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Visual communications: Giving life to complex engineering design
- As reported by the graphics gurus at Reid Middleton A picture is worth a thousand words This is particularly true in engineering, where the design is exacting, complex, and intricate. While engineering designs and drawings are absolutely necessary to…
Power Outage Emergency Response
Emergency Power Generator in Place During Outage “Did you get the phone call?” That was the first question to me from our receptionist when our building lost power over the weekend of June 25 and 26, 2011. On Monday morning,…
Auburn Airport, Grant Programs at Work
Early stages of parallel taxiway construction including sub-drain system Federal funding provided by the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) at a 95% reimbursement rate plus another 2.5% from Washington State’s WSDOT Aviation for airfield upgrades offer a level of financial…
P-305 Bachelor’s Enlisted Quarters & Parking Garage receives LEED Gold Certificate, Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, WA (NBK)
Reid Middleton provided civil and structural engineering services for the design of the 209,800 SF Bachelors Enlisted Quarters and 900-vehicle parking garage on the Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton campus. The BEQ was constructed to provide on-shore living space for sailors…
Seismic retrofitting gives Evergreen’s clock tower an unfamiliar appearance
LISA PEMBERTON | Staff writer, The Olympian August 18, 2011 OLYMPIA – Construction scaffolding envelopes the 120-foot clock tower at The Evergreen State College (TESC), making the iconic structure appear futuristic – almost like it was plucked out of a…
Fire-damaged school reopens in Bellingham
By LYNN PORTER Journal Staff Reporter, Seattle DJC August 23, 2011 After a 2009 fire extensively damaged historic Whatcom Middle School, people in Bellingham decided they wanted to save it. "It was a community icon," said John Jones, principal at…
Building Information Modeling (BIM) at Whatcom Middle School
BIM rendering of Whatcom Middle School After a devastating fire that destroyed the iconic Whatcom Middle School Building in Bellingham, Washington, Reid Middleton worked closely with the school district, their insurer, the design team, and the contractor to develop an…
Routine dock inspection and maintenance
Older Deteriorated Wood Dock and Utilities Ask anyone who has built a new dock facility how the process from start to finish was and you will likely hear a range of responses from “It was quite a challenge” to “I’ll…
Society of American Military Engineers July Luncheon – 2011 SEAW Great East Japan (Tohuku) Earthquake Reconnaissance Report
Reid Middleton Principal, David Swanson, presented his findings from his leadership of and participation on the 2011 SEAW Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake Reconnaissance Team at the Society of American Military Engineers July luncheon. Dave was also provided a technical…