Seattle

Wed August 16, 2017

PHCo's Lo-Density All-In-One Heater Kit Heats Asphalt Tank, Supplies Hot Oil

The All-In-One Heater Kit from Seattle-based Process Heating Company is a complete system that can provide direct heat to the asphalt tank, while also supplying hot oil for the plant. The primary feature of the system is the drywell-style electric heating elements that provide and maintain heat to keep liquid asphalt cement at the desired temperature....

Thu August 03, 2017

2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas

During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....

Janis L. Magin - Fri July 14, 2017

Honolulu Ranked 9th Among Cities With Construction Cranes in Operation

The number of cranes at construction sites around Honolulu has dropped to fewer than half of the number that had dotted the skyline at the peak of the current construction boom, pushing Honolulu down on the Rider Levett Bucknall North American Crane Index....

Tue May 09, 2017

Top Companies Receive Engineering Excellence Awards

Seattle's gleaming new 1.5-mi. SR 520 Floating Bridge has won the 2017 “Grand Conceptor” Award signifying the year's most outstanding engineering achievement in the 50th Anniversary Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) — a national juried competition sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)....

Mon May 08, 2017

Arrivé Construction Begins in Downtown Seattle

Construction has begun on the 41-story tower previously known as the Potala Tower on 2116 4th in downtown Seattle. The revitalized name and marketing campaign is a joint venture between The Molasky Group + Binjiang Tower Corp....

Mike Rosenberg - Seattle Times - Thu April 13, 2017

Crane Accident Raises Safety Concerns in Seattle

A crane cable apparently snapped at a construction project a couple blocks from Pike Place Market on Tuesday, sending debris crashing through the job site and onto a passing commuter's bicycle. Just weeks before, a local union had picketed the project, alleging unsafe worker conditions....

Thu April 13, 2017

Companies Vie to Remake Seattle Arena to Attract NHL, NBA

Two arena companies have pitched multi-million plans to remake Seattle's KeyArena into a premier entertainment venue that's ready for an NBA or NHL team. Seattle received two proposals ahead of Wednesday's 5 p.m....

Cindy Riley - Thu December 29, 2016

Ala. Sees Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center

Construction efforts continue at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., on Phase III of the Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC). TEDAC was established in 2003 to serve as the single interagency organization to receive, fully analyze and exploit all terrorist improvised explosive devices of interest to the United States....

Lori Tobias - Thu October 20, 2016

Bertha Bashes Past Half-Way Tunnel Point

Three years after the tunneling machine dubbed "Bertha" began work on a 2-mi. (3.2 km) tunnel beneath the city of Seattle, the machine has passed the half-way point. Bertha pushed past the Pike Place Market on Sept....