Small, well-done improvements often have a huge impact on the end-user and plant the seed for a longstanding relationship between contractor and owner.

Historic landmark. Complicated MEP incorporation. Showcase space with design-build features. These are a few of the unique aspects of the Seattle Tower project.

Breaking records and achieving firsts, whether local or national, is always exciting for a construction project—especially when it improves efficiency.

In recent years, Seattle’s once-neglected Pioneer Square neighborhood started to become a desirable location for entrepreneurs to start their new businesses.

“Relationship” and “partnership” are words that come up often when describing 16 years of off and on construction for the Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences [SAAS]. The relationship began in 2001 with an expansion project, a multi-level gymnasium at the center of their Capitol Hill campus.

Have you ever tried to move an oversized couch into an undersized apartment? Walked away in frustration, leaving it wedged in a door frame, thinking perhaps it looks just fine in the hallway instead of the living room?

As highrises become increasingly present on our horizon, built for clients looking for faster and faster delivery, we challenge ourselves to find room for improvement in our daily processes.

This is the story of how the craftsmanship of yesteryear inspired an unprecedented collaboration to preserve a unique piece of Seattle’s history—an effort empowered by today’s technology.

Think of any iconic structure defining our modern world and chances are, concrete played a big role in its creation: Hoover Dam, the Panama Canal, the Petronas Towers, the Burj Khalifa and Chesapeake Bay Bridge are all examples of this versatile material in its most impressive forms.

GLY Construction broke the Washington State record for the largest continuous mat pours at the Lincoln Square Expansion project, the new $1.2 billion mixed-use expansion of Kemper Development Company’s The Bellevue Collection.

We can probably all agree that deconstructing a 100-year old building and putting it back together again piece by piece is a daunting task. Now imagine reconstructing that building 60 feet north of its original location, integrating it with a new structure with strict vibration limitations, restoring its original representation prior to years of modifications, and bringing it up to current building code—all while preventing damage to 2,760 pieces of original terra-cotta.