WALSH Receives Sustainability at Work (SAW) Gold Certification from the City of Portland!

HAPPY EARTH DAY! Our Sustainability Committee had a recent virtual celebration for receiving Sustainability at Work (SAW) Gold by the City of Portland! The highest level of certification, SAW Gold recognizes your commitment to sustainability and your business’s positive impact on the environment and community. Congrats to all the other certified organizations who “walk the talk of green business, from recycling and reducing energy to bike commuting and community giving.” Link below. https://lnkd.in/gQx3fp7 hashtagearthday2020 hashtagearthmonth hashtagsawgold hashtagsustainabilityatwork hashtagwalshbuildsgreen hashtagearthdayeveryday hashtagearthdayathome hashtagwalshbuildscommunity hashtagwalshcofamily

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PAE Living Building Breaks Ground!

As we begin our virtual celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with many of you, we reflect on our role and responsibilities with stewardship in the A/E/C industry. Our resourceful people are driven to innovate and conserve and it is exciting when these skill-sets are challenged and aligned with project teams to be a part of building exceptional projects. We are so thrilled to be breaking ground on the PAE Living Building with ZGF Architects, Gerding Edlen, PAE and KPFF Consulting Engineers. …Read More

Affordable Housing for Pioneer Human Services is On Schedule!

Thank you to all of our WALSH teams and trade partners and to the dedication and commitment of all the good people at Pioneer Human Services for their continued work in the community! Once complete, this beautiful building designed by SMR Architects will provide permanent supportive homes for those transitioning from homelessness. hashtagwalshbuildscommunity hashtagwalshsafety hashtagendhomelessness hashtagsupportivehousing hashtagfairhousing hashtagwalshhousing

Congratulations to Plymouth Housing on Almquist Place Affordable Housing

We would like to congratulate Plymouth Housing on receiving a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for their newest supportive housing community a Bob & Marcia Almquist Place. Following stringent guidelines regarding COVID-19, this mixed-use building was successfully completed and will provide 102 new homes for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, supportive services space and new facilities offices for Plymouth Maintenance staff.

We value the partnership with Plymouth Housing as they work diligently to address Seattle’s homelessness crisis, providing permanent housing and services to the most vulnerable populations. Lastly, we want to thank Weinstein A+U architects, and the WALSH project team for their diligence and partnership in obtaining this milestone ahead of schedule.

Argyle Gardens: Affordable Housing Using Modular Construction

We’re thrilled to announce the affordable housing, Argyle Gardens, has achieved Certificate of Occupancy using modular construction! Despite significant adjustments with the COVID-19 working environment, the innovative Argyle Gardens, developed by Transition Projects, was completed on-time to provide 72 low-income and formerly homeless individuals with a home — 18 units reserved for veterans experiencing homelessness.

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Congratulations to Sharon Libby on Promotion to Quality Director

Today we celebrate another one of our hard working employees, who was recently promoted! Congratulations to Sharon Libby as, “She has moved on to the role of Quality Director at Walsh Construction Co. Sharon joined WALSH in 2013 and since then has served ably and diligently as a Quality Manager on many projects in both the Washington and Oregon regions.

As all who have worked with Sharon know, she brings a super positive attitude and an ethic of service to all the work she does, and has been particularly focused on proactively addressing the needs of our teams in the field as they pursue the highest level of quality on every one of our projects. Over the past two decades WALSH has developed an industry leading approach to Quality, and I have the highest degree of confidence that Sharon is ready to lead our Quality team into the future, serving WALSH project teams as well the clients and project partners we work so closely together with.

-Matt Leeding

Please join us in welcoming Sharon to her new role!

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Please stay safe and healthy everyone.

As this challenging week draws to a close, we would like to personally thank all of those folks who are doing their part to ensure the health and wellness of our greater community.

We want to thank all of our men and women who are continuing to do the necessary work in the field, those who are continuing to provide necessary services in the office, those who are continuing to work remotely and our dedicated project partners for continuing to build essential housing and services for those who are more vulnerable in our community.

Each day brings new waters to navigate and we want to thank our Walsh Construction Family for their focused, diligent and thoughtful efforts in supporting our greater community. We will continue to work collaboratively and transparently as we manage through this continuously evolving situation. Please stay safe and healthy everyone.

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