
It’s a big week at the Spokane Valley Fire Department’s new operations and maintenance facility.
It’s a big week at the Spokane Valley Fire Department’s new operations and maintenance facility.
#WorksiteWednesday At the Gonzaga University and University of Washington Regional Health Sciences Building in Spokane’s U-District, our landscape architecture team got to check the progress of the living wall. This wall features local flora and fauna, many of which were used by the Spokane area’s Indigenous Peoples for medicinal purposes.
Check out more coverage of the Goodwill facility groundbreaking in West Spokane on Tuesday. This article details Goodwill’s mission to be a zero-waste facility, “Over the last four years, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has kept more than 94 million pounds of materials out of local landfills through its resale, recycling, and salvage operations. That is enough material to fill 6,300 garbage trucks.”
Our first trip to the job site for the new Spokane Valley Fire Department Maintenance Facility was groundbreaking!
Many of our operations & maintenance facility projects require a mix of traditional shop and maintenance facilities, as well as administrative office space. In the Whitworth Water District Office and Maintenance Facility, the owner and designers considered how the floor plan and materials chosen would help to marry the two departments. They needed a space where each driver could come in to get assignments, meet as a large group, while (hopefully) not tracking in dirt and debris from their job sites. In addition, access to a shared break and kitchen space allowed for all staff to share meals together. Choosing materials that conform well to shop and office space applications is extremely important, and we know we’ve done our jobs correctly if it all goes unnoticed.
#FlashbackFriday Completed in November of 2015, the Maintenance Shop and Crew Facility in Davenport, Washington provided their Utility Department new areas for welding, general mechanical work, a lube pit, paint booth and wash bay.
It’s our last #WorksiteWednesday at West of Jefferson in Kendall Yards with Baker Construction. Crews are completing final touches, and then the building will welcome its new residents to enjoy the views, amenities, proximity to Downtown Spokane, and the walkable community of Kendall Yards. What a great project to closeout!