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Seattle DJC: Chambers Creek treatment plant is an APWA Project of the Year
The Pierce County Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion project received an American Public Works Association Project of the Year award. Read the DJC article below or on the DJC website here. Wood Harbinger provided mechanical and electrical systems commissioning services for the 5,500 SF Bio-safety level 1 (BSL-I) Process Control Lab included as part […]
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Resilient Utility Infrastructure – Part 2: Construction and Operations
by Matt Woo, P.E., RCDD, LEED AP BD+C and Steve Grayson, P.E., LEED AP This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Resilient infrastructure is a primary component of a sustainable built environment; that is, one that can withstand and bounce back from a compromise of or interruption of services and continue operating close […]
BCA: FROM THE FIELD: Getting the Most out of the Design Review Process
Check out Bruce Pitts’ latest article for the Building Commissioning Association blog, “The Checklist.” Read the article below or on the BCxA’s website here.
Let’s Get Real: Commissioning Misconceptions
by Nick Baker, P.E., CCP, GPCP, LEED AP BD+C; Shaun May, EIT, CEM; and Jacob Odell This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. After letting their imaginations soar to new heights and depths, our commissioning team sat down and got real. Client and owner understanding of commissioning’s role and value has increased over […]
The Blackout Test: Coordinated Testing for Complicated Utility Infrastructure
by Shaun May, EIT, CEM This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. We spend the vast majority of our lives within the built environment. We put our trust in buildings, bridges, and utility infrastructure, and sometimes take for granted that they will safely meet our needs. It’s really only in times of emergency […]
The Big Picture Perspective: Whole Building/Whole Campus Facility Condition Assessment
by Nick Baker, P.E., CCP, GPCP, LEED AP BD+C, Shaun May, EIT, CEM, and Jacob Odell This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Over the last six months, we have noticed a substantial increase in facility owners seeking facility condition assessment services.
Posted in All Engagements, E-Newsletter
Also tagged Existing Building Commissioning, master planning
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Getting Beyond “It’s Been Like That For Years”: Systems Assessment
by Nick Baker, P.E., CCP, GPCP, LEED AP BD+C, Shaun May, EIT, CEM, and Jacob Odell This article is part of Wood Harbinger’s newsletter series. Facility condition assessments are a proactive path towards assuring that building systems are operating the way they should be (per design) and/or the way they need to be (per facility requirements) […]
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Also tagged Existing Building Commissioning, facility condition assessment, master planning
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AHP: The Economics of Healthcare
Notkin Wood Harbinger Alliance’s Darren Schwend and Nick Baker presented at the Architecture for Health (AHP) Fall Meeting, held Friday, September 22nd at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon. Their presentation, “The Economics of Healthcare,” discussed the complexity required by new codes and standards for healthcare buildings and how it affects MEP systems. They […]