GK Knutson navigates tighter margins and complex institutional work by prioritizing disciplined growth, field execution and team development in the Pacific Northwest interiors market.
For 15 years, Washington Best Finishes, led by President Israel Alvarez, has grown from a small garage operation into one of the most trusted specialty subcontractors in the Pacific Northwest.
Driven by founder Israel Alvarez’s lifelong passion for construction, Washington Best Finishes has evolved from a small, six-person crew to an 80-strong subcontracting powerhouse known for quality, safety, and trust across the Pacific Northwest.
35 Stone is a five-story mass timber office and retail building in Seattle’s Lake Union area, designed under the city’s Living Building Pilot Program to showcase sustainable design with rainwater harvesting, reduced energy use, and environmentally conscious materials, including custom metal panels.
35 Stone is a five-story mass timber office and retail building in Seattle’s Lake Union area, designed under the city’s Living Building Pilot Program to showcase sustainable design with rainwater harvesting, reduced energy use, and environmentally conscious materials, including custom metal panels.
The Danish insulation maker expects construction to start in the third quarter of 2025, creating hundreds of local construction jobs and eventually 125 permanent positions.
The Danish insulation maker expects construction to start in the third quarter of 2025, creating hundreds of local construction jobs and eventually 125 permanent positions.
In this special episode of If Walls Could Talk, Walls & Ceilings Associate Editor Michael Levitt speaks with Phampena Inc.’s Taide Pham, Hien “H” Pham and Trinidy Pham. The company is on the cover of W&C’s September issue and has grown into an industry leader since being founded in 2010.
When CBS aired its 2020 “Tough as Nails” reality TV competition, Danny Moody started having nightmares again, reported Ed Condran of The Spokesman-Review. He had been in the running for the top prize of $200,000 and a Ford truck, but he had an issue sawing a wood block and finished in second place.
Ware Malcomb announced Jan. 30 that Shannon Suess has joined the firm’s Seattle office as director of interior architecture and design. In this role, she will focus on the growth of the office’s interior architecture and design practice, and overall business development within the Seattle market and beyond.