EBay's new 85,000-sq-ft Salt Lake City "data center of the future" deploys Dell's EPIC module, which packs more than 1 MW of IT power capacity into 24 racks, and HP's EcoPod module, adding 1.4 MW of capacity in 44 gear racks.
The Denver Union Station Transit Improvements project transformed 42 acres of blighted former rail yards into the centerpiece of a bustling lower downtown neighborhood.
The LEED-Gold-designed Mountaineer Field House and Recreation Center provides Western State Colorado University with training facilities that rival those at many NCAA Division 1-A universities.
After a year of major renovations, the historic Byers Junior High School in Denver re-opened in late August. It is the most recent campus to be added to Denver School of Science and Technology. Photo by James W. Jenson Photography The project team replaced more than 220 windows at Byers Junior High, matching the original designs, but far surpassing the old windows in energy efficiency. The 110,000-square-foot building sat vacant for a decade after Denver Public Schools closed the facility. Arvada’s Swinerton Builders won a hard bid contract in June 2013 to renovate the 1921 building in time for the
The confidence of Colorado business leaders in the economy continues to be positive heading into the fourth quarter and has increased moderately compared to a year ago. That is the key message from the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) recently released by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. It’s not as bullish, however, the LBCI says, as it was a quarter ago, with slight drops across the board resulting in a current overall reading of 59.5, down from 61.2 heading into the third quarter of 2014.“I wouldn’t put too much concern in a slight dip
The September report of the Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from the National Association of Credit Management fell in September to 54.9 from 56.7. While still firmly in the growth category, this is the lowest reading in nearly two years. Not even the “Polar Vortex” months of bad winter weather early in the year were as weak, NACM says. The collapse was felt in a variety of categories. “This was not a small reversal of fortune by any stretch of the imagination,” said NACM Economist Chris Kuehl. “This could be termed a collapse, and it begs a very important question—which is
The U.S. construction industry added 16,000 jobs in September, according to the Oct. 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimate. The August estimate was revised downward from 20,000 to 16,000 net new jobs. Nonresidential construction added 3,200 jobs in September, accounting for only 20% of the total gain in construction employment. “After a disappointing August jobs report, this new data reaffirms the ongoing momentum in the broader national economy,” said Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “The release also confirms that nonresidential construction’s expansion continues to be a moderate one, with the industry adding only a few thousand
Nonresidential construction spending slipped in August, according to an Oct. 1 release from the U.S. Census Bureau. Nonresidential construction spending shrank 1.2% on a monthly basis in August but has still managed to expand 6% year-over-year. Spending for the month totaled $603.7 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis. The government also revised the July spending figure down from $617.8 billion to $611.3 billion. “This is why it is never a good idea to get excited about one month’s worth of data,” said Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “After a significant acceleration in spending in July, the
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