Category: Projects

Decibel Apartments

Decibel Apartments

This mixed-use project included the construction of affordable housing that included studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments. The roof is unique in that it includes a unique community space with dog-friendly amenities. Auburn provided mechanical, plumbing, gas, and boiler services on the project.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Walsh Construction
  • Full Mechanical
  • New Construction

Amazon Spheres Retail Buildouts

Amazon Spheres Retail Buildouts

Auburn was the design-assist mechanical contractor for the Amazon Spheres retail build-outs for buildings 1 and 2.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Sellen Construction
  • Design-Assist
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC

Kaiser Permanente – Burien

Kaiser Permanente – Burien

The Kaiser Permanente facility in Burien is a design-build, plumbing, and HVAC project that included the new ground-up construction of a single-story, 23,000-SF medical office building. Mechanical work was completed for the labs, pharmacy, imaging, procedure rooms, exam rooms, offices, and common spaces. The scope consisted of a sanitary waste/vent, storm drain, variable-refrigerant-flow (VRF) system, domestic water systems, natural gas, exhaust, and associated ductwork.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Ryan Companies
  • Design-Build
  • Full Mechanical
  • New Construction

Romac Industries Retrofit

Romac Industries Retrofit

Auburn was the full-mechanical contractor for the retrofit, and work was done throughout the facility with an emphasis on office space and the industrial rubber manufacturing room. The rubber manufacturing room included open facing ductwork, so the room required master craftsmanship and an aesthetically pleasing installation. Plumbing was also updated throughout the building for bathrooms and other water services.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Schuchart
  • Design-Build
  • Full Mechanical
  • Retrofit

UW Mercer Hall

UW Mercer Hall

The University of Washington’s Mercer Hall provides studios, 2, 3, 4 and 6-bedroom apartment units for over 900 students in five wings over a common parking garage. The seven-story concrete and wood-frame structure includes central courtyards, meeting spaces, and a coffee shop.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: WG Clark
  • Plumbing

Anthem on 12th Apartments

Anthem on 12th Apartments

Auburn was responsible for plumbing, including boiler work, on the Anthem on 12th Apartments. The new-construction project resulted in a six-story building that has 120 apartments, including low-income housing. The building also includes commercial space on the ground floor.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Walsh Construction
  • Plumbing
  • New Construction

Westland Distillery Retrofit

Westland Distillery Retrofit

Auburn was the owner-direct mechanical contractor on the Westland Distillery, Process Cooling System Retrofit. Westland was using domestic water to cool the distilling process, which was not economically or environmentally viable. By installing a dual system cooling tower/chiller, they are saving 13,000 gallons of water per day and increased the efficiency by about 80% (compared to a chiller alone).

Facts:

  • Owner Direct: Westland Distillery
  • Pipefitting
  • Dual System Cooling Tower/Chiller

Marriott Residence Inn

Marriott Residence Inn

The Stone Bridge Marriott Residence Inn is a 15-story, 320-unit hotel that utilizes a fluid cooler and vertical-stack heat pumps in the guest rooms for stand-alone room controls. Also included is a mechanical room. Challenges on the job included a fast-paced completion schedule and building in a downtown environment. Auburn teamed with Mortenson and the rest of the major subcontractors to successfully implement a construction schedule and a pull-planning process that helped smooth out a tight schedule. The project also included a challenging MEP detailing process with limited ceiling space with a complex HVAC distribution that included a smoke-control system.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Mortenson
  • Design-Build
  • Full Mechanical
  • New Construction

PAC Tower, UW Medical Center

PAC Tower, UW Medical Center

Auburn was the plumbing and HVAC piping contractor on the remodel of the multi-floor, occupied hospital wing. Important to the renovation was critical 24/7 medical-gas services, and heating and cooling services, including critical tie-ins to the existing medical-gas system. The project required careful coordination with several different user groups to minimize disruption to patient services.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Skanska
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC
    Remodel

MG2 Office

MG2 Office

MG2 Architecture, one of the largest architecture firms in the state, moved its headquarters from Bellevue to Seattle. For MG2’s new office, Auburn was responsible for the complete install of a new LG VRF System in a 60,000 SF shell-and-core building. The system includes 150 tons of cooling and heating, with associated low-pressure ductwork and control system.

Facts:

  • General Contractor: Howard S. Wright
  • HVAC
  • Renovation