Starting over from scratch

BY PAUL LEONARD of the VBJ

It's out with the old, in with the new in Washougal.

The demolition last month of Parker House Restaurant by Vancouver-based RSV Building Solutions cleared the way for the construction of the latest entry to Southwest Washington's casual and fine-dining scene.

Changing spaces

BY ROCH MANLEY Manley Architects

Our economy has led to a new beginning for many businesses. If yours is a retail, restaurant or office-based enterprise - or if you are starting up a new business - there is much to consider in regards to a possible relocation or remodel.

Imagine a building

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

What began as a student competition in building design in 1995 has grown to include a professional division. Sponsored by Clark County Public Utilities, high school students are challenged to stretch their imaginations and design a building. Brick or steel, tiny or towering - just a few simple design restrictions and the rest was up to them.

Building green

BY TIMOTHY BUCKLEY Greenstone Architecture

On May 8, 2009, Gov. Christine Gregoire (D-Wash.) signed a landmark energy efficiency bill, quietly putting Washington state on the forefront of U.S. green energy efforts.

Devil's in the details

BY PAUL LEONARD of the VBJ

More than 10 years after the planning process first began, consensus on a final design for the Columbia River Crossing project remains elusive - even as millions of dollars in federal transportation funding threatens to expire.

Hitting the reset button

BY MIKE MERRILL Phillips Group LLC

Though the current recession is slowly improving, we still have a long way to go. Shuttered businesses, lost jobs, empty buildings and retail spaces make it clear that Clark County's real estate and construction industries are surviving not just a recession, but a depression. According to some market experts, commercial real estate is not expected to stabilize until 2012, with new commercial construction lagging until at least 2014.

Navigating construction lien land mines

BY KELLY WALSH Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

With the recent decision of the Washington Court of Appeals in Williams v. Athletic Field, Inc., the Court reminded contractors that the battlefield of construction liens is a tricky, as well as technical, one to navigate safely.

Designing out of recession

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

Defining the future of PDX

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

Is it reasonable that a crucial regional resource such as Portland International Airport (PDX) rely on a conditional use permit for its continued existence? Perhaps not - but that has been the case since the airport's inception in 1940. 

New energy regulations: heading your way

BY BRAD ERIKSEN Jordan Schrader Ramis

During the last year's legislative session, the Washington legislature adopted the Efficiency First Act, which establishes statewide standards for the Washington Energy Code, which preempts many aspects of energy codes adopted by local jurisdictions, covering commercial and residential construction projects.

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