We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Courtney Mitchell to Assistant Superintendent! Courtney joined WALSH in 2019 as a Project Engineer and came to us with a career in construction out of Chicago with significant experience in the management of complex occupied construction renovations and healthcare construction.
Congratulation to Meyer Memorial Trust as an Honoree of the DJC Building Diversity Awards !
We would love to congratulate Meyer Memorial Trust as an Honoree of the DJC Building Diversity Awards, a program to recognize, celebrate and examine diversity, equity and inclusion within the local building industry and environment. The recent construction of their Headquarters has been guided by Meyer’s core mission to build an equitable and flourishing Oregon with an unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability.
LIHI’s George Fleming Apartments in South Seattle!
The scaffolding is down and the beautiful exterior siding is revealed at LIHI’s George Fleming Apartments in south Seattle. The project team is in the home stretch of interior finishes and looks forward to celebrating project completion this fall.
Welcome to Ronnie Rust – Project Engineer!
The Portland office is excited to share that we have hired a new Project Engineer – Ronnie Rust! Currently, he is working with the team on the Riverplace Phase 2 project, which is the second building in a new development by BRIDGE Housing Corporation that will bring 176 much-needed new affordable housing units to the South Waterfront area.
Thrilled to Start Construction on Parkview Senior Living for Terwilliger Plaza!
We are honored to begin work on the Parkview Senior Living campus expansion for Terwilliger Plaza — the continuation of a vibrant community that is an independent, not-for-profit which was opened by retired teachers in 1962. This beautiful new 10-story, mid-rise building will be connected to Terwilliger Plaza by a sky bridge above 6th Avenue. Designed by Portland-based architecture firm LRS Architects, the building’s 127 new independent living apartments will incorporate balconies, green walls and roofs, and large windows to provide residents with access to the natural world.
Whole-Building Air-Barrier Test Results Exceed Code by Over Four Times!
We are thrilled to share our whole-building air-barrier test results for the Capitol Campus Childcare Center for Washington State Department of Enterprise Services in Olympia. Code requires 0.4 cfm/sf, but we beat that by over 4 times! The building tested at 0.091 cfm/sf at 75 pa.
Happy Mother’s Day – and thank you!
We can never thank our moms enough for everything they’ve done and continue to do. We honor and celebrate your dedication, love and sacrifice in fostering our future generations. Happy Mother’s Day – and thank you!
Walsh Construction Opens Office in Vancouver, Washington!
Walsh Construction Co. is proud to announce the establishment of an office in Vancouver, Washington! WALSH has been invested in the Vancouver area since our very first senior housing project in 1980 for the Knights of Pythias — we are thrilled to be deepening our roots and providing additional services and connections to our project partners and the community. Our new office is located at the beautiful Officers Row, in the Vancouver National Historic District – a congregation of 21 former homes built for U.S. military officers stationed at the Vancouver Barracks.
PAE Living Building – Creatively Pursuing Living Building Certification!
Great article in the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon highlighting the incredible collaboration of the PAE Living Building project team and REACH CDC in support of meeting the International Living Future Institute – Living Building Challenge!
With regulatory and physical challenges, the PAE Living Building was not able to accommodate all of the required solar panels in pursuit of the Living Building certification. Renaissance Commons, affordable housing developed by REACH and also built by WALSH, had three times as much roof space as the PAE Living Building. Being closely connected to both projects, WALSH Chief Estimator Ed Sloop and Project Manager Kent Usher saw the opportunity for a collaborative solution where Renaissance Commons received solar panels in support of the PAE Living Building. This partnership exemplifies how net-zero-energy production has the potential to increase the benefit beyond the one-building footprint and into the broader community. The PAE Living Building is an excellent example of how project teams can creatively pursue living building certification!
PAE Living Building | PAE, ZGF Architects, Edlen & Company, Walsh Construction Co.
Renaissance Commons | REACH CDC, Walsh Construction Co.
Photo/article | Josh Kulla
Building Community Garden Boxes for the Future Residents of Cedar Commons
It was a fun, family-filled event building community garden boxes for the future residents of the Cedar Commons community in southeast Portland. Teams from Central City Concern, Related Companies, Ankrom Moisan, GLI Advisors, City of Portland and Walsh Construction Co. volunteered their Saturday to build ten community garden boxes and even started the planting!
Huge thanks to our WALSH team for organizing the event — Meghan Herteg, Julie Cusumano, Blake Flury, Nolan Knox and Linda Woolery! Cedar Commons will offer deeply affordable housing combined with comprehensive, wraparound services to our most vulnerable neighbors and comes at a critical time in our region, when it’s needed now more than ever. Thanks to all involved for building community !