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    Seattle, WA 98115

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    6211 Roosevelt Way NE
    Seattle, WA 98115
    http://www.tca-inc.com
    206-522-3830

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    TCA Architecture Planning has an over 40-year evolution of experience in personalized design service excellence. Our mission is to participate in and realize the visions of our clients.

    Each project begins with the client and grows into a relationship built on communication, innovation, and a commitment to surpassing expectations. Design inspiration for each project is derived from careful identification and consideration of its specific characteristics: the client??&s needs and desires, the unique circumstances of the site, and the rich possibilities of materials and construction.

    TCA has an established reputation for excellence in specialty practice in custom residential, commercial, municipal, fire service and interiors projects. The vision and values of our extraordinary staff and principals, Brian Harris, Stephen Rising and Eric Schaer, continue to drive the firm??&s success.

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    Firehouse Announces 2021 National Station Design Award Winners

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    Nov. 15, 2021
    Fire departments and architect firms across the country are recipients of the Firehouse Station Design Awards for various fire station and facility categories.
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    Product of the Day: TCA Architecture Planning, Inc. -- Architecture Planning Design

    Aug. 31, 2018
    TCA Architecture & Planning has been at the forefront of comprehensive fire service planning and design for over 55 years.
    The Gold Award for the Satellite Station Design category was awarded to Houston Fire/EMS Station No. 84, Houston, TX. The architects for the project: BRW Architects, Houston, TX.
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    As trusted experts in Emergency Facility Design, TCA Architects has proudly provided comprehensive operations-based architectural planning and design for the fire service since...

    Articles & News

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    New Fire Station? Start Here

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    April 18, 2022
    Fifty-two targeted presentations by end-users and architects provide a wealth of information for municipalities that are looking to build a firehouse, a combined public-safety...
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    With the launch of plans to construct a new fire station for the Central Valley Fire District of Belgrade, MT, the department’s chief was committed to exploring all means to limit contaminants in the firehouse. The result: An outbuilding (foreground) where apparatus, equipment and crew are decontaminated before entering the main station.
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    Station Design: A Detached Decontamination Building Examined

    Jan. 18, 2021
    Architect Brian Harris and Fire Chief Ron Lindroth explain the nuts and bolts behind construction of a standalone decontamination building for the Central Valley Fire District...
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    In Mosier, OR, a solar array will provide electricity to the fire station portion of a mixed-use facility during the day and send any surplus to the electric grid.
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    The Living Building Challenge

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    May 1, 2020
    Brian Harris and Brad Liljequist look at the Living Building Challenge, which generally is considered the world’s most stringent green building standard.
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    Topics at the 2019 SDC ranged from intitial planning and building to sustainability.
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    Station Design Conference 2019: Station Design Trends

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    July 1, 2019
    Firehouse’s Station Design Conference highlighted the latest in station design innovations, technology and healthy concepts.
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    Building Codes, the ADA & Your Fire Station

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    May 1, 2019
    Brian Harris and Forest Hooker share a brief history of building codes and how they apply to station design.
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    Portage, IN, Fire Station No. 3 includes an outdoor space for dining, gathering and social interaction for firefighters.
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    Looking Back: 2017 Fire Station Trends

    Dec. 26, 2017
    Janet Wilmoth reviews what she found trending for design and safety with the 2017 Station Design Award submissions.
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    Confronting Fire Department Diesel Exhaust Exposure Concerns - Part 2: Taking a Systems Approach

    Oct. 21, 2017
    Michelle Copeland and Brian Harris explain why a well-thought-out plan is needed to manage firefighter exposure in the station.
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    Recent studies on firefighter cancer risks, combined with the evolution of litigation related to diesel exhaust exposure, have shined a beacon of light on the urgency of exposure reduction.
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    Confronting Fire Department Diesel Exhaust Exposure Concerns - Part 1

    Sept. 24, 2017
    Michelle Copeland and Brian Harris begin looking at the effects of diesel exhaust on firefighters in the station.
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    Station Design Supplement: Part 1 - Built to Last

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    Firehouse® Magazine recently asked a sampling of manufacturers of firefighter training facilities to participate in a roundtable discussion focused on issues such as ways in ...

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    2020 Station Design Awards

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    Firehouse is pleased to present the seventh annual showcase of fire and emergency service facilities in our Station Design Awards program.

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