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Effective Transportation Infrastructure More Important Than Ever in a Growing Pacific Northwest Region
By Jack Stubbs As the Greater Puget Sound region—and the Emerald City, Seattle, within it—continues to expand geographically, there is a growing impetus...
Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in Puget Sound Region Continue to Move the Needle; But Greater Leadership Needed From the AEC Community and Design Review
By Jack Stubbs The Greater Puget Sound region, and the city of Seattle within, it has long been regarded as a leader in...
Proposed NHL Ice Rink with New 90,000 SQFT Office Tower at Northgate Takes Shape
By Meghan Hall As the 2018-2019 hockey season comes to a close, Seattle’s residents are eagerly looking ahead as plans for the NHL...
Strides Made in the Pacific Northwest in Sustainable Design, Despite Challenges Ahead For an Expanding Region
By Jack Stubbs As cities throughout the Puget Sound region continue to expand, members of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) community are...
Port of Seattle’s In-Progress Cruise Ship Terminal Highlights Continued Revitalization of Puget Sound Region’s Waterfronts
By Jack Stubbs The greater Puget Sound region — and the Emerald City, Seattle, within it —has a long-standing maritime history. The Central...
Strong Retail Numbers Push Seattle-Tacoma Above National Average
By Bekka Wiedenmeyer The Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area ended Q1 on a high note as nearly 155,000 new jobs were created over the past...
The Luxury Housing Glut: Where High-End Multifamily Reigns Supreme, One Investor Pursues Workforce Housing
By Meghan Hall Historically, multifamily assets have proven resilient at all stages of the market cycle, and across the country investors and developers are...
Seattle Office Market Set for Continued Growth in Spite of Constrained Inventory in 2019, According to Report
By Jack Stubbs Even with several large office developments set for delivery in the Seattle market heading into the third quarter of this...
Designing the Built Environment of the Future: Michael Austin’s Goals as Chair of Seattle’s Planning Commission
By Meghan Hall There are a lot of factors that city officials must consider as they plan for growth — and development —of...
Seeing is Believing: HITT Contracting’s Kris Beason Sees Diversity as Potential Solution to Construction Labor Shortage
By Meghan Hall There are a lot of challenges that the regional construction industry faces on a regular basis as the Puget Sound...
Connected Buildings, Connected Things and Security Concerns
By Scott M. Wornow Is your “smart building” connected? Is your high-tech office, residential building or entertainment facility, with embedded sensors, wireless networks, remote...
Tech is Bringing Changes to Construction
By Scott M. Wornow Digital technologies are disrupting the construction industry, which has been a notable laggard in technology adoption. For an industry that...