On the rise: Meeting the unique challenges of high-rise healthcare construction in Seattle
High-rise healthcare towers like Providence/Swedish's $1.3B North Tower, under construction, and Harborview Medical Center's planned inpatient tower require complex coordination and collaboration under tight site constraints.

By TODD PARKE
PCS Structural Solutions

Designing for uncertainty: Integrated teams help navigate changing climate requirements
Integrated teams bring architecture, engineering, cost estimating and construction insights together to help institutions meet internal climate commitments and external policy regulations.

By DEVIN KLEINER and ANDREW CLINCH
Perkins&Will

A new blueprint for behavioral health
Compass Health's three-phase Broadway Campus Redevelopment in Everett is designed to house a spectrum of care under one roof.

By ADAM SMITH and MARK RONISH
BNBuilders

Designing for tomorrow: Why flexible life science spaces are critical to Seattle's future
Integrating adaptability and resilience into lab spaces empowers innovation, marketability and relevance in a shifting landscape.

By JOE WORKMAN and KRISTINA RIVERA
CollinsWoerman

Translational medicine: Closing the distance between discovery and care
Designing laboratories and clinics in shared facilities allows discoveries to reach patients sooner and clinicians to return real-time insight to scientists.

By DAN SENG and BLAKE WEBBER
HOK

Building critical connections in occupied facilities
The fragile, essential work of building connections between old and new - for patient care, for staff workflows, and for all of the infrastructure systems that keep the hospital functional - all while keeping the doors open for patients.

By MAUREEN D. JACKSON
Stantec

More watts, more science: Dexter Yard's high-density MEP infrastructure
Dexter Yard provides 20 watts per square foot, N+1 standby generators, and two central plants, giving life science and technology tenants mission-critical infrastructure to accelerate innovation.

By GRACE CALHOUN
Turner Construction

How Providence St. Peter Hospital is pioneering decarbonization for health systems
A phased, 15-year roadmap toward full electrification and carbon neutrality for the 1971 building shows hospital decarbonization is about more than mechanical systems - it requires rethinking operations across every aspect of care delivery.

By STEPHEN WICKLINE, DAVID THOMSEN and BETH SCHENK
Providence Swedish