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2008 Best of Awards

Northwest Construction's annual Best Of competition recognizes construction and design excellence from Oregon, Washington and Alaska. An independent jury of industry experts judged 75 projects.

The judges were:
Phil Kennedy, marketing coordinator, Andersen Construction, Portland; James Isaf, LEED AP, vice president and Northwest region manager, Heery International, Seattle; James McGrath, Jr., associate, LEED AP, ZGF, Portland, Gregg Weston, P.E., OTAK, Portland; Jasmine Braden, project manager, Neil Clark Construction, Portland; Lisa Pettersen, LEED AP, SERA Architects, Portland; and Carol Helms, NAWIC representative, Portland.

Northwest Construction is proud to cosponsor the first Design Build Institute of America Northwest Chapter awards as well. Darlene Septelka, Landon Associates, Seattle and Richard Robison, with Mithun Architects in Seattle judged those entries, and the general Washington categories. Awards for the sustainable categories will be announced in the January issue of GreenSmart.

Entries were judged on the following criteria: solution to challenges; project management; innovation; client service; safety and design unity. Eligible projects had to be located within the Northwest region and be at least 90 percent complete by December 2008.

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View Larger	Best HospitalityParadise Lodge The contractor renovated the historic Paradise Lodge at Mount Rainier in Washington State and met the deadline, in spite of record snowfall of over 700 inches. Owner, National Park Service; Architect, Fletcher Farr Ayotte Architects, Portland; Structural Engineers: KPFF Consulting Engineers, Seattle; Wash.; General Contractor, Watts/Korsmo, JV, Tacoma Wash. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State Photo courtesy of Korsmo Construction Comment on this project
View Larger	Project ManagementFive Libraries BNBuilders and Miller Hull Partnership renovated five libaries with a design-build contract for under $10 million, by finding the common elements and designing around them. Owner: King County Library System; Architect: Miller Hull Partnership; General Contractor: BNBuilders King County, Washington Photo Courtesy of Miller Hull Partnership Comment on this project
View Larger	Project ManagementSouth Lake Union Street Car Stacy & Witbeck installed the street car line, working around a shutdown for the holidays, and moving utilities not on the original plans. Owner: Seattle Department of Transportation; Engineers: Parsons Brinkerhoff/URS, Elcon Associates, Architect: ZGF, General Contractor: Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.; Subcontractors: Mid-Mountain Contractors, Leajack Construction, Johanson Mechanical, Rainer Steel Seattle, Washington Stacy and Witbeck Comment on this project
View Larger	Project ManagementWashington State Prison, North Phase Expansion HDR/Turner, a joint venture, built a LEED Siver addition to the state penitentiary under a design-build contract. The team ran into many unknowns including an unmarked graveyard. Owner: Washington State Department of Corrections; General Contractor: HDR/Turner; Design Team: HDR Architecture, HDR Engineering Inc.; DC Engineering, Crosby Group, Conley Engineering, Clanton and Associates, Romano/Gotland; Subcontractors: Lea Electric, YMC Inc., Engineered Control Systems, Oldcastle Precast; Southern Folger detention Equipment Walla Walla, Washington HDR/Turner Comment on this project
View Larger	Best Transportation ProjectSound Transit C755 PCL Construction Services, Bellevue, completed the raised portion of the new Sound Transit line, crossing I-5, working through wetlands and connected to the airport. Owner: Sound Transit, Seattle; General Contractor: PCL Construction Services, Inc.; Architect, Hatch Mott MacDonald Group. Engineers: International Bridge Technologies, Inc., T. Y International; Subcontractors: AGRA Foundations, Alindeska Electrical Contractors, LLC., AMEC Earth and Envirnmental, Americoatings, LLC., Bethlehem Construction Inc., Cascade Drilling, Inc., Central Steel, Hermanson Co., Inca Engineers, KPFF Consulting Engineers., McKinstry Co., Lakeside Industries, SCI Infrastructure Bellevue, Wash. Photo Credit: PCL Construction Services Inc. Comment on this project
View Larger	Best HealthcareProvidence at Tansasbourne Andersen Construction completed the medical office building on a fast track, using a design-build contract. Owner: Providence Health Systems; General Contractor: Andersen Construction Portland, Oregon Photo courtesy of Andersen Construction Comment on this project
View Larger	Best Green The Terry Thomas Rafn & Co. worked with the architect and tenant WeberThompson to build and design offices that would be safe for its employees and the environment. Owner: First Western Development; Architect: Weber Thompson; General Contractor: Rafn Co Seattle, Washington Courtesy of Lara Swimmer Comment on this project
View Larger	Best EngineeringDepoe Bridge Ross Bros. built the new bridge next to the existing one, demolished the existing bridge and then moved the new structure into place. Owner: Jackson County and Oregon State Department of Transportation; General Contractor: Ross Bros. & Co., Architect: Scott Nettleton Rogue River, Oregon Photo courtesy of Ross Bros. & Co. Comment on this project
View Larger	Best ResidentialAlki Townhomes Johnston Architects made the most of the sweeping views of Eliiot Bay and the Seattle skyline, by designing these town homes perfectly on a tiny lot. Owner: Greg Dale; Architect: Johnston Architects; General Contractor: Greg Dale Seattle, Washington Photo courtesy of Aaron Leitz Comment on this project
View Larger	Best OfficeWashington Public Utility Districts Association WPUDA made an extra effort when designing its new headquarters by producing a LEED Platinum building under a design-build contract. Owner: Washington Public Utility Districts Association; Architect: Helix Design Group; General Contractor, Mountain Construction, Civil and Structural Engineer, Sitts & Hill Engineers Olympia, Washington Photo courtesy of Matt Todd Comment on this project

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