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Last week’s rainstorm didn’t disappoint — it brought the first stormwater through our newest swale at Northlake Commons! Seattle Public Utilities opened the diverter, allowing dirty roadway runoff to enter and be filtered of harmful toxins before reaching Lake Union. It’s the fourth and largest swale we’ve worked on so far, and it’s designed to filter 2.6 million gallons of polluted water every year. Seeing the water flow through it for the first time was an incredible experience! 📸 Landscape Architecture Principal, Director of Sustainability Rachael Meyer Clean Lake Union HessCallahanGrey Group #bioswales #stormwater #stormwatermanagement #seattle

Last week was NAIOP Washington State’s annual Night of the Stars dinner, which celebrates accomplishments in building development in the region. The Night of the Stars judges voted Northlake Commons Best Office Development of the Year! The LEED Platinum Certified Core and Shell is supported by mass timber framing, which, according to a Life Cycle Assessment conducted on the building, avoided producing 2,500 metric tons of CO2e that would have been produced with a concrete structure. We at DCI are honored and proud to share this win with the amazing Architect Weber Thompson and General Contractor Swinerton, both of whom helped create this remarkable, sustainable life-science office building next to Seattle’s Lake Union. Photos by NAIOP WA Congratulations to the entire project team: HessCallahanGrey Group, Spear Street Capital, Weber Thompson, Dunn Lumber, Swinerton, Timberlab, Kalesnikoff, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Glumac Learn more about the project: https://lnkd.in/gQGke8Zt #DCIEngineers #DCISeattle #StructuralEngineering #Seattle #NAIOP #NightofStars #NAIOPNightofStars #NAIOPNightofStars2024 #DCIMassTimber #DCISustainability #NorthlakeCommons #Sustainability #SustainableDesign #MassTimber #LifeScience #LabSpace #Awards #StructuralEngineering #StructuralEngineer Greg Gilda Harry Rodin III, PE Tom Woodcock

Northlake Commons recently celebrated two award wins! Office Development of the Year at the NAIOP Washington State Night of the Stars and an Honorable Mention at the AIA Seattle Honor Awards, where it was one of just eighteen projects recognized out of 118 submissions. “I love the fact that so much of the site plan was given over to the public. The partnership between the developer creating a spec office building and an architectural team that can inspire them is a wonderful combination,” said Maurice D. Cox, Honor Awards Judge. Congratulations to the entire project team! HessCallahanGrey Group, Spear Street Capital, Dunn Lumber, Swinerton, DCI Engineers, Timberlab, Kalesnikoff, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Glumac Photos by Meghan Montgomery / Built Work Photography

Congratulations to The Ayer team for winning High-Rise Development of the Year at the NAIOP Washington State Night of the Stars! The judges recognized the team's commitment to delivering an outstanding, high-quality product, success in the marketplace, and a uniquely designed project. Congratulations to everyone involved! Holland Partner Group, CKC Structural Engineers, Susan Marinello Interiors Photo by Moris Moreno Photography

Join Rachael Meyer at Infraday Pacific Northwest next week as she leads the panel, “Incentives for Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Aurora Bridge Swales and Northlake Commons.” The discussion will dive into how public-private partnerships have successfully tackled stormwater runoff in Seattle through projects like the Aurora Bridge Swales and the Northlake Commons Swale. Panel members include Mark Grey of HessCallahanGrey Group & Clean Lake Union, Kevin Burrell from Seattle Public Utilities, and Puja Kashyap of KPFF Consulting Engineers, who will share their experiences with design strategies, incentive funding, and the environmental impact of these collaborative efforts. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/g7Bx-H3y #seattle #events #stormwater #bioswales #greeninfrastructure

Catch Senior Associate Brittany Porter at the NW Green Building Slam this Saturday at Town Hall! She’ll be sharing the story of Northlake Commons, our LEED Platinum, lab-ready mass timber project, in a fast-paced presentation—10 slides in 10 minutes. Don’t miss out on this fun and inspiring event! https://lnkd.in/gF8TfHsa

Bellevue is on the brink of a major transformation. The Wilburton neighborhood, just east of downtown, is set to evolve into a dynamic hub for growth and development. With the upcoming light rail and new land use code in progress, this area is primed to become a model for transit-oriented living and sustainable urban growth. Principal John Stout, AIA, LEED AP explains why Wilburton offers a unique opportunity for Bellevue’s future, highlighting its potential for growth, affordable housing, sustainability, and well-designed public spaces. #Bellevue #BellevueDevelopment #TransitOrientedDevelopment #UrbanPlanning

It’s time to vote for the NAIOP Washington State Night of the Stars People’s Choice Award! The finalists have been announced and we’re proud to have three projects in the running: - 35 Stone (Sustainable Development of the Year) https://lnkd.in/gvjVgHU6 - The Ayer (High-Rise Development of the Year) https://lnkd.in/gpfBh-dN - Northlake Commons (Office Development of the Year) https://lnkd.in/gPh8yGb4 Voting ends on October 3. Project teams: - 35 Stone: evolution Projects LLC, Sellen Construction, StructureCraft, Coughlin Porter Lundeen - The Ayer: Holland Partner Group, Cary Kopczynski & Co, Susan Marinello Interiors - Northlake Commons: HessCallahanGrey Group, Spear Street Capital, Dunn Lumber, Swinerton, DCI Engineers, Glumac #NAIOP #Architecture #Awards

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors and paddlers! Our 5th Annual Paddle Race was a massive success, with a record-breaking 110 registrants and $65,000 raised to keep our waterways clean! We were also honored to welcome special guests, Councilmember Maritza Rivera and Seattle Public Utilities General Manager Andrew Lee, who left us all feeling inspired. Mark your calendars! Next year’s race is set for Friday, September 5, 2025. We can’t wait to see you there! Thank you sponsors: Alaska National Insurance Company | a CopperPoint Company, Brooks Running, DCI Engineers, Dunn Lumber, Fearey, Fey & Grey Orthodontics, Fremont Dock Co., Gasworks Brewing, HAL Real Estate, HessCallahanGrey Group, JLL, KPFF Consulting Engineers, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, MIDMOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS INC, Saint Bread, Stephen C. Grey & Associates L.L.C., Seattle Boat Company, Seattle Hand Surgery Group, Seattle Public Utilities, Stoel Rives LLP, Swinerton, Tharsis Law P.S., USI Insurance Services, Washington Trust Bank, Weber Thompson, and Alki Kayak Tours #PaddleForACause #CleanLakeUnion #Bioswales #Stormwater

“Nature really has figured everything out. We just need to harness that knowledge and apply it to our designs.” - Rachael Meyer, Landscape Architecture Principal, Director of Sustainability We recently welcomed the Built Podcast crew to Watershed to record their first episode of season 6, where we shared the story of the Aurora Bridge Swales. This is a must-listen to learn everything about the swales – from the site’s history to how they’re working to clean millions of gallons of polluted runoff today. Listen to the full story from Rachael Meyer, Mark Grey, and Dr. Jenifer McIntyre: https://lnkd.in/dxVNsWdR #Stormwater #LandscapeArchitecture #Bioswales #Podcast