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Washington State
University's Everett Outpost Is a Lesson in Sustainability
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accompanies this story at URL below:
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March 8, 2018 By Sheila Kim, Architectural Digest
Washington State
University’s Everett outpost has come a long way since it began offering
classes on the campus of Everett Community College in 2012: Last year it opened
its very own University Center, a 95,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building
that greatly expands STEM education opportunities in the North Puget Sound
region—and boasts an ultra-green design by SRG Partnership.
The center’s sustainable
attributes are both hidden and in plain sight. On approach to the building, for
instance, visitors can spot a large photovoltaic array that projects 10 feet
from the façade. “We chose to celebrate WSU’s energy efficiency measures and
integrate them into the architecture as a modern interpretation of a
traditional cornice,” explains Tim Richey, a senior associate at SRG
Partnership.
A grand atrium, dubbed the
Innovation Forum, is a 20-foot-wide by 140-foot-long by four-story-high volume
that serves as the central vertical-circulation zone as well as a gathering
space bridging classrooms and labs to the east and faculty offices to the west.
SRG specified a Kawneer curtainwall system here with PPG Solarban glass that
transmits ample light and affords impressive views of the Cascade mountains
while controlling solar heat gain. Other building-envelope strategies that
ensure a comfortable and efficient environment include fixed external sunshades
on the south-facing windows and additional shading by the deep overhang of the
PV array. Thermal breaks, mineralwool insulation, a vapor-permeable membrane,
and mechanical ventilation louvers can be operated when outside conditions are
optimal. When all was said and done, the building envelope managed to perform
10 percent better than the Washington State Energy Code, which is already one
of the most stringent in the country.
But perhaps the most
striking green element—and an homage to Pacific Northwest industries—is the
atrium’s cantilevered wood stair made by local craftspeople of regional
materials including FSCcertified Douglas fir and bent and glued lamella. Says
Richey, “WSU is a leading institution on wood materials and engineering
research. The central stair reinforces that commitment and serves as a point of
inspiration for what’s possible with wood.”
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Saturday 3/10/2018 in
Pullman, WSU Baseball beat St. Mary’s, 2-1. Link to box score:
http://wsucougars.com/boxscore.aspx?id=8906&path=baseball
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Saturday: Scotty Sunitsch
Pitches WSU baseball Cougars past Saint Mary’s, 2-1
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington
State hit two solo homeruns to back an impressive pitching performance from
Scotty Sunitsch in a 2-1 victory over Saint Mary’s at Bailey-Brayton Field
Saturday afternoon. Sunitsch went a career-best seven innings, allowed just one
unearned run in the first inning and scattered five hits to record his first
win of 2018. Seniors James Rudkin and Blake Clanton each hit solo home runs and
the Cougars (4-7) used a triple play to claim two of the first three games in
the series against Saint Mary’s (8-5).
Saint Mary’s jumped out to
a 1-0 lead in the first inning, using a pair of infield singles, a sacrifice
bunt and an error to push a run across.
In the second inning, the
Cougars ended the top of the inning with something that hasn’t been done by a
WSU team since 1999, a triple play. Saint Mary’s had runners on first and
second with nobody out. SMC popped up a bunt attempt that catcher Cal Waterman
dove for and caught. He jumped to his feet and fired to James Rudkin at first
base to double-off the runner for the second out and Rudkin then fired to
Andres Alvarez at second base to get the runner at second base for the final
out. It was WSU’s first triple play since 1999, coming at Arizona State April
11.
In the bottom of the second
inning, Rudkin pulled a 1-1 pitch over the left field wall for a solo home run,
his second of the season and tied the game 1-1.
In the bottom of the sixth,
designated hitter Blake Clanton gave WSU a 2-1 lead with a solo homer to right
centerfield, his second of the season.
Sunitsch settled in and
kept the Gaels off the board the next six innings before Walker took over to
start the eighth inning. Walker allowed a one-out infield single but ended the
inning with a 5-4-3 double and retired the side in the ninth to record his first
save of 2018.
Inside the box score:
Jack Smith singled in the
1st inning to extend his hitting streak to 8 straight games
WSU turned a triple play in
the second inning, its first triple play since 1999 at Arizona State (4/11)
Sunitsch:
-- worked a career-high 7
IP, allowed 1 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 1 BB
--made career appearance
No. 74, tied for 5th-most in WSU history
Next up for Coug baseball
The series vs St. Mary’s concludes
Sunday at noon (Pacific Daylight Time)
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BASEBALL: Ninth Inning
Rally Turned Away By Saint Mary’s
From WSU Sports Info
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington
State nearly tied the game in the bottom of the ninth but a Cougar baserunner
was called for interference, resulting in a game-ending double play and a 4-3
win for Saint Mary's at Bailey-Brayton Field Friday.
The Gaels scored the
go-ahead run in the top of the ninth with a two-out RBI single. WSU won
Thursday's series-opener 7-6 in 11 innings after a Saint Mary's error allowed
the winning to score.
Saint Mary's (7-4) jumped
out to a 1-0 lead with three hits in the second inning and nearly had a larger
lead but hit into a double play with the bases loaded that ended the third
inning.
WSU (3-7) pushed two runs
across in the fourth inning as Alvarez punched one the other way down the right
field line for a leadoff double and Dillon Plew walked before James Rudkin
bunted both runners up a base. Blake Clanton lined the first pitch he saw to
left field for a sacrifice fly that scored Alvarez from third. Smith followed
with a ground ball through the right side that the Gael second baseman dove and
corralled and fired home to attempt to get Plew who was trying to score from
second on the play. Plew made a nice move to slide around the SMC catcher and
score for a 2-1 Cougar lead.
Saint Mary's regained the
lead in the sixth inning, using a bases-loaded 2-run double just past a diving
first baseman James Rudkin and down the right field line to give the Gaels a
3-2 advantage.
JJ Hancock answered for the
Cougars in the bottom half of six inning, scoring Blake Clanton with double
over the centerfielder's head that tied the game at three.
In the ninth, Saint Mary's
used a one-out single and a walk to put runners on first and second with one
out. Cougar relieve Michael Newstrom struck out the next batter for the second
out but the following hitter muscled a single just over a leaping Dillon Plew
at third base to score the runner from second for a 4-3 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth,
Alvarez and Plew opened the inning with walks before Saint Mary's recorded the
first out on a bunt that was popped up. Clanton followed with a walk to load
the bases with one out. Smith stepped in a pulled a 1-2 pitch to shortstop who
flipped to second for the out who made the throw to first but was too late to
get Smith for the double play.
WSU thought they had tied
the game but the second base umpire ruled that Clanton had interfered with the
SMC second baseman during his throw to first base and awarded the game-ending
double play for the Gaels.
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Fire damages Pullman
apartment
Moscow Pullman Daily News
A fire believed to have
been sparked Thursday night by an unattended pot of cooking oil left on a stove
caused heavy damage to an apartment located on Morton Street on College Hill.
According to a news release
from the Pullman Fire Department, personnel from the department responded to
the 32-unit apartment complex at 5:50 p.m. after receiving a report of a
structure fire. Personnel arrived to find fire coming from the doorway and
windows of a second floor apartment. Officers from the Pullman Police
Department evacuated neighboring apartments, while the fire department made an
attack from the outside before moving inside to finish extinguishing the fire.
Deputy Fire Marshal Tony
Nuttman determined the fire was accidental and was caused by an unattended pot
of cooking oil left on the stove. There was heavy fire damage to the kitchen
area of the apartment, with moderate smoke and water damage to the front room
and hallway of the unit. There was also moderate water damage to a unit below.
No one was in the apartment
when the fire was started, and no one was injured, according to the release.
There were no working smoke detectors found in the apartment.
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Washington State Patrol
adding extra patrols for spring break
By Hawk Hammer, KXLY.com
Posted: Mar 10, 2018 12:06
AM PST
PULLMAN, Wash. - As
Washington State University students leave for spring break, Washington State
Patrol has added extra patrol troopers to insure safe travel.
Troopers will primarily be
along State Route 26 and State Route 195.
Trooper Jeff Sevigney says
with the majority of highways around Pullman being two lanes, students need to
take extra care as they are driving, being especially careful when they are
passing.
"If there is a double
yellow line or solid yellow line in your lane, don't pass," he said. He
said safe passing practices are especially important when students are
unfamiliar with the roads.
In addition to unsafe
passing, troopers will be watching for distracted drivers, impaired drivers and
speeding violations.
"Drivers need to use
proper speeds for weather conditions, they need to give themselves extra time
to get where they are going and they need to be well rested," said
Sevigney. "We often see drowsy driving. It is a problem in rural areas
where there isn't much to see."
He says there will be extra
patrols as students return from spring break as well.
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