The Rafn Blog
What Makes a Well-Rounded Construction Professional?
At the heart of the Rafn Company’s mission statement is “Building Success for our People”.
Project Tour : Town Hall Seattle Renovation
Our project at Town Hall Seattle is a complete renovation of this 35,731 square foot performance arts building.
Ground Improvement Using Rammed Aggregate Piers
You walk out onto the construction site where a large excavator is beginning to dig down for a new building foundation, you’ve worn tall rubber boots, but a nervous feeling sets in as you begin to sink in the mud.
How City Policy Contributes to Energy Efficient Buildings
Though we may take different paths to get there, we are all headed toward the same goal: reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment as we build for the future.
Prepped for Silica Compliance
In the Tidbits section of our last newsletter, we shared a little about OSHA’s then upcoming rules for construction workers to reduce contact with respirable crystalline silica.
BIM Part Four : Practical Applications
In past articles we have written about Building Information Modeling’s (BIM) effectiveness, ease of construction, and how a project’s owner benefits from its use.
Project Tour : Cambridge Apartments Renovation
The Cambridge Apartments renovation project consists of a complete seismic retrofit to the 10-story turn-of-the-century building as well as a full plumbing infrastructure replacement, new lighting wiring, new fire sprinkler system, unit renovations, and elevator modernization.
National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week
Complicated Historic renovation projects often do not happen without Tax Credit assistance to developers.
Replumbing the Historic Stimson-Green Mansion
Built in 1901, the mansion is a designated Seattle Landmark, is on the Washington Heritage Register, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.