In October, Vestas Towers America opened its new 13-million-sq-ft wind tower manufacturing campus in Pueblo. Photo courtesy of Vestas Towers America At the new 13-million-sq-ft wind tower manufacturing campus in Pueblo, Vestas can process more than 200,000 tons of steel per year to create tower sections. The campus, the largest of its kind in the world, includes a 400,000-sq-ft production facility where the tower sections are made, a 140,000-sq-ft surface treatment plant where finishes are applied, a 43,000-sq-ft internals building where all of the hardware is installed in sections, and administrative offices. PCL Construction Services Inc., Denver, served as the
The American Institute of Architects Denver chapter recognized its 2010 architectural design, honor and president�s awards recipients during a ceremony on Sept. 24 at Mile High Station in Denver. Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, Denver Related Links: AGC Colorado Presents 2010 ACE Awards AIA Colorado Recognizes 2010 Achievements in Architecture ABC Rocky Mountain Honors 2010 EIC Award Winners ACEC/CO Presents Its 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards ASAC Hosts 26th Annual Construction Industry Awards The following 21 architectural design awards were selected from 79 entries submitted by members of AIA Denver and judged by a jury of architects and design experts from California. They were
Join Southwest Contractor and McGraw-Hill Construction on Dec. 7 in Phoenix, Dec. 8 in Las Vegas and Dec. 14 in Albuquerque to celebrate the building teams that created the best projects of 2010. The Best of 2010 award-winning projects are selected by a jury of prominent, local industry professionals. Criteria includes architectural and engineering design; execution of construction; innovation; contribution to the local community and construction industry; ability to overcome challenges; and overall excellence. photo courtesy URS Indian Bend Wash Improvements, Scottsdale Matthew O�Brien, author and journalist Photo � Fred Holden US Courthouse, Las Cruces. Phoenix | December 7, 2010
In June 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued its Exposure Draft, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. If this Exposure Draft is adopted, it could have a negative impact on contractors� financial statements and the percentage-of-completion method, as we know it, would largely disappear. At a minimum, it will make financial reporting more reliant on subjective decisions that will vary from contractor to contractor. In addition, financial performance will appear inconsistent, since revenue won�t be recorded until the project is transferred to the owner. As a result, financial institutions and bonding agents may misread financial information from construction companies under
Whether the still unopened Harmon Hotel inside the CityCenter resort in Las Vegas is demolished or remains an expensive billboard is now part of yet one more legal battle stemming from the struggling megaresort�s many financial woes. Photo: Bill Hughes Rumors say unopened hotel could be imploded. On Nov. 13, according to news reports, owner MGM Resorts International announced plans to raze the 27-story high-rise designed by U.K. �starchitect� Sir Norman Foster. MGM later backpedaled from that statement and claims no final decision has been made, says a spokesman. The company took a $279-million write-down in the third quarter on
The still unopened Harmon Hotel, a 27-story centerpiece of the now financially hemorrhaging CityCenter development in Las Vegas, is being targeted for demolition. MGM Resorts International, owner of the troubled 67-acre complex that includes the hotel designed by U.K. �starchitect� Sir Norman Foster, recently unveiled plans to raze it. MGM took a $279-million write-down in the third quarter on the building, which sits dormant with a sign wrapped around its gleaming glass fa�ade for the resort�s �Viva Elvis� show. Harmon may be the world�s most expensive billboard. Photo: Tony Illia The Las Vegas hotel-condo was designed by famed U.K. architect
In order to move radioactive material to and from three separate facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory, the U.S. Dept. of Energy plans to build 10 miles of new road that will allow it to transport the waste without having to access U.S. Route 20. U.S. 20 is the longest road in the United States and runs through the southern portion of the INL. DOE officials say the new road will lie within the nearly 900-sq-mile federal nuclear research center in the Arco Desert between Arco and Idaho Falls, Idaho. The $6.2-million project will be built with American Recovery &
The results of Tuesday�s election are in, and voter approval of school and construction bonds throughout the region was hit or miss, with some major defeats handed out. The southwest�s largest bond issue, New Mexico�s $155.2-million request for funding dozens of higher education and special school projects throughout the state, failed by a narrow margin of less than 2,500 votes. Smaller state-wide bonds, providing $7.7 million for senior citizen facilities and $7 million for various libraries, were successful. Voters in New Mexico�s most populous county, Bernalillo, passed all of its bond measures, including $25 million for parks, roadways and storm/wastewater
Engineers JONES Jessica Jones of The RMH Group, Lakewood, Colo., was recently promoted to director of sustainable services. She will spearhead the company’s sustainable design and facilitate its commitment to providing low-energy-use mechanical and electrical engineering solutions. Her job will include maintaining the firm-wide focus on green design by keeping the company abreast of trends and technologies and coordinating in-house green training. Jonathan Jensen, associate mechanical engineer with Spectrum Engineers, Salt Lake City, has earned the Building Energy Modeling Professional certification from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Jensen provides mechanical engineering services for health-care, hospitality, education,
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