Subterranean construction continues on the long awaited Seattle House project at 2300 Sixth Ave. in the Denny Triangle. Seattle House which is being developed by Vancouver, B.C. based Concord Pacific, is a mixed-use luxury apartment project with 1,059 units across two 45-story towers. 

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Productivity in the construction industry has been flat for fifty years while productivity of U.S. industry in general has nearly doubled, as outlined in a recent report by global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. There are many reasons for this productivity stagnation, a major one being the communication disconnect that frequently exists between architects, engineers, and contractors, leading to poor constructability in the field. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently introduced a well-received constructability education series to tackle this problem. View the recorded webinars from CKC Senior Principal Cary Kopczynski. 

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The June 2022 issue of STRUCTURE Magazine features an exciting new CKC project, The Ayer! Collaborative work between all team members is adding this dramatic new 45-story residential tower to Seattle's expanding skyline. The Ayer incorporates the latest in high performance concrete mixes, the strategic use of high strength steel reinforcing, steel fiber reinforced concrete shear wall coupling beams, and state-of-the-art seismic design. Read more to learn how The Ayer is advancing the technology of tall building design and construction:

Link: https://www.structuremag.org/?p=20597

Check out our latest newsletter series! “This Is Concrete -Achieving Carbon Neu-trality" is a quick read that features new initiatives that will help bring the industry to carbon neutrality.