defense (DoD) Anti-terrorism Standards are rules that must…
Rain Making for the Young Professional
After working at Reid Middleton for four years now, I continue to be impressed with the company’s dedication to employee continuing education. There’s a new book study every few months; the most recent was Rain Making by Ford Harding. This…
Reid Middleton’s Multi-modal Commuters
Kelli Owen, Patrick McGrady, Wendell Johnson, Leif Johansen, and Bob Galteland - some of Reid Middleton's multi-modal commuters. I'm usually a single occupancy driver, but have bussed, carpooled, and telecommuted at various times since working at Reid Middleton. Once…
Women in Engineering – How Far We’ve Come
The author in her early days at Reid Middleton. Engineering is a perfect field for women. No heavy lifting (until the project is boxed up and filed), no manual labor (until you need to dig out a buried manhole…
It’s a Wrap – A Clock Tower Revisited
With the benefit of government grant funding, The Evergreen State College (TESC) Clock Tower seismic improvements project combined the new technologies of Carbon Fiber Wrap and 3D Building Information Modeling to deliver success. The Evergreen State College (TESC) Clock…
Creating Waterfront Property…Float It!
Concrete floating breakwater being towed to its permanent location. Values of waterfront property are typically higher than inland real estate for a variety of reasons but mostly due to desirability and market supply and demand. The desirability factor is…
The Joys of Editing
I get to play games for a living. Editing is an endless game of “Can You Find the {the} Mistake?”— and it’s as satisfying as finding Waldo in the overcrowded picture. Some mistakes make me sad for the writers, but…