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Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Tsunami Reconnaissance Trip
Reid Middleton Chairman of the Board and Principal, David Swanson, is leading a team of engineers and researchers to Japan from May 27th to June 6th to research the Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Tsunami. The 10-member SEAW reconnaissance…

Seeking Japan Invitation for the SEAW Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake Reconnaissance Mission
Reid Middleton Design Engineer, Erik Bishop and Principal, David Swanson, are organizing the SEAW Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake Reconnaissance Team. They are contacting Pacific Northwest governments to obtain an invitation from a Japanese government agency for their team's planned…

Lessons Learned from the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
Reid Middleton Principal, David Swanson, presented his findings on the Lessons Learned from the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake at the Structural Engineers Association of Washington April Dinner meeting. The meeting was well attended by SEAW members from throughout the Puget Sound…

Organizing the SEAW Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake Reconnaissance Team
Reid Middleton Structural Engineer, David Swanson, is heading up an effort by the Structural Engineers Association of Washington to form a reconnaissance team to investigate the M9.0 Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Tsunami. The 10-member earthquake reconnaissance team will…

Structural Engineering Lectures for Architects Registration Exam (ARE)
Reid Middleton engineers, Katy Baldwin, Drew Martin, Katy Krall, Paul Crocker and David Swanson, provided lectures on structural and lateral forces design for the American Institute of Architects (AIA Seattle) course for the Architects Registration Exam (ARE). Their 5 classes…

Christchurch, NZ Earthquake Reconnaissance Mission
Reid Middleton Chairman of the Board and Principal, David Swanson, travelled to New Zealand to assist with earthquake evaluations after the devastating earthquake. Ten days after the earthquake, Dave joined engineers from the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) and the…

Reid Middleton Engineer Speaks at EvCC Grand Opening (Everett Community College celebrates arrival in Monroe)
Everett Community College graduate Leif Johansen talks about his experience attending college in Monroe during the Jan. 13 open house of EvCC's new East County Campus as Monroe Mayor Robert Zimmerman listens. The mayor performed the ribbon cutting at the…

Costa Rican Post-Disaster Safety Evaluations of Buildings Training
Reid Middleton Principal, David Swanson, travelled to Costa Rica to provide training on Post-Disaster Safety Evaluations of Buildings (ATC-20/45) for the Costa Rica Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The ASCE-sponsored training program is intended to train…

Green Shores: LEED-Style Rating System
By Mark Daniel, Reid Middleton; Nicole Faghin, Reid Middleton; Katrina Hoffman, Washington Sea Grant The Washington Planner - APA Washington Chapter Read the Entire Article