Congratulations to Duvall Main Street for winning the 2010 APWA Washington Chapter Public Works Project of the Year Award in the Transportation Category for Less than $5 million!

The Chapter Public Works Projects of the Year Award recognizes excellence in management and administration of public works projects; 4 divisions and 5 categories. For 2009, the divisions were changed to projects less than $5 million, $5 to $25 million, $25 to $75 million, and over $75 million.

Congratulations to Burien Town Square for being one of the recipients of the VISION 2040 award!

Each year the Puget Sound Regional Council honors outstanding real-life examples of how the region is achieving the ambitious vision for growing wisely and creating great quality of life in all the region’s communities. The awards are designed to recognize the superb work being done by public and private organizations to achieve the region’s growth, economic, and transportation strategy, VISION 2040.

The Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station press release is now available in the following languages:

The Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station receives LEED NC-2.1 Platinum Project Certification!

As the prime consultant, KPG led the entire team through a rigorous planning, design, construction and commissioning process in order to achieve King County’s sustainability goals.

The Shoreline RTS now represents the only solid waste processing facility and the only industrial building to be awarded this level of Certification, and is among only 60 other projects in the United States (65 projects worldwide) with a LEED Platinum Certification.  The Shoreline RTS is truly among the most elite ‘green’ projects in the world.

To find out more about the USGBC and LEED, feel free to visit www.usgbc.org.

KPG trains the next generation of engineers!

A local cub scout troop was given the opportunity to tour one of KPG's construction sites where they learned the basics of what it takes to become a civil engineer.