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The new Silverton City Hall was unveiled on June 7th, 2024! We asked Architect and Project Manager Chiharu Cathy Bowman about the facility that will house a variety of City Of Silverton's civic functions including city hall, municipal court, police, and an emergency operations center.

Please join us in congratulating Alison Hoagland on her well-deserved Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon 2024 Women of Vision Award! 👏 Alison is an architect and Principal at Mackenzie and proudly serves as the firm's first female architect board member. Along with the 44 other honorees of this year's award, she continues to contribute to the industry and our communities with her dedication and talent, and is committed to helping the next generation of women in a male-dominated industry to achieve brilliant, fulfilling careers. Congratulations, Alison!

The OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center High Ground student housing project is well underway! The project, designed by Mackenzie and led by O'Brien and Lucas Design Build, combines a unique design-build partnership, an innovative and efficient construction process to achieve a long-term vision for the Hatfield Marine Science Center. The building is designed to take advantage of panelized modules that are prefabricated offsite by a local manufacturer. These are now being assembled onsite, supporting an efficient construction process and a sustainable approach. “This complex was conceived as a response to the housing shortage in the Newport area, and it will ease a portion of the local housing demand,” Hatfield said on their website. “The complex will include 72 studio-style apartments and five two-bedroom family units. The new housing will be a quick walk from the Hatfield campus and located outside of the tsunami zone.”

On September 26th, Mackenzie's Vancouver, Washington office celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a party! We toasted two decades of partnerships with clients and our community. We're looking forward to the next twenty years.

“These projects are expected to support $1.87 billion in project capital expenditures and 775 new jobs, according to Business Oregon,” Portland Business Journal reported on October 3rd. Mackenzie congratulates our advanced technology clients expanding their Oregon business through this next phase of the CHIPs act funding. According to the Journal, “The money will be used for expansion and modernization of manufacturing facilities in Oregon.”

Deanna Kuhlman has been promoted to Structural Engineering Department Head at Mackenzie! Deanna brings nearly 10 years of experience at our firm and excels with a unified design approach in her projects. She is excited to grow the department with a focus on developing ethically and technically strong engineers. A skilled and insightful mentor, Deanna is passionate about outreach to local universities, and helped launch Mackenzie’s new Diversity in Engineering Scholarship. Congratulations, Deanna!

Tim Schweitzer has been promoted to Technical Director at Mackenzie! A structural engineer, Tim brings 35 years of experience with us and a wealth of knowledge to his new role, as well as a passion for the complexities of collaborative design. Tim has long been fascinated by operations, and as Technical Director he looks forward to leveraging our firm's unique opportunity to maximize the potential of diverse in-house design disciplines working together. Congratulations, Tim!

Scott Martin has been promoted to Technical Director at Mackenzie! With over 30 years in the industry, Scott has emulated his role models by savoring the challenges inherent in the profession and pushing for positive relations and results. In his new role, Scott is excited to build on our firm's foundations and further foster an eagerness to learn, serve our clients, expand our abilities to communicate effectively, and inspire the next generation of professionals. Congratulations, Scott!

Mackenzie Principal, Architect, and Board Member Alison Hoagland spoke on a panel yesterday at the Net Zero 2024 Conference by Verdical Group in Anaheim, California. The panel she spoke on was made up of Green Building Initiative members discussing pressure points and realities in the decision-making process on the way to meeting net zero objectives. They also discussed policy and regulatory movements toward net zero portfolios, new programs for third-party reviews, upcoming changes in ESG reporting, and definitions, "including the new White House definition of zero emissions buildings."

Last week, summer interns from Mackenzie toured Project Whiskers, a new three-story facility for DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital. This new facility will double DoveLewis’s facilities in Northwest Portland. It’s just across the street from their existing hospital. It will include specialized treatment areas, modern imagery spaces (MRI, x-ray, ultrasound), surgery rooms, among many other features. “This expansion ensures families can access comprehensive veterinary care, seamlessly integrating immediate, intensive, and specialty services in one centralized location, similar to human healthcare models,” according to DoveLewis. Mackenzie designed the facility and Skanska is constructing it. DoveLewis anticipates being able to begin treatment services in November 2024.