At a time when many firms are in survival mode, trimming costs and eliminating risk, Architectural Nexus is thriving, and it�s encouraging employees to pursue work they�re passionate about, even if it�s not a fi rm specialty. Formed in 2003 by the merger of Jensen Haslem Architects and Thomas Petersen Hammond Architects, Architectural Nexus now has 100 employees among offi ces in Logan, Utah; and Tempe, Ariz.; and a new LEED-Platinum Salt Lake City headquarters, an energetic design studio coaxed from a bland fi tness facility. President Donald Finlayson, who joined Jensen Haslem as a health-care specialist in 1996, became
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co., Salt Lake City, a subsidiary of Sterling Construction Co. Inc., is the apparent low bidder on a $26.5-million bridge project for the Montana Dept. of Transportation. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project is located on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, Mont., approximately 10 miles east of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park. Construction is expected to begin this fall and be complete by October 2012. The project scope replaces the existing bridge over Two Medicine River on U.S. 2 with a six-span, 1,520-ft, cast-in-place concrete segmental bridge on a new
The Utah Dept. of Transportation’s one-year-old Beaver Creek Bridge is located between the cities of Spanish Fork and Price. The scenic U.S. 6 mountain pass is “notorious for wildlife hits,” says UDOT Structural Designer Rebecca Nix. “The new bridge is an effort to reduce those accidents,” by providing a generous space under the bridge for wildlife to cross in addition to a creek crossing. Many safety projects, such as road widening, bridge replacement and other new crossings, have been completed on U.S. 6 in the last several years. Besides improving safety, the bridge is also serving as a testing ground
SUMMERHAYS Employers are often surprised to learn that injuries sustained in a motor-vehicle crash may be compensable under the workers compensation laws of several states. Fleet exposure is one of the most overlooked loss sources of a company's operations. This is even true when a company�s transportation needs are incidental to what the company does and the type of employees the company has on staff. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Driver Selection Do an interview that asks specific questions about an applicant’s driving experience and type of vehicles they will be driving. Get a copy of the applicant’s motor
Gold: Veterans Pedestrian BridgeSubmitted by Matrix Design Group Inc. For more than 300 years, the Arkansas River has been the lifeblood of Pueblo, continually serving the area’s population beginning with the first settlers in the region and continuing through the era of Pueblo’s steel trade. Today, the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk is a popular urban waterfront tourist destination and an integral part of downtown Pueblo. Veterans Pedestrian Bridge Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards The Riverwalk has revitalized a segment of the river that was previously seen as a blight to downtown Pueblo. An important part of Pueblo’s Urban
Gold: SMA North AmericaSubmitted by Trinity Mechanical SMA Solar Technologies converted an existing 150,000-sq-ft warehouse in the Stapleton redevelopment into its first North American manufacturing facility by adding a 20,000-sq-ft, second-story mezzanine. Included in the scope was a 100,000-sq-ft aluminum truss system used to support facility infrastructure such as IT, power cabling, compressed air piping, chilled water piping for test equipment cooling, a 20,000-sq-ft mezzanine and an office tenant space. SMA North America SMA North America Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards The mechanical systems in the building include custom industrial air-handling units that maintain both critical temperature
Gold: (tie) Auraria Science BuildingSubmitted by Haselden Construction The new 324,000-sq-ft science facility at the Auraria campus in downtown Denver upgrades the original mid-1970s building and provides additional space to bring the offices and classrooms for three colleges under one roof. Auraria Science Building Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards Photo By Frank Ooms Photography Colorado State University-Pueblo Student Housing Village The new facility at Speer Boulevard and Lawrence Street was made possible by a partnership between the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver, the three schools that
Photo by Sincereduncantudios.com U.S. Dept. of Energy�s Research Support Facility Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards Photo By Kevin Eilbeck Photography Paleontology Building at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Photo By Kevin Eilbeck Photography Paleontology Building at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Gold: Outstanding Community Contribution U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Research Support FacilitySubmitted by Haselden Construction The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is the primary lab in the U.S. for renewable-energy and energy-efficiency research and development. The Research Support Facility integrates high-performance building design and construction practices. It is registered to obtain LEED-Platinum
Gold: University Village ColoradoSubmitted by Matrix Design Group Inc. When developers Kevin Kratt with Kratt Commercial and Tom Cone with Olive Real Estate Group first conceived University Village Colorado, they saw many challenges: utility conflicts, bonding agencies, tight schedules, significant site grading and a sinking economy. Photo By Forest Rose Productions University Village Colorado Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards To complete the project, the two formed a partnership with the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the project’s neighbor. The University Village Colorado retail development began as a collection of
Gold: West 6th Avenue Viaduct RehabSubmitted by Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. The West 6th Avenue Viaduct Rehabilitation completely removed and replaced the substructure elements of the westbound viaduct in Denver. Also included were replacement of three expansion joints, improvements to drainage and replacing 900 sq yd of bridge deck on the eastbound viaduct. West 6th Avenue Viaduct Rehab Interstate 25 and Plum Creek Parkway Interstate 25 and Plum Creek Parkway Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards 18th Street Pedestrian Bridge 18th Street Pedestrian Bridge The many challenges included working with limited vertical clearance within an active railroad
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