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Water tower repairs borrow on building technology
RENTON TANKS WERE SEISMICALLY BRACED WITH FRICTION DAMPERS By Dave Swanson, Reid Middleton Structural engineers faced a retrofit challenge after two Renton-based elevated water tanks were damaged during the Nisqually earthquake. How can the necessary structural repairs be used to…

Happy as Clams
By Eric Fetters, Herald Writer MUKILTEO - Steve Anderson was nearly finished with work at Ivar's Mukilteo Landing restaurant on Oct. 28, 2003, when the wind-whipped waves outside convinced him to stick around. A half-hour later, a fierce wind was…

Award Winning – Tester Road Roundabout
Silver Award American Council of Engineering Companies Monroe, WA 2002 Project of the Year American Public Works Association, Washington State Chapter Monroe, WA Outstanding Project Award 2002 Project Awards American Society of Civil Engineers (Seattle Section) Monroe, WA

Award Winning – Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field) Runway 16R-34L Safety Area
Gold Award, Complexity American Council of Engineering Companies Everett, WA 2003 FAA Project of the Year Award FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference Everett, WA Find out more about Paine Field Runway 16R-34L Safety Area

Award Winning – Alaskan Way Earthquake Damage Repair
Silver Award, Complexity American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Seattle, WA Find out more about Earthquake Response – Seattle

Award Winning – Grays Harbor County Courthouse Seismic Retrofit
Excellence in Concrete Award, Outstanding Example of Excellence in Concrete Construction Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association Montesano, WA Honor Award American Society of Civil Engineers Montesano, WA Find out more about GHC Courthouse Seismic Retrofit

Award Winning – Nisqually Earthquake Response
Honor Award American Society of Civil Engineers Seattle, WA Find out more about Nisqually Earthquake Response

Award Winning – One of Washington’s Top Medium-Sized Companies
2002 Best Companies to Work For Washington CEO

Award Winning – 76th Avenue West Rockery Soil Nail Wall
Outstanding Project Award for Excellence in Structural Engineering 2002 Project Awards American Society of Civil Engineers Edmonds, WA