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May 3, 2021 8:01 PM Dylan Carter
OLYMPIA, Wash The fencing surrounding the West Capitol Campus is scheduled to be removed Tuesday morning, according to the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services.
The order restricting access to certain areas of the campus has been in place since January, a news release said.
Chris Liu, the director for the DES, released a statement:
“I’m pleased to announce that we’re removing the temporary construction fencing on West Campus. It was an important measure to protect free speech rights, the democratic process and government operations. We are hopeful that political temperatures will continue to cool and that threat levels or illegal activity will not necessitate such security measures again. However, there are still many unknowns as to how our security environment will continue evolve into the future. I want to emphasize that it is a priority for DES Capitol Security and Washington S
Proterra Selected In Electric Bus Contract By Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
Transit agencies, universities, and commercial customers can now purchase Proterra battery-electric buses directly from the Washington State Cooperative Purchasing Contract
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BURLINGAME, Calif., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Proterra Inc ( Proterra ), a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, today announced that it has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state s regional Cooperative Purchasing Contract.
Proterra was chosen to help streamline local transit agencies access to vehicles that best meet their specific transit system needs. Transit agencies, universities, and other commercial operators can now purchase Proterra battery-electric buses as well as Proterra
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 10, 2020
The Edmonds College Science, Engineering & Technology building.
Edmonds College’s new Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) building, completed in August 2020, has earned Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) oversaw the project.
LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification that certifies the building was designed and built sustainably.
The building met rigorous standards for sustainability metrics including sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy use, indoor environmental quality and more. Gold LEED is the second highest LEED rating level a building can achieve.
The project began when the existing STEM facilities at Edmonds College weren’t providing a quality instructional experience for students. Student spaces for science, math and nursing were spread out across the campus, limiting interdisciplinary in