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Clean Water Services (CWS) staff visited Westlake’s office on Monday afternoon, June 20th, and gave a presentation on their Design and Construction Standards Manual. They discussed upcoming regulation changes based on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permit and also gave an overview of CWS policy and current regulations. The discussion… Continue Reading
During the week of May 23, Westlake’s Bernard Smith, PE, PLS, attended the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2016 Conference & Exhibition with Portland Development Commission (PDC) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Westlake’s booth was part of the PDC clean energy coalition along with several other companies in attendance. The Ernest N.… Continue Reading
On April 27 Gary Anderson, PLS, of Westlake Consultants presented at The Seminar Group’s “Easements and CCRs in Oregon” conference in downtown Portland. The presentation covered the complexities of easements as well as the different types of easements being used today. There were 75 people in attendance including those who tuned in online for the live webcast.… Continue Reading
Westlake has supported Friends of the Children (FOTC), a non-profit children’s mentoring group, since 2010 with employee-giving programs. In 2014, Westlake was chosen to be part of the Design / Build Project Team to perform civil engineering services for FOTC’s new Rockwood Facility uniquely co-located within a city park in Gresham, Oregon. FOTC leases the… Continue Reading
Last week Sig Fransen, Stormwater Consultant with Contech Engineered Solutions, visited Westlake and presented a technical overview of the StormTech filter systems used for treating stormwater. The filter systems can have a number of filter media including Perlite and the original biodegradable filter product, and can be tailored to meet the requirements of each individual site.… Continue Reading
ACE Academy, a charter school located in East Portland, plans to close in June after being open for eight consecutive school years. ACE (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering) served Centennial, Gresham-Barlow, Parkrose, and Reynolds School Districts. The school provided junior and senior high school students with hands-on experience in the path of their choice, while getting to experience a little of everything… Continue Reading
Westlake’s scan department recently visited Sherwood High School to talk about land surveying and 3D laser scanning. Our team presented to a group of students in an Advanced Construction class about the different ways you can specialize in surveying, the requirements for getting started in the profession, and how it’s applied to many different types of projects. In… Continue Reading
What is land surveying? What does a land surveyor do? Westlake’s new video, filmed at the annual 2016 PLSO conference in Eugene, OR, provides insight into the land surveying profession. It features a range of professionals who talk about the different ways you can specialize in surveying, the perks, job outlook, and being a woman in the profession. Continue Reading
Westlake Consultant’s scanning department recently visited Emerick Architects, located in downtown Portland, for a Lunch & Learn to present the use and benefits of 3D laser scanning. During the presentation, Westlake’s Bob Blair described our involvement in the Lloyd Center renovation work. He mentioned it took our scan department about 3 days to scan the entire mall and about 2 weeks to model… Continue Reading
Westlake has been on the forefront of integrating the use of 3D laser scanning in the A/E/C industry throughout the NW. We have been offering scanning services for over a dozen years with a continually growing knowledge of the latest technologies and practices. In a Research and Markets report published in October 2015, it was… Continue Reading
We were impressed by the quality of work and the deliverable schedule. Please pass on my appreciation to the project team. If you need a reference for future projects, I would be glad to give your firm one.”