VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2AUTUMN 2013A SELLEN PUBLICATION

Sellen is a builder – a builder of partnerships and a builder that seeks to add value to the communities where we work and live. In the last year, we have had the privilege of completing some meaningful community projects – from the historical restoration of King Street Station to the new wing at Seattle Children’s Hospital and many more. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished together and, more importantly, we’re excited about the possibilities that lay ahead.

PICTURED FROM LEFT: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Building Hope; King Street Station Restoration; UW Medicine Phase 3.1; Federal Center South RedevelopmentPHOTOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER

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Building community.

Contents

Letter from Bob McCleskeyCelebrating a successful 2013

NoteworthyA round-up of project and company updates

Meet the ExpertRon Lamarche, superintendent and renovation guru

Client SpotlightMultiCare and the community create an art-filled space

Project PictorialInside UW Medicine Phase 3.1 and SCH Building Hope

Building CommunityWhat drives three Sellen community volunteers

Industry TrendsGearing up for an economic upswing in 2014

Long Live the ‘King’Dozens of partners pull together to restore Seattle’s station

No Project Too SmallSpotlighting Sellen’s smaller projects

A New LEED for the FutureA glance at the changes in the newly adopted LEED v4

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COVER IMAGE:Inside the iconic 1906 clock tower at the recently restored King Street Station in downtown Seattle.

PHOTOGRAPHY: BOB BOWLIN

We are pleased to present you with the second issue of Craft, Sellen’s magazine focused on partnerships, innovation and construction in the Pacific Northwest.

Bob McCleskeyLetter from

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2AUTUMN 2013

PUBLISHERSellen Construction

sellenmarketing@sellen.com

PRODUCTIONErin Hobson

Amanda SchankTimothy Flynn

Terri ScheumannConnor Davis

Loretta Grande

WITH THANKS TOCity of Seattle

FilsonFranciscan Health System

HDR, Inc.MultiCare Health System

Shiels | Obletz | JohnsenSheldon Architecture

Providence Health & ServicesZGF Architects LLP

SELLEN CONSTRUCTION227 Westlake Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98109T: 206.682.7770www.sellen.com

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In this issue, we celebrate an eventful 2013 and an even more exciting 2014. In 2013, Sellen saw the successful completion of multiple large projects including Seattle Children’s Building Hope Expansion and UW Medicine Phase 3.1, and we give you a glimpse inside these new buildings on page 16. We also explore the complex renovation of Seattle’s historic King Street Station and take a moment to speak to our superintendent, who is one of Sellen’s most experienced renovators and restorers.

Inside you’ll also find Sellen’s annual “Industry Trends,” our projections for 2014 by our Chief Estimator Dave Ratzke. Drawing on his 28 years of experience, Dave has been sharing his industry predictions with partners for nearly a decade. Turn to page 6 to see what 2014 will bring.

Beginning on page 12, we dedicate some well-deserved attention to Sellen’s smaller projects. In an average year around 93 percent of total Sellen projects range in value from $1,000 to $5 million. With our smaller projects, our teams estimate, buy-out, construct and close-out a space in only a matter of weeks, and these projects represent some of our favorite work.

But this isn’t the only reason we love our smaller projects – we love them because they help our partners. Our teams work side-by-side with our clients to meet their needs in everything from changing a doorknob to building out an entire floor; and being a strategic partner and meeting our clients’ every need is at the heart of what makes Sellen a great company.

With that, we invite you to sit back and enjoy Craft as we look forward to what should be a lively 2014.

Bob McCleskeyChief Executive Officer Sellen Construction

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At Sellen, we believe that partnerships are the foundation of every project, no matter the size, and we take pride in our smaller project work. Our long-standing client relationships give us the experience and insight needed to handle each individual project with a personal touch. Whether working with a long-time partner or a brand new client, our expert service teams know exactly how to work side-by-side with building staff, administrators and facility support services to ensure a memorable experience.

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I am partnership.

Kevin PetersonSuperintendent,

Sellen’s Service Van

When construction of the St. Anthony Hospital Replacement Facility and Medical Office Building began in May 2012, Sellen’s project team temporarily relocated from the Seattle area to Pendleton, Ore. The team of eight employees acclimated to life in a town known for its love of the Old West, and they developed relationships with the client and the Pendleton community. They attended the town’s professional bull riding events and accompanied the hospital’s topping-out beam when it was featured in the popular “Pendleton Round-Up” parade last fall.

St. Anthony Hospital, which was completed in September, has been the talk of the town. The 105,000-square-foot critical access hospital, designed by ZGF Architects, comprises 25 patient beds, an emergency department, a surgery suite, diagnostic imaging department, pharmacy, laboratory, cafeteria and administrative support spaces. A new medical office building is attached to the hospital, housing support functions and physician clinics.

On July 26, just nine weeks after construction began, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) employees moved in to their new 7,000-square-foot office on the 32nd floor of a high-rise building in downtown Seattle.

BCG is a management consulting firm with more than 75 offices worldwide. The company was founded in 1963 in Boston and just celebrated its 50th anniversary. With two other West Coast offices located in Los Angeles and San Francisco, BCG branched out to Seattle in 2012.

The office build-out had an aggressive nine-week schedule. Sellen, CBRE and the designer, Aref & Associates, met the schedule by carefully managing deliveries for specialized casework and lighting. The new space is an open office layout, and it includes personal workstations, conference rooms and a kitchen. The team also met the challenge of installing power sources for the office’s work stations without affecting the occupied floor below.

On June 12, Seattle-based outdoor retailer Filson opened its new headquarters in SoDo following a 12-week tenant improvement built by Sellen. The project included more than 39,300 square feet of office and manufacturing space. The new headquarters houses Filson’s luggage manufacturing operations, a large showroom, a retail education area and office spaces.

Sellen and Broderick Architects worked closely together to create an industrial feel in the headquarters while maintaining the aesthetics of the original space. Notable features include a two-story grand entry staircase, as well as a custom-built wall at the reception area made from the building’s car decking, which was removed by Sellen crews to make way for the staircase. The wall was created by Custom Interiors.

Filson expands SoDo headquarters

BCG settles into new office space

Crew embraces life in Pendleton

“There are many exquisite and innovative features of the building. However, the most important of all has been the collaboration and true team effort to deliver a facility that will help us serve our patients for many years to come.”

- Patt Richesin, Project Manager Providence Health & Services

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Sellen CEO Bob McCleskey is a proud Husky. A graduate of the University of Washington’s construction management program, Bob returned to his alma mater in 1988 as Sellen’s project manager for the construction of Fluke Hall.

Twenty-six years after Bob’s homecoming, Sellen is set to return to campus to bring Fluke Hall into the 21st century. Starting in June 2014, the first and second floors will undergo a full renovation of clean room and wet lab areas. The building will require major mechanical and electrical improvements and an update to the roof. All three levels of the facility will be mostly occupied during the phased renovation.

Fluke Hall houses the College of Engineering’s Microfabrication Facility and the Center for Commercialization’s New Ventures Facility, which provides UW technology-based start-ups with access to lab and office space.Sellen and HDR, Inc. are currently working together in the project’s design phase.

Fluke Hall: The sequel

The renovation will allow the building to serve as a long-term research facility, supporting academic and industry partnerships, as well as be a business incubator space for UW start-ups.

Tilting up walls, bringing down costsIn August, Providence Health & Services opened its newest facility, a 40,000-square-foot, two-story clinic in Monroe, Wash., just nine months after breaking ground in November 2012. During the design coordination phase, Providence, Sellen, CollinsWoerman and PCS Structural Solutions worked together to perform value analysis on the exterior skin of the building. The team decided to use tilt-up construction, which resulted in a price per square foot that cost significantly less than traditional construction techniques.

With tilt-up construction, concrete walls are cast horizontally on top of the finished face and then a crane tilts them into a permanent vertical position. This process saves a significant amount of time and money, as construction requires less steel and weatherproofing. The team was also able to use local materials and smaller crews.

See it yourself! Visit Sellen’s YouTube page at youtube.com/sellenconstruction to watch time-lapse footage of the walls being constructed at Providence.

In brief: Updates & milestonesWatch Providence Medical Group Monroe Clinicbeing built: youtube.com/sellenconstructionPHOTOGRAPHY: DOUG SCOTT

THIS PAGE: Filson’s new showroom PHOTOGRAPHY: LORETTA GRANDE

The industry has been scurrying in 2013, preparing for the long-awaited economy surge that 2014 promises to bring.

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F or most in the A/E/C industry, 2013 can be summed up in three words: plan, plan,

plan. Well, it’s just one word, but it’s worth repeating.

For contractors, designers, subcontractors and owners alike, the past year has been one of estimating, scheduling, managing risk, performing preconstruction services and, again, planning. All has been in an effort to prepare for a number of projects with start dates in 2014 and 2015, as well as an anticipated upswing in the economy.

Looking Back at 2013In the first three quarters of 2013, design and construction teams have worked on a larger number of projects than in past years, preparing them for possible construction starts in 2014 and 2015. As a result, the industry has experienced increases in materials costs and subcontractor pricing.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, 2013 has brought hard times to some. The Northwest A/E/C community saw a number of long-term subcontractors and material suppliers close their doors. Contractors and subcontractors have also had many highly talented craftspeople leave the building trades due to lack of immediate work.

Among owners, contractors, consultants and designers, it has been another year of project delivery improvements. The large majority of them were focused around further incorporating Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and lean practices into standard delivery processes.

Many, including Sellen, have seen significant improvements and efficiencies arise, specifically in pull planning, safety, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and model-based estimating processes, among others.

A Look Ahead to 2014The year 2014 will be one of growth and boosts in the economy as a number of large projects will move forward into construction. With the upturn, we expect material prices to rise as demand increases, and subcontractor pricing will also climb as backlogs are filled and subcontractors have less capacity.

We expect there will continue to be an increase in construction spending. The Architectural Billing Index is up, indicating more momentum to move projects along while vacancy rates decrease. The residential market continues to do well.

With the uptick in the economy, 2014 will also bring a number of risks with subcontractor default being one of the top concerns. Throughout the recession, subcontractors decreased their staff and working capital. As major projects move into construction, some subcontractors may not be able to meet financial obligations. Additionally, as a legacy of 2013, the A/E/C industry will face a shortage of skilled craftspeople and regional resource limitations, both of which will impact labor productivity and project schedules while driving prices up.

Sustainable design and construction has become the industry standard, and it will gain more momentum and consideration in the upcoming years as new codes and requirements are put into place. The newly adopted 2009 and forthcoming 2012 energy codes may need to be taken into account when planning a project’s budget as teams continue their groundbreaking efforts in developing high-performance,

Industry trendsSellen’s annual labor, materials and workload predictions that the A/E/C industry can expect in 2014 and 2015.

BY: DAVE RATZKE, CHIEF ESTIMATORPHOTOGRAPHY: KEITH BROFSKY

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About Dave RatzkeAs Sellen Construction’s chief estimator, Dave Ratzke oversees our in-house team of preconstruction, estimating and virtual design experts. With 28 years of industry experience and 26 of those with Sellen, Dave is an expert at analyzing and predicting trends within the Pacific Northwest’s construction industry. He closely follows trends in escalation, labor availability, subcontractor capacity and materials pricing to provide our teams and clients with accurate and timely estimates. Dave has been involved with the preconstruction and construction of some of the Northwest’s most prominent institutions, including Seattle Children’s Hospital, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Swedish Medical Center.

energy-efficient buildings. The same goes for the new LEED® requirements, LEED version 4 (v4), recently published by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED v4 will take effect in 2015 but already many owners, architects and contractors have become early adopters of the new version. (We’ve written about some of the primary changes you can expect from v4 in this issue of Craft, page 19.)

Technology will continue to play a larger and more prominent role in project delivery. As companies pursue Building Information Modeling (BIM) and implement additional mobile technologies and devices in the field, the industry’s reliance on the virtual world will only grow.

Labor TrendsIn 2014, six labor trades are renegotiating their contracts. We expect to see continued pressure for increased wages. These trades and their contract expiration dates are: •May31,2014:Plumbersand

pipefitters, Seattle Local 32•May31,2014:TileSettersLocal1•June30,2014:Ironworkers

Local 86•June30,2014:SignPainters•July31,2014:Teamsters174

Sand and Gravel•Sept.30,2014:Boilermakers

Looking forward, there are 16 labor trade contracts due for negotiations in 2015. Included in this 16 are four major trades – carpenters, laborers, cement masons and operating engineers – with contract agreements expiring May 31, 2015. ■

Industry trends For most in the A/E/C industry, 2013 was a year of intense planning. All has been in an effort to prepare for a number of projects with start dates in 2014, as well as an anticipated upswing in the economy.

Yearly Escalation

In 2013, we’ve seen escalation in the range of 1.5 to 2.0 percent. We expect an increase in 2014 and 2015, with escalation rising to between 2.5 and 4 percent.

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The City’s commitment to return the station to its original glory was not in question; the real issue was whether adequate funding would be available.

The restoration of Seattle’s King Street Station brings the historic building back to its original beauty and reestablishes the station as a Seattle landmark.

Long live the ‘King’

BY: TIMOTHY FLYNN

A nyone who has passed through King Street Station’s dimly lit waiting room in the last 40

years can attest that it was a less than glamorous entrance to the Emerald City.

But this wasn’t always the case.King Street Station first opened

in May 1906 to much fanfare having been designed by Reed and Stem, the architectural firm responsible for New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. As the gateway to the West, the clock tower was modeled after the grand Campanile di San Marco in Venice, Italy. Seattleites were awed by its grand waiting room featuring 45-foot-tall ornamental plaster ceilings and fluted Corinthian columns. At eye level, they were greeted by white marble columns accentuated with glass mosaic tiles. A great bronze chandelier provided the finishing touch.

However, a series of renovations throughout the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s attempted to modernize the station, and the station’s original character and historic fabric began to disappear.

“At the time, it was trying to compete with vehicles,” Trevina Wang, program manager for the Seattle Department of Transportation, said. “They thought if they removed a lot of the old-world charm and modernized the train station they would attract more passengers.”

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THIS PAGE: King Street Station’s facade featuring restored copper embellishmentsPHOTOGRAPHY: LORETTA GRANDE

Those modernizations have become dated over the years, and many have thought the station should be returned to its original glory. In fact, since the 1980s various agencies have attempted to restore the station with no success.

Planning began again for the restoration of the station, promising a landmark in which the people of Seattle could once again take pride.

Setting up for SuccessThe City of Seattle’s involvement in the long-awaited restoration came to fruition after a deal between the State and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, which owned King Street Station, fell apart. A series of negotiations led to the City symbolically purchasing the station in 2008 for a truly unforgettable price – a whopping $10.

The City’s commitment to restore the station was not in question; the real issue was whether adequate funding would be available. Sellen and ZGF Architects were brought on board to meet the challenge.

Early design efforts led by ZGF focused on reconnecting the station with the surrounding Pioneer Square neighborhood, reestablishing it as a multi-modal transportation hub, maintaining the historic fabric and

improving the building’s sustainability and energy performance.

Initial planning estimated the restoration would last 10 months and be completed in a single phase. The preliminary budget, however, didn’t allow for all the work that was necessary to make the upgrades despite receiving funds from multiple partners, including local, state and federal agencies as well as non-profits.

“When we began the project, there just wasn’t enough money to put all the plaster back or all the marble in place,” Mike Morris, senior project manager for Sellen, said. “There were times I thought we may be opening the station with a lot of steel exposed.”

The design and construction teams analyzed various options that would allow the project to begin and remain on schedule. The solution was an intricate phasing plan that accommodated ongoing operations, current funding constraints and the anticipated funding timeline.

To accelerate the schedule and accommodate piecemeal funding, the design and construction team had to work creatively.

“This was by far the most complex project in every aspect: phasing, unforeseen conditions, regulatory

completed indoors, the project team implemented an indoor air quality plan to protect the building’s occupants and construction workers.

The new station will receive a portion of its energy from unconventional sources, including 40 photovoltaic (solar) panels installed on the roof and 68 geothermal wells installed in the building’s foundation system under the plaza. Use of the geothermal wells is projected to allow the building to perform 40 percent better than the ASHRAE baseline and save an estimated $42,000 in annual utility costs.

Flash Back to 1906 The station is a landmark on the National Registry of Historic Places, so the team worked with a preservation consultant to determine the historically significant elements. Multiple regulatory partners, including the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the Pioneer Square Historic Board, were closely involved.

The regulatory agencies were not only concerned with the appearance of the finishes but also with the steps taken to recreate and restore them.

“The means and methods used really speak to the outcome,” Kim said. “Once you strip the building of its historic charm there is no going back and mending it artificially. Using the original means and methods helps protect the historic character and quality of the finishes.”

The project team took painstaking measures to recreate the 1906 building processes for a majority of the finishes. Using the building’s original ornate pieces, craftspeople made matching molds to cast new and repair original sections of the ornamental plaster.

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requirements and all the strings that came with eight different buckets of funding sources,” Justine Kim, project manager for Shiels | Obletz | Johnsen, the owner’s representative, said. “It was really the most challenging project and the fact that it was so successful is what makes this project so special.”

Wang, whose involvement in the station’s restoration began in 2006, acted as the project’s quarterback, managing and communicating with the dozens of stakeholders that included funding partners, regulatory departments, City entities and the sheer millions of people who use the station each year.

“Trevina was in the center of it all,” Morris said. “She was really the one making it all happen.”

Focus on Sustainability From the beginning, the design and construction teams focused on integrating state-of-the-art sustainability features into the historic structure.

“Sustainability was a passion for Trevina,” Morris said. “She really pushed the team to strive beyond the City’s expectations and make sure we covered every angle to gain every LEED point possible.”

ZGF worked closely with historic preservation consultants and the team’s design consultants to incorporate sustainability features into the design while maintaining the building’s historic character. The team also ensured the sustainability features could contribute as many LEED points as possible to maximize the available budget.

As a result, the team surpassed Silver and Gold LEED levels, and the project is set to achieve LEED Platinum – the highest LEED certification possible.

“This project is a great example of greening current building infrastructure and the City of Seattle’s commitment to sustainability,” Tim Williams, associate partner at ZGF, said. “Looking at the building today, people would have no idea how much has been done to prepare it for another 100 years.”

The project’s sustainability features include use of a temporary erosion and sedimentation control plan that exceeded federal requirements, on-site salvaged materials, and energy efficient lights and water fixtures. As much of the renovation was

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“You don’t usually get to achieve all that we’ve gotten to achieve on this project. Every person that comes through the space can’t close their mouth.”

- Justine Kim, Project Manager Shiels | Obletz | Johnsen

Repurposing Reclaimed GraniteWhile installing new utilities and geothermal wells during the first phase, the team encountered the buried foundation of an old, adjacent building that had been constructed from granite boulders. The foundation granite turned out to be a perfect match to the station’s original exterior granite.

Much of the station’s original stone had been removed during various remodels and new stone was required to complete the restoration. Before the team members found the buried granite boulders, they had been unable to find an exact granite match. The discovery of the buried boulders allowed the team to replicate granite blocks for use in the restoration that were an exact match to the original blocks.

Using the same means and methods as 100 years ago, craftspeople wire-cut the reclaimed granite into 4-inch slabs that were then cut into matching block sizes. The exposed faces of each block were bush hammered and hand stippled to achieve the final texture. The finished granite blocks were used to reconstruct previously destroyed elements of the station and match the original construction.

THIS PAGE, FROM TOP: Original plaza, date unknown; the newly renovated plaza; newly renovated railway platform; the station railway platform, circa 1930OPPOSITE PAGE, FROM TOP LEFT: Newly renovated waiting area; the waiting area with lowered ceiling prior to the renovation, 2009; restored waiting area; original waiting area, date unknown

PHOTOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER, LORETTA GRANDE, MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY, SDOT, DOUG SCOTT, VINH NGUYEN

They inlaid the mold with hemp and burlap and filled it with a casting plaster to create the final piece.

One of the most demanding aspects of the project was completing a full structural seismic upgrade. The team was challenged to design and rebuild the structure within the historic requirements while also protecting the existing features. Overall, they installed 1,345 tons of steel within the existing structure – enough to construct a free-standing, 20-story building.

A Team EffortAll team members involved with the restoration were quick to mention the great team that was assembled.

“When you get involved in a project like King Street Station, you develop a common passion among the team,” Morris said. “This really brings out the creativity in a lot of people.”

The grand reopening of the station garnered a crowd of hundreds on April 24.

“You don’t usually get to achieve all that we’ve gotten to achieve on this project,” Kim said. “Every person that comes through the space can’t close their mouth. It is just so beautiful and utterly opulent that we were able to somehow buy back all the ‘dream come true’ alternates that were envisioned at the project’s inception – that’s what makes it so amazing.” ■

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“When you get involved in a project like [this], you develop a common passion among the team.”

- Mike Morris, Sr. Project Manager Sellen Construction

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While high-rises may garner the most public attention, partnering with clients on smaller projects is at the heart of Sellen.

No jobtoo small

BY: AMANDA SCHANK

T hough Sellen is commonly known for constructing large, high-profile projects around the

Pacific Northwest, an average of 93 percent of Sellen’s total projects range in value from a few thousand to $5 million. Craft spoke with two of Sellen’s client partners for whom we’ve built smaller projects, as well as a design partner, about their experiences, procurement practices and some of the benefits that could come from working with a larger contractor.

Tracey Arney, Franciscan Health System Healthcare is in a constant state of evolution. Providers find themselves with hundreds of renovation projects needing to be done on a regular basis in their operating medical facilities. It’s no surprise then, that providers often have a select group of go-to

contractors they can trust to complete these smaller projects efficiently, safely and at a competitive cost.

For Franciscan Health System (FHS), Sellen is one of those contractors.

“With Sellen you can tell it’s more than just being a contractor,” Tracey Arney, project coordinator at FHS, said. “It’s more that they’re part of a team … and are always making sure a decision is in [FHS’] best interests.”

The Sellen and FHS partnership has spanned decades, and Arney has been working with Sellen teams since she joined FHS 25 years ago. While the projects have encompassed everything from construction of new campuses to minor remodels, the majority are smaller projects with costs less than $1 million. In fact, Sellen recently recorded its 400th project of this size with FHS in the last five years.

Because of this ongoing work, Sellen dedicates a project team to FHS and “It’s been really

important to have the same people to work with. For most of [Sellen’s team] this is not a job – they feel a real ownership to FHS.”

- Tracey Arney , Project CoordinatorFranciscan Health System

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some of the team members have been working solely at FHS campuses for more than 15 years.

“It’s been really important to have the same people to work with,” Arney said. “For most of [Sellen’s team] this is not a job – they feel a real ownership to FHS.”

FHS’ procurement methods depend on the project size and type, ranging from RFP competitions to budget exercises. Either way, Arney said FHS remains focused on fiscal responsibility.

“It’s not an automatic, ‘you’re here, so here’s the job,’” Arney said. “You still have to go out and test the water and make sure you’re getting the best value for your money.”

Regardless, Arney recommends having a group of go-to contractors for clients with multiple smaller projects.

“Having that core group you can draw on – whether it’s trusted contractors or architects – allows for a certain amount of efficiency as they have the knowledge of your buildings and systems, as well as the staff,” Arney said.

Gregg Seko, FilsonWhen Filson began looking for a contractor to build out its new 39,300-square-foot office headquarters, it questioned whether to go with a small or large contractor. The Seattle-based outdoor retailer held a qualifications-based contractor competition and invited Sellen to the table.

“I first thought Sellen was too large for the project and was surprised that they even wanted to bid on the job,” Gregg Seko, Filson’s facilities manager and director of information technology, said.

Seko said going with Sellen did not come naturally to Filson, a company that generally supports smaller contractors. But in the end, the decision came down to which contractor had the resources to meet the project’s fast-track, 13-week schedule. Filson, which was founded in Seattle 115 years ago, also appreciated Sellen being locally based in Seattle.

Sellen completed the renovated office space in April 2013. Seko said he originally thought working with a large contractor would mean less time and attention for Filson, but that wasn’t the case with Sellen.

“This was one of the smoothest projects I ever worked on,” he said.

Seko recommended that other companies consider using larger contractors for their smaller projects.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Lobby at the new Filson World Headquarters; FHS Intensive Care Unit patient room

PHOTOGRAPHY: LORETTA GRANDE AND PETE ECKERT

“Don’t discount some of the larger companies,” Seko said. “Don’t make any assumptions because we saw that our perception didn’t happen.”

Rocky Sheldon, Sheldon Architecture Rocky Sheldon, owner of Sheldon Architecture, is a major design player in smaller project work for research and development, healthcare and community center projects. Sheldon and his staff are often involved in the front end of a project helping their clients procure contractors, which allows him to notice trends as to how owners are choosing contractors.

“It’s interesting in the economy right now how everyone is recovering,” Sheldon said. “Some companies have adopted a more flexible, leaner model with more competitive fees and some have not; so when we get to the point where we shortlist contractors, a lot of clients prefer to look at companies with a wide range of size and experience.”

This proved true in the case of Kymeta Corp, a new research and development company. Sheldon’s firm was enlisted to help Kymeta design a tenant improvement and expansion of its current office, and Sheldon was closely involved with the contractor selection process.

Kymeta used a qualifications-based competition for contractors, and the companies from which it solicited proposals differed in size.

“The client seemed to be very interested in both the big house and the small house,” Sheldon said. “So we tried to get contractors with good experience but also tried to connect with people with a wide range of services.”

Kymeta awarded the project, which totals 21,000 square feet between two buildings, to Sellen and construction began in October. Sheldon noted that the quality of work a large contractor can bring to the table can be hard competition for some smaller firms.

“With a bigger firm you usually get a high level of expertise and professionalism, and also a firmer, more established method of providing services,” Sheldon said. “The perception with smaller contractors is that they may be more responsive and flexible in their methods. It really comes down to the client and their expectations of service.” ■

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93%OF TOTAL PROJECTS

EACH YEAR ARE VALUED AT $1,000 - $5M

$35MOF ANNUAL REVENUE

STEMS FROM PROJECTS THAT ARE LESS THAN $5M

Swedish brings help to new parentsWhen new parents leave the hospital with their newborn, many nervously ask, “Now what?” Swedish Medical Center began answering that question when it unveiled the Lytle Center for Pregnancy and Newborns at its First Hill campus on July 22.

The first of its kind, the 7,672-square-foot center is a space for new and expecting parents, providing prenatal and postpartum services. It includes exam rooms, a classroom, lactation consultation rooms, support group meeting spaces, a retail space to purchase doctor-recommended items and an exterior play area. The center is fully funded by philanthropic donations, which included a generous gift from the Lytle family.

Through careful coordination with the emergency department and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, both of which are adjacent to the space, Sellen demolished a vacant restaurant to make way for the Lytle Center. In just seven months, Sellen and Perkins+Will remodeled and expanded the space to form this important resource for local families.

Night owls on the jobDuring the day, Sellen’s service vans are out and about, helping clients with smaller project work or maintenance issues. But when night falls, the service vans keep rolling as project teams complete the work that needs to be done with as little disruption as possible to both clients and surrounding neighborhoods.

Such was the case with Peter Miller Books when Sellen’s service van assisted the owner, Peter Miller, in relocating and remodeling his new bookstore space. The bookstore was moving from Pike Place Market to a 750-square-foot space in Belltown – both busy neighborhoods. To prevent disrupting traffic, as well as to allow the bookstore to continue running, Sellen worked primarily in the early hours before 4 a.m. to meet the tight schedule.

Working with only conceptual ideas from a design team, Sellen helped modify the existing furniture to fit the new space, rebuilding portions of wooden bookcases that were significantly water damaged. In other words, it was just another day (or night) in the life of Sellen’s service van teams.

FHS mocks up new Intensive Care UnitWhen FHS needed to transform a space into an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in just 13 weeks, the team knew it wasn’t going to be easy. The 3,924-square-foot space, located at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, is shaped like a circle with rounded walls, making the installation of complex ICU equipment challenging. Additionally, FHS wanted to incorporate lean principles to achieve maximum efficiencies in the new ICU. A clear solution arose: physical mock-ups.

FHS staff, Sellen and ZGF Architects spent around two weeks mocking up the space with cardboard and plywood, ensuring it could be designed, built and used at its peak efficiency. The team measured and moved the “equipment” to within millimeters of the original design.

“To call it an intense design effort is putting it mildly,” FHS Project Coordinator Tracey Arney said.

The $1 million project was successfully completed in March 2013 with few disruptions to the hospital and minimal changes after construction was complete.

In Brief: Highlighting some of Sellen’s recent smaller projects

By the Numbers: Each year Sellen averages:

178PROJECTS COMPLETED EACH YEAR THAT ARE

LESS THAN $1M

“I thought I’d only be there two weeks,” said Ron. “About three years later, I was working on the Paramount Theatre’s renovation.”

The van rebuilder continues to have a passion for renovation – just on a larger scale. His notable renovation projects have included the Paramount and ACT theaters, the Pacific Medical Center, The Triple Door and FareStart. But King Street Station was a favorite.

“I gave a lot of my heart and soul to renovating King Street,” Ron said. “So in a way I gave back to the city what I consider a lost gem.”

Ron plans to see his career out with the Pike Place Market waterfront. After that, he said he knows of a barn full of cars that need rebuilding.

“Renovating is more than just putting another coat of paint on a pig,” Ron said. “It’s about breathing life back into something that’s missing its elegance – you’ve got to have a passion for it.” ■

W hen I sat down with Ron, he immediately told me to stand back up.

“Everybody who visits the jobsite goes through a safety orientation and signs this poster demonstrating their commitment to safety,” he said, handing me a packet and marker.

The superintendent, who has been with Sellen for 21 years, just finished restoring King Street Station, is renovating Seattle Preparatory School’s Peyton Hall and will build the new waterfront entrance at Pike Place Market come mid-2014. It’s instantly clear why he’s chosen to run these operational projects where he has to guarantee the safety of thousands – he lets nothing slip through the cracks.

“It’s part of my nature,” he said. “You start from day one believing every injury is preventable and enhance that every chance you get.”

After a stint as a pre-dental major at California State University, Fullerton – which he quickly abandoned after realizing he “hated inflicting pain, the sight of blood and foul smells” – the Massachusetts native switched to what has come natural to him his whole life: renovating and rebuilding.

“Renovating is about breathing life back into something that’s missing its elegance – you’ve got to have a passion for it.”

- Ron Lamarche, Superintendent

Ron Lamarche is one of Sellen’s expert renovators, a highlight of his career thus far being the recently restored King Street Station. A self-described “creature of habit,” the 35-year industry veteran’s experience has been rooted in rebuilding and restoring things since the 1960s.

Ron LamarcheSuperintendent

Ron then began a business of revamping Dodge, Ford and Chevy vans into surfer wagons with custom interiors for the SoCal crowd. It was the mid ‘60s, business was booming, and a younger Ron sported long hair and the same moustache that he hasn’t shaved since high school.

The company grew and started a construction side, building its own manufacturing facilities and expanding into seven states. Eventually the custom van craze died down, but Ron continued the construction arm, which included traveling to facilities in Washington and Oregon.

In the late 1980s, Ron decided to indulge in his newfound love of the Pacific Northwest waterfront and boating. He ended the business and moved to Washington. The third-generation carpenter joined a Seattle union and one day got called to a Sellen jobsite. The rest is history.

Q&ACareer Highlights ...“King Street Station is a milestone in my career. I don’t think it will ever be matched – there are just not enough 1906 structures to go around.”

On the King Street Station Restoration...“The amount of steel we surgically inserted into that structure is mind-boggling. Many said it couldn’t be done, which fueled my passion for showing them not only that we could do it, but that it would also look exactly as it did in 1906.”

On Tackling a Challenge ...“I’m a non-linear thinker, and the non-linear thinkers of the world come up with creative solutions. There is more than one way to reach the end, and it doesn’t have to be kicking and screaming.”

BY: AMANDA SCHANK PHOTOGRAPHY: LORETTA GRANDE

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ABOVE: Hand-blown glass floats, titled “Bella Nautilus,” in the skybridgeLEFT: A new patient room wildlife mural

visiting hours,” Smith said. “We are so fortunate to have leadership that sees care delivery through the eyes of children and families.”

The design and construction teams worked with the task force to build physical mock-ups of rooms and shared spaces for testing and modification. Placement of light fixtures and height of sinks, among other details, were all tested at actual size.

“Seeing the influence that families and local artists had in shaping the space really made this project that much more meaningful,” Sellen’s Senior Project Manager and long-time Tacoma resident Kurt Winje said.

The team used lean principals to streamline processes and provide consistencies in treatments. All of the rooms were created to give more focused care bedside; spaces were designed around new technologies with healing design concepts in mind.

“Some of the spaces the hospital was using … were more than 30 years old and designed to provide a level of care that was once innovative, but is now very outdated,” Peter Damento, senior designer at HDR, Inc., the architect, said. “The new expansion transforms the way care is delivered and embraces a team-based approach care model that integrates family members and the latest lifesaving technology. It’s a beautiful place for an extremely special patient population.”

I n most major cities, the demand for healthcare to treat women, infants and children is on the rise.

In Tacoma, MultiCare Health System (MHS) took dramatic steps to not only meet this critical need but also involve the community in creating healing, family-focused spaces.

Tacoma-based MHS is the largest healthcare system in south Puget Sound and a not-for-profit that owns and operates Tacoma General Hospital, Allenmore Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. In August 2010, MHS initiated the “Building Dreams Together” project that called for construction of two additional floors on top of the existing Milgard Pavilion, the addition of the seven-story Rainier Tower to Rainier Pavilion, and renovations to Olympic and Rainier pavilions. The primary focus was women’s and children’s care.

Between April 2012 and May 2013, Sellen built the two-floor addition atop Milgard Pavilion, comprising Mary

“It’s a beautiful place for an extremely special patient population.”

- Peter Damento, Senior DesignerHDR, Inc.

MultiCare Health System and the Tacoma community joined forces to develop an art-filled, family-centric space built around new technology and healing design.

The art of healing

Bridge Children’s Hospital. Sellen will complete Rainier Tower in January 2014 and additional renovations within the existing Rainier Pavilion in late-2015.

Kathy Smith, RN, senior vice president of clinical support and integration, has been with MHS since 1977 and has been integral in the Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital design and construction. Planning for this important project started early and involved a task force of stakeholders to help design the new facility composed of young patients and their families, staff and physicians.

“Our objective was to create a space where families could be together as families, not just visit during

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Community FingerprintFurthering its community focus, MHS took steps to represent the community in the completed building. Inspired by a growing body of research proving that art in healthcare environments can reduce stress and aid in the healing process, MHS and HDR integrated community-focused art into the final design, making the space look more like a museum than an actual hospital.

“We knew we would have children who might visit repeatedly due to chronic diseases, and they would have their favorite rooms,” Smith said. “We listened to our Mary Bridge leaders who taught us that the work of children is play.”

The art program provides a sophisticated and playful look that appeals to both children and adults. The interior design follows a maritime theme that focuses on the landmarks and life found in and around the Puget Sound, and the art ranges from expansive tiled murals to 30-foot-long mixed media paintings and colorful glass installations – all by local artists.

One of the more dramatic art pieces was built into the two new skybridges at the Milgard Pavilion. Students and leaders with the Hilltop Artists program, a group established with the help of Dale Chihuly in 1994, carefully filled floor-to-ceiling windows with more than 1,300 hand-blown glass floats.

“You can literally see the fingerprints of the kids in the community,” Smith said. “Milgard Pavilion truly embodies space for care built for the children and families in our community, by the community.” ■

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Location: Seattle, WA

Square Footage: 318,000

Architect: Perkins+Will

University of Washington Medicine, Phase 3.1

This third phase at the UW Medicine’s South Lake Union research campus is a seven-story laboratory building with a three-story parking garage. The first of three buildings to be located on the second block of the campus plan, the opening of Phase 3.1 will house around 400 researchers, which raises the workday population at the South Lake Union campus to more than 1,000 people.

This highly advanced addition was designed to facilitate collaborative, cross-disciplinary research. It includes wet labs and specialty lab support spaces. These spaces will support kidney research, vision sciences, immunology, rheumatology and infectious disease investigations.

By involving McKinstry Company early on in the project and using a fully integrated mechanical, plumbing and electrical (MEP) 3-D model, the project team prefabricated steel and unistrut frames and pre-installed the MEP systems in the frames off site. Using the prefabricated units, which became known as “multi-trade racks,” resulted in schedule savings, a cost savings of nearly $500,000 and a 30 percent reduction in overall production time.

The project team targeted LEED Silver certification but surpassed this to achieve LEED Gold. Sustainability features include a 4,000-square-foot green roof and a spacious open plaza with plants and water features to reduce the urban heat island effect.

Opened for Business: February 2013

Type of Project: Life Sciences

LEED® Rating: LEED Gold

VaccinesFOR MOSQUITO-BORNE

DISEASES ARE A PRIMARY RESEARCH FOCUS AREA

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CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: The exterior “ribbon” façade; a research and lab facility; a collaborative workspace on the ground floorPHOTOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER

188,000 SFRESEARCH & SUPPORT SPACE

435 Lab SeatsFOR RESEARCHERS WHO

WILL OCCUPY THE BUILDING

4,000 SF GREEN ROOF

“This third phase of UW Medicine’s expansion at South Lake Union will allow us to bring together additional researchers from critically important areas and build upon the collaborative work of these scientific leaders in state-of-the-art facilities.”

- Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine and

Dean of UW School of Medicine

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Location: Seattle, WA

Square Footage: 330,000

Architect: ZGF Architects

Seattle Children’s Hospital, Building Hope

The latest addition to Seattle Children’s Hospital’s main campus, Building Hope: Cancer, Critical and Emergency Care Expansion, adds eight levels of new healthcare space. In addition to nearly doubling the capacity of the Emergency Department, the new facility provides 80 new beds in the Cancer Center and Critical Care Unit with room for expansion as future needs arise.

This project was shaped with family needs and operational efficiencies in mind. In the early stages of design, the project team consulted with patients, families, doctors, nurses and other staff to maximize comfort, accessibility and flexibility.

The construction team interacted with patients at the existing hospital by

writing their names and a brief message on steel beams visible from the patients’ rooms, as well as playing a real-life game of “Where’s Waldo?”. Crews posed a Waldo mannequin in a different location on site each day so children could find Waldo on the construction site. The game was a great distraction for children and garnered attention from local news agencies.

Building Hope is pursuing LEED Gold certification and is expected to use 47 percent less energy and 30 percent less water than similar hospitals in the region. More than 4,000 plants, shrubs and trees were salvaged and replanted, and more than 90 percent of construction and demolition debris was diverted from landfills throughout construction.

Opened for Business: April 2013

Type of Project: Healthcare

LEED® Rating: LEED Gold (Pending)

“It’s unbelievable to see it as a real building. It’s amazing that it’s so similar to the cardboard mock-up we built three years ago ... There’s a great sense of pride about all the hard work that went into building a space that really supports our patients and families.”

- Mandy Hansen, Project Manager Seattle Children’s Hospital

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: New Emergency Department entrance; nurse station and Emergency Department rooms, which were designed to provide staff with full visibility PHOTOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER

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A fter more than three years of development and six public comment periods that drew

thousands of responses, LEED version 4 (v4) has been approved by the members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The landslide vote – passed by an overwhelming 86 percent of USGBC members – clears the way for its official launch at the international Greenbuild conference this fall.

The new rating system will not take effect until June 1, 2015. Until that time, all projects will have the option to pursue certification under LEED version 2009 (v2009) or v4.

The distant date is a reflection of the significant changes seen in v4, but registering a project under v4 now may be advantageous for some owners.

“Early adopters of v4 have an opportunity to redefine ‘business as usual’ and be on the cutting edge,” David Walsh, project manager with Sellen Sustainability, said. “Additionally, early adoption of v4 demonstrates an owner’s or organization’s commitment to push the bar higher and will help identify their brand with high-performance and progressive leadership.”

Consisting of both incremental as well as revolutionary changes, Craft sat down with Walsh to better understand some of the most significant differences and how they affect each industry partner. ■

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The new LEED version 4 guidelines demonstrate the evolution of the industry and place a renewed emphasis on how we design and construct buildings.

BY: TIM FLYNNPHOTOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER

For Building OwnersFor owners and property managers, the most impactful changes are associated with building commissioning and energy metering. Fundamental commissioning, a prerequisite within the Energy and Atmosphere section, now requires the commissioning agent and other team members be engaged earlier in the design phase.

The enhanced commissioning credit has also become more detailed and includes an envelope commissioning option for additional points. Owners should be aware that these changes affect the timing of their commissioning agent selection and may impact a project’s soft costs. Additionally, energy metering in LEED v4 takes on an added importance with new building-level energy metering, which is now a prerequisite and requires building owners to share energy consumption data with the USGBC.

For SubcontractorsSubcontractors and suppliers are going to be impacted by v4’s intent to get at issues that go beyond the building scale. LEED has already created a level of transparency that had not previously existed within the industry; the new version pushes it even further.

Where the Materials and Resources credits under LEED v2009 focused on singular elements of a product, such as regional production or recycled content, v4 emphasizes life-cycle assessment, environmental product declarations and increased transparency of all materials used within the building products. While some companies will be ready to provide this information today, others need to assemble new documentation and undertake new third-party testing to comply. As with earlier versions of LEED, there will be a learning curve for everyone involved.

For ArchitectsFor architects, the most drastic change is v4’s emphasis on whole building life-cycle assessment. This credit gets into the idea of evidence-based design and making decisions based on comparable data that is rigorously modeled, a decision-making technique that’s often overlooked. Although an optional credit, this is a paradigm shift for many architects, and it requires modeling a variety of environmental impacts for a theoretical baseline building and the proposed design.

V4 also includes a new credit, Integrative Process, which formalizes the best practices of iterative modeling and team collaboration early on in the design process. For many project teams, this is the standard approach, and now for the first time this best practice is being rewarded under the LEED rating system.

The changes in v4 affect each of our partners differently:

Advanced Energy MeteringSubmitted under LEED v2009, Federal Center South, completed by Sellen in 2012, adheres to the advanced energy metering requirements outlined in v4. This new v4 credit requires that at least 10 percent of a building’s energy consumption is measured. At Federal Center South, 100 percent of the building’s energy consumption is being metered.

For more information on LEED v4 contact Sellen Sustainability at info@sellensustainability.com.

A s a senior project engineer, it makes sense for Jessica Gavin to volunteer with

industry organizations CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) and the ACE Mentor Program. But Gavin’s personal hobbies broadened her volunteer horizons to include ArtsFund Associates, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, The 5th Avenue Theatre and Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center.

“I started volunteering with Little Bit because I grew up riding horses,” she said. “And I got involved with The 5th because I really love musicals.”

Gavin is a first-year intern on the theater’s board of directors. The opportunity arose after she took a board leadership training class through ArtsFund Associates, which teaches how to advocate for arts funding. Sellen runs an employee giving campaign every year for ArtsFund.

Juggling so many volunteer commitments is a challenge, but Gavin said it’s worth it. Her volunteer philosophy is simple: “I do it because it makes me happy!”

When Mahi Demissie moved to Seattle, she began volunteering to meet people and discover the community. Now, the senior project engineer is involved with ArtsFund, Construction for Change, Engineers Without Borders and the ACE Mentor Program.

Demissie has been a mentor on Sellen’s ACE team for five years and a team leader for two. ACE partners professionals with high school students interested in the A/E/C industry.

“Working with the students is so much fun!” Demissie said. “Aside from their questions about what their mentors do day-to-day, they are all inquisitive about the paths that we

“When I started with Sellen, I was surprised at how generous people were. Now I know this generosity is embedded in our culture.”

- Jason Barnwell, Superintendent

Sellen volunteers in action took to reach our career goals.”

ACE mentors and students meet biweekly in the school year, and in May they present a project that the students designed, scheduled and estimated. Demissie said she appreciates providing students with professional opportunities she did not have.

“The other mentors and I have often said that if we had ACE when we were that age, things could have gone much smoother,” she said.

For the past two years, Superintendent Jason Barnwell has been a leader for Sellen’s United Way giving campaign, another annual Sellen workplace giving campaign.

“When I started with Sellen, I was surprised at how generous people were. Now I know this generosity is embedded in our culture,” he said.

Barnwell also volunteers with Soundview Little League as a board member and coach of his kids’ teams.

“Every year there’s a call for volunteers, and there’s a much greater need than willing participants,” he said. “Too often people are quick to criticize but not willing to take action. Without volunteers, organizations like this wouldn’t function.”

Balancing family and Soundview obligations can be challenging, but Barnwell said the time with his kids and their teammates is valuable.

“As a coach, I enjoy watching a struggling young athlete develop,” he said. “There is at least one moment every season when a kid all of a sudden just ‘gets it.’ The look on their face at that moment is priceless.”

Feeling inspired to volunteer? Find multiple volunteer opportunities at various organizations through the United Way of King County’s website. ■

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In addition to financially supporting many non-profit groups, Sellen employees donate hundreds of hours to local charities every year. To find out what drives busy professionals to volunteer, we’re shining the spotlight on three employees who give back to their community. BY: TERRI SCHEUMANN PHOTOGRAPHY: LORETTA GRANDE

PICTURED FROM LEFT: Sr. Project Engineers Mahi Demissie and Jessica Gavin, Superintendent Jason Barnwell

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“Safety first” isn’t just a slogan; it’s a way of life.

Ian HanlySuperintendent