NAWIC Names Winners In CAD Competition

Portland - Portland Chapter 54 of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) sponsored its annual CAD/Design/Drafting Competition for high school students recently at the Sabin Skill Center in Milwaukie, Ore., and honored three winners: David Sohriakoff, first place; David Snow, second place; and Daniel Yoon, third place.

In past years, Portland's first place winner from the drafting and CAD competition has gone on to win second place in a western regional competition of nine states.
Students are furnished with a "Design Problem," such as a home or other structure, that is designed by a licensed architect or engineer. Project drawings must include, as a minimum, a floor plan, exterior elevation, and site plan with the placement of the structure. Drawings may be submitted in the category of "Hand Drafting" or the category of "CAD Drafting." Chapter 54's were submitted in the CAD category.

BBT Selected for Eastern Oregon School Projects

Bend - BBT Architects, based here, was recently selected by the Imbler School District, north of LaGrande, Ore., to assist with the passage of a bond issue to replace the district's elementary school. BBT will help the district determine the appropriate building solution by conducting community meetings for public input and programming sessions to determine the needs of the district, teachers and students. Once the scope of the project is determined, BBT will prepare a conceptual design, construction cost estimates and graphics for the bond promotion. The bond election is scheduled for November 2003.

BBT is also completing construction documents for renovations to the existing high school, middle school and grade school buildings at the Enterprise Schools campus in Enterprise, Ore. Work includes reroofing, exterior façade repairs, window replacement, building code improvements, mechanical and electrical upgrades, upgrades to the buildings' ventilation systems and the design of covered walkways connecting the three schools. Construction of the $2 million project is scheduled to begin this month.