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May 31, 2021

Dividing project into five zones speeds convention center addition, Top Design Firms, DLR Group named Firm of the Year, and much more.

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Washington State Convention Center in Seattle under construction
Digging Deeper | Convention Center

Addition Pulls Daylight Into Convention Center

Unique horizontal building process speeds up work on key addition to the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle
Tim Newcomb
Tim Newcomb
May 26, 2021
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The $1.2-billion contract to build a separate addition to Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center has required crews to work under an active downtown street, build components while hanging over sidewalks and the freeway, create fresh approaches to bringing natural light into the building and employ a billboarding construction method to keep everything on schedule.
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Palladium Residential Towers

ENR California & Northwest Design Firm of the Year: DLR Group Helps Firms Rethink Workspaces

Multidisciplinary firm thrived during pandemic by emphasizing technology and new solutions to workplace changes
Greg Aragon
Greg Aragon
May 26, 2021
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To keep afloat in precarious times, a firm needs to be proactive, creative and flexible. In this past year, Los Angeles-based DLR Group not only remained afloat but also increased its regional revenue and innovated to meet pandemic needs by developing air-quality technology and reimagining workspaces.
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William Ibbs

People: California and Northwest Updates

May 28, 2021
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After 34 years, William Ibbs is retiring as professor of construction management from U.C. Berkeley. His groundbreaking research into the subject of project change and its impact on labor productivity influenced professional practice and set a standard that helps parties resolve disputes.
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