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Finding the Info You Need in A System of Over 3 Million Emails! ✉️ Check out this clip from our Conquering Construction Administration Chaos webinar where Jason Herbst, Senior Associate and Knowledge and Project Information Manager at NAC explains how he was able to find what he needed in his system of 3 million emails with Newforma Project Center. Watch The Entire Webinar On Demand Here: 👉 https://hubs.li/Q02LBN8P0 🔍 What You’ll Learn: - Best practices for overcoming common construction administration challenges - Tips to improve collaboration and communication among project teams - Tools and techniques to keep your projects on track and within budget #Construction #ProjectManagement #ConstructionAdministration #InformationManagement"

"When you start the construction phase of a project, time is always a critical element." Check out this clip from our Conquering Construction Administration Chaos webinar where Donald McKinney, Senior Associate at NAC explains why time is a vital element in construction. 🏗️ Watch here the entire webinar on demand here: https://hubs.li/Q02N9j270 🔍 What You’ll Learn: - Best practices for overcoming common construction administration challenges - Tips to improve collaboration and communication among project teams - Tools and techniques to keep your projects on track and within budget #Construction #ProjectManagement #ConstructionAdministration #InformationManagement

Congratulations to the University of Montana on the Grand Opening of The Lodge Dining Center! We were honored to break bread in celebration with the campus community last Thursday. The Dining Center is already doubling their meal output in this inspiring new space. As conceptualized, its truly become a love letter to Montana and we’re proud to have been part of it. Sincere thanks to all the awesome teammates: University of Montana, UM Dining, NAC, NACE, SMA, Baker Group, DCI Engineers, ACE (Associate Construction Engineering MT)

What have NAC interns been up to this summer? Building models, touring construction sites, creating community engagement graphics toolkits, attending lunch and learns, schooling us in ping pong, presenting in office discussions, volunteering with local AIA, and bringing enthusiasm to our teams and offices! Our staff celebrates the opportunity to share and learn from these students, as well as to offer mentorship as they embark on their careers. We integrate our interns into project teams, including them in design discussions, drawing development, and construction meetings. Internships spread knowledge – within our local offices and the wider architectural community – aligning with our core values as curious explorers, deeply committed to work that improves our communities and world. It's been an amazing summer with our interns! We can’t wait to see what they do next! Many thanks to our interns pictured here: David Asokeji Christian Becerra Griffin Hagen Avery Vuong Evan Sedlacek #internships #architectureinternship #architecture

Upon completion in April 2026, Pasco Aquatics Center will be NAC’s largest aquatic-focused construction project ever. The indoor portion of the project will include a variety of water features, including a lazy river, water slides, basketball hoops, a vortex and social alcove off the river, and a children’s play area with zero-depth entry. Outside, the Aquatics Center will feature additional children’s play areas, and unique amenities such as a wave-ball court, a climbing wall, and a mini ninja course. Surrounding the 4,700 square-foot pool will be plenty of seating and gathering areas for the community to enjoy. Phase II will add, at minimum, an indoor 8-lane 25-yard lap pool with spectator seating interconnected to other amenities, two beach volleyball courts, and pickleball courts. Water Technology, Inc. Bouten Construction Company PBS Engineering and Environmental DCI Engineers

Kimball Elementary School is a replacement of the original school built on the same site in 1971. The design responds to two great challenges. One, the site had more than 50 feet of elevation change and more than 100 jurisdictionally regulated trees. Two, the school had a long tradition of teaching in open concept classrooms, a feature at odds with SPS’s equity-based educational specifications.   NAC turned a constraint into a feature by wrapping the new Kimball Elementary School around existing groves and hillsides. Internally, classrooms are designed with operable walls and windows to provide visual connection and collaboration opportunities between classrooms.   Community outreach during the design process inspired special features including displays of mosaics salvaged from the original building and native language environmental graphics. The design fully implements passive solar design strategies using building orientation, natural shading from mature evergreen groves, and a highly insulated building envelope with a remarkably low air infiltration that is 1/3 of the Seattle Energy Code threshold.   Team: Coughlin Porter Lundeen Hargis Engineers Osborn Consulting Seattle Public Schools   Photography: Benjamin Benschneider

Expedition Elementary School welcomed students to their first day of school yesterday! We were thrilled to see the excitement from students and parents at the new building. Filled with light and wrapped around an inviting courtyard designed to inspire curiosity, the new school houses about 500 students in 27 general classrooms with various shared spaces. Congratulations to Bethel School District, the school community, and the entire team! Team: Bethel School District Pease Construction Fora Landscape Architects NAC Engineering Coughlin Porter Lundeen Metrix Engineers Sitts & Hill Engineers, Inc. The Greenbusch Group Clevenger Group #K12design #schooldesign #K12architecture #learningenvironments #architecture Music by Muza Production/Jamendo / Adobe Stock

Check out this video showcasing the progress of the project I have been dedicated to at Los Angeles Pierce College. Special thanks to the teams at Safework, BuildLACCD Program, NAC , as well as everyone else involved.

We had a blast at the 3-day architecture camp with Spokane Public Libraries! Kids ages 10-13 dove into the world of architecture through fun, hands-on activities. A huge thank you to NAC's Lupe Barajas, serving as the AIA Spokane Youth Outreach Chair, for organizing this amazing experience. Special thanks to NAC Volunteers Chelsea Bermudez, Amanda Brennan, David Asokeji, Carlie Houn, Taylor Olson, Cecilia Arroyo, and most importantly Spokane Public Libraries and all the future architects, artists, interior designers, and engineers that created with us.

Exciting Week with Future Architects! This past month, NAC was thrilled to host an inspiring group of high school and college students, thanks to our fantastic partnership with SoCal NOMA. Our goal was to introduce these bright, diverse minds to the world of architecture, offering them a firsthand glimpse into our daily work and the many possibilities within Arch. Through hands-on experiences, engaging discussions, and shadowing opportunities, we aim to demystify architecture and show these students just how accessible and rewarding it can be. We believe that by supporting and mentoring these future architects, we can help pave the way for more diversity and innovation in the industry. Here's to nurturing new talent and making architecture a field where everyone feels welcome and inspired! A huge thank you to SoCalNOMA - Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects for their incredible partnership and to all the students who participated. Keep dreaming big, and we can't wait to see where your journeys take you!