Entries by Faber Construction

Appreciation from the Whatcom Community Foundation

We want to share with you a lovely letter we received from the Whatcom Community Foundation for the Ferndale Library. April 2015, Mr. Ben Faber Faber Construction 131 East Grover Lynden, WA  98264 Dear Ben, As farmers in rural South Dakota in the early 1900s, my grandparents participated in many barn raisings. While barns were […]

Ferndale Library Opening Oct 29!

Whatcom County Library System’s newest library is set to open October 29! Here’s a quick sneak peek of the new building from the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce. Save November 15 on your calendars for the Grand Opening, starting at 10am. We can’t wait to show off this beautiful library and hope you love it as […]

Whatcom Creek Bridge Replacement

Our latest civil project, and our first bridge – Whatcom Creek Bridge. We had fun bolting the 38,000-pound bridge together with the help of Sicklesteel Cranes and placing it over the creek. The steel bridge is 110 feet long and 10 feet wide with fiberglass slats to walk upon. If bridges fascinate you read this […]

Northwest Indian College Grand Opening

On March 21st, the Northwest Indian College celebrated the grand opening of their new Faber-built library building. Students, faculty, administrators and staff were as excited as we were with the beautiful metal and wood clad building. This library has the capacity to hold over 30,000 books and will be home to the Vine Deloria Jr. […]

Ferndale Public Library Builders

Construction is already underway for the new public library in Ferndale. This building has been designed by SHKS Architectsand is situated right on main street. The library will feature a glulam skeleton frame with 8″ structurally insulated panel walls. Why does Ferndale need a new library? The Whatcom Country Library System is currently operating out […]

Alger Park & Ride

Skagit Transit has awarded us the Alger Park and Ride in early May. We’ve started to mobilize the site just off of the I-5 Alger Exit 240. This raw piece of land will be turned into a new park and ride for commuters along the I-5 corridor. The new facility will help to encourage everyday […]

Whatcom Museum of Art

This October we are excited to be a part of upgrading the Whatcom Museum of Art. We are managing the window upgrade of this local, historic building for the city of Bellingham. SHKH Architects of Seattle will be overseeing the project and Legacy Renovations out of Tacoma will be restoring all historic features back to […]

New LEED Project Index Sensors Complete

Faber Construction just recently completed an extensive renovation of a 20,000 sqft concrete tilt structure for the Port of Bellingham in Fairhaven. The new facility will be leased by Index Sensors and Controls to develop, test, and manufacture precision temperature switches and controls. The job consisted of a total demolition of the existing interior space […]