Architecture and engineering firms here have been busy lately, but some still don’t have the backlog that they had hoped for, meaning the outlook for continued turnaround in the construction industry is uncertain, design sources say. Bob Wills, a pri...
Full StoryBC Engineers Inc., a Hayden, Idaho, structural engineering company, has purchased the assets of Northwest Roof Consultants Inc., of Coeur d’Alene, and has created a roof consulting division, says Jason Erickson, vice president of BC Engineers. BC En...
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A group of Washington State University students has designed a plan for an innovative and economical fueling station that it believes could help make environmentally friendly, hydrogen-powered cars a viable option for future transportation. The idea took...
Full StoryCanada-based design company Stantec has agreed to acquire Anchorage, Alaska-based architectural and engineering firm USKH Inc., which has a Spokane office. Bob Gomes, Stantec’s CEO and president, said in a press release that USKH’s prominence in Al...
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The Spokane office of Seattle-based engineering firm DCI Engineers and Spokane architectural design concern Hurtado|Hissong Design Group LLC have teamed up to develop a scholarship that enables the recipient to travel Europe and blog about engineering and...
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Spokane educational nonprofit Sustainable Resources Inland Northwest is partnering with businesses and public organizations here to launch a new sustainability project this summer, called RE:Source. RE:Source is what’s known as a byproduct synergy net...
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While the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System touts the growing acceptance and participation in recycling programs, confusion remains among some residents about how to recycle or dispose of certain items, including bulbs and batteries, says Suzanne Tresko...
Full StoryA new renewable energy resource assessment released last week estimates 6 gigawatts of potential new hydropower development across Washington State’s rivers and streams. Nationally, the report estimates there are more than 65 gigawatts of potential new...
Full StorySacred Heart Medical Center has completed a major phase of a lighting upgrade project at its campus just south of downtown Spokane, replacing nearly 10,000 32-watt fluorescent bulbs with 25-watt bulbs and more energy-efficient fixtures, as well as install...
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Fairwood Retirement Village & Assisted Living opened more than 26 years ago as a family-run facility, and directors there say they continue to strive to treat everyone at the community like family. Fairwood has 165 independent-living units and 55 assiste...
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