Going where they are needed and doing what needs to be done sums up the ethos of Horrocks Engineers since the Utah firm's founding by Gill Horrocks in 1968. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record "We have evolved with the needs of the municipalities and our other clients," says Larry Reasch, a Horrocks principal. "Our clients will have a need for something and ask us if we're willing to come in and fill that need. In other cases, we'll see opportunities, and if it makes sense, we'll move to pursue them."Steady growth, a diverse project portfolio and 2014 revenue
The leaders of regional design firms say they are seeing more work in nearly all market segments, with the possible exception of federal projects. The strongest sectors are multifamily, hospitality, offices, manufacturing, K-12 projects and water infrastructure; as Kevin Miller, a principal with Utah's GSBS Architects, notes, the improvement is "across the board." Photo courtesy of Josh Allred, Architectural Nexus The BYU Life Sciences Building in Provo, Utah, was designed by Architectural Nexus. Image courtesy of (right) courtesy of CTA rchitects Engineers Most design firms report strong market diversity, including an upscale private mountain residence designed by CTA Architects Engineers.
The Colorado Dept. of Transportation says that key early repairs made to the I-70 East viaduct between Brighton and Colorado boulevards in Denver are beginning to deteriorate. Several post tension rods, installed to reduce cracking along the viaduct, have corroded and separated from the bridge. Initial signs of cracking and deterioration were first detected in 1981, triggering regular inspections and repairs to the structure. In 1997, CDOT installed tension rods to stop additional cracking. In 2005, loads on the bridge were reduced to prolong its life. A final series of major repairs, totaling over $30 million, were made in 2011.A
The Associated Builders and Contractors’ Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) declined 3.2% during the first quarter of 2015. Construction firms report a revenue-weighted average CBI of 8.4 months, 0.3 months below the fourth quarter 2014 reading. Year over year, the CBI has increased 4% from a first quarter of 2014 backlog of 8.1 months. “Weather and a myriad of other factors always make the first quarter CBI difficult to interpret,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “A brutal winter may have postponed project-related work, including the signing of contracts. The first quarters of 2012 and 2014 also experienced CBI declines that effectively were
Prices for inputs to construction industries expanded by 1.1% in May, the largest month-over-month increase in more than two years, and only the third time in the past 10 months that construction input prices have grown on a monthly basis. Year-over-year prices fell by 3% in May and have now fallen by more than 3% in each of the year’s first five months. The last time this occurred was the third and fourth quarter of 2009. Only three of the 11 key construction inputs—nonferrous wire and cable, crude petroleum and crude energy materials—experienced monthly price increases in May.“Commodity markets experienced
Nevada is leading the way in construction employment again in April, according to statistics recently revealed by Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, outpacing gains not seen in Arizona since 2005 and lackluster growth in New Mexico.
Denver International Airport recently announced that it will officially open its new hotel, the Westin Denver International Airport, at 3 p.m. on Nov. 19. The 433,000-sq-ft, 14-story hotel, with 519 guest rooms, will serve travelers at the fifth busiest airport in the United States. Photo courtesy of CIG The 433,000-sq-ft, 14-story DIA hotel, with 519 guest rooms, will serve travelers at the fifth busiest airport in the United States. The $544-million hotel, designed by Gensler entirely with towering walls of glass, overlooks both the mountains and DIA flight paths and is part of Denver’s new Hotel and Transit Center program,
Stuart Coppedge, a principal at RTA Architects in Colorado Springs, has been elected 2016 - 2017 national treasurer of the American Institute of Architects. The announcement was made at the 2015 AIA National Convention held in Atlanta from May 14 - 16. Photo courtesy of RTA Architects Stuart Coppedge Coppedge’s AIA leadership began in 2005 when he served as AIA Colorado South president, then AIA Colorado treasurer, AIA Colorado president, and AIA Western Mountain Region secretary.He then represented the six-state WMR from 2012-2014 as a member of the AIA national board of directors during a time of significant change, serving
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in April, increased moderately in May. The index now stands at 95.4 (1985=100), up from 94.3 in April. The Present Situation Index increased from 105.1 in April to 108.1 in May. The Expectations Index edged down to 86.9 from 87.1 in April. Consumers’ optimism about the short-term outlook edged down in May. The percentage of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months inched up from 15.4% to 15.6%, while those expecting business conditions to worsen also increased, from 9.1% to 10.8%.Consumers’ outlook for the labor market, however,
Construction employment expanded in 232 metro areas, declined in 66 and was stagnant in 60 between April 2014 and April 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America. “Demand, particularly from private-sector clients, has rebounded enough that many firms have been steadily expanding their head count during the past 12 months,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But construction employment is still below prior peak levels in most areas, as firms worry about the fate of federal transportation funding.”Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. added the largest number of construction jobs in
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