Seattle
Central Library
Whether it's for form or function, glass curtainwall systems
are gaining in popularity throughout Seattle. While Marion
Oliver McCaw Hall's clear glass serpentine-shaped wall is
eye candy at the renovated opera hall's main entrance, the
new Seattle City Hall's glazing system acts as a heat regulation
system; warming the building in the winter and cooling it
in the summer.
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2002
Top Specialty Contractors
Welcome to Northwest Construction's
2002 Top Specialty Contractors issue. This year, instead of
focusing only on mechanical and electrical contractors, we've
invited other subcontractors - such as asbestos, concrete
and demolition - to join in. Full
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Clean
Water Services Administrative Building
When the architects at Portland's SRG Partnership were first
approached about designing a new office building for the Clean
Water Services public utility in Hillsboro, Ore., the client
knew little about sustainable buildings or the U.S. Green
Building Council's LEED program. Full
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