Engineer calls for big shift in design and construction

By KATIE ZEMTSEFF

Guy Battle says sites and climates are unique so buildings must be designed to take advantage of local conditions.

Where have all the green jobs gone?

Everywhere you turn there is talk of a shift to renewable energy, of building wind farms and solar plants, of making buildings more efficient, of developing biofuels. And of billions in federal funding to help make it all happen.

Yakima water: $18M for studies, but still no plan

In the first of likely many meetings, state and federal officials met Tuesday with tribal and local elected officials, conservation groups and irrigation districts on how best to improve the water supply in central Washington's arid Yakima Valley.

Design Detailings

• M/WBE fair set for July 14
• Walla Walla office for R & R Design
• Port completes marina upgrade
• Landscape award goes to UW prof
• Environment firm acquired by HDR
• Spokane offering Green Incentives

Promos & Additions

McKinstry buys Vancouver's Electrix

McKinstry of Seattle has bought Vancouver electrical contractor Electrix. Terms of the deal, announced yesterday, were not disclosed.

New Border Patrol HQ put on hold

Plans for new U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in the Olympic Peninsula have been put on hold because of budget issues.