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Katerra, the modular prefabrication startup and timber construction company is reportedly shutting down and plans on letting its thousands of employees go, according to The Information. Despite the $2 billion investment by SoftBank to support the company in upending the construction industry using cross-laminated timber (CLT), The Information’s recent report reveals that Katerra will shutdown […]

Months after receiving a $200 million investment, the company has announced its closing.

SPRs Doug Nadvornick reports. Spokane’s Catalyst Building at the south end of the University District received a visit Tuesday from an eager and interested state official, Washington Governor Jay Inslee. The building is known for its main building material, cross-laminated timber, and its energy efficiency. Jay Inslee was once a presidential candidate whose main issue was climate change. So when he came to Spokane and toured a building and neighborhood touted for so-called “smart energy” ...

Gov. Jay Inslee will tour the Catalyst Building and Scott Morris Center, as well as the new Hope House 2.0 and meet with local leaders to discuss homelessness.

Gov. Jay Inslee will tour the Catalyst Building and Scott Morris Center, as well as the new Hope House 2.0 in Spokane.

KXLY May 24, 2021 3:30 PM Erin Robinson Updated: Rachel La Corte SPOKANE, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee will visit Spokane on Tuesday to tour two new buildings and meet with local leaders to discuss housing and homelessness.  Inslee will begin his day at the Catalyst Building, Spokane’s first zero-carbon and zero-energy building. The five-story building is not only the first of its kind in the Lilac City, but also around the world.  Eastern Washington University wi...

Credit Courtesy of EWU Interim President David May announced her death to the campus in a statement Monday. "I don’t have any details to share, but it is a shock.  It is the wishes of her family that no one reach out to them at this time, and the university will be respecting these wishes for privacy." Cullinan was the universitys 26th president and the first woman to fill that role.  She was appointed in 2014 and was previously the president of Southern Oregon University. During her time a...

In 2013, architect Michael Green recorded a TED talk entitled “Why We Should Build Wooden Skyscrapers.” To date, it’s been viewed more than 1.3 million times and translated into 31 languages. “For many viewers, the idea of a massive building made of wood was a bizarre paradigm shift,” notes blog DesignMilk. “For Green, whose Michael […]

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Young Kwak photo McKinstry hopes the Catalyst Building it built near Spokanes University District in partnership with Avista Development will serve as proof that cutting-edge clean building techniques and technology dont have to come at a premium price. E ven before President Joe Biden announced his historic $2 trillion "American Jobs Plan" on March...