The Denver School of Science and Technology’s Conservatory Green Middle School and High Tech Elementary School is the site of a new “learning landscape” that features interactive learning and educational teaching tools integrated throughout the campus. Image courtesy of Design Concepts CLA Inc. he design theme for the learning landscape combines interactive learning and educational teaching tools that are integrated throughout the campus. Image courtesy of Design Concepts CLA Inc. Many of the shade areas near the schools were designed as custom leaf-shaped structures. The shared school, with grades from early childhood education through eighth (ECE-8), is a new Denver
The story of Haselden Construction LLC is one of a family business that maintained its core values during the recession while adopting new strategies and carefully managing risks. Related Links: NREL Research Support Facility Earns Perfect Green Marks Wyoming Medical Center Tops Out "From the onset of the recession, we were thinking about the recovery and what we could do to make ourselves stronger at the other side," says Byron Haselden, president. He leads the Centennial, Colo.-based company, along with his two older brothers, Ed and Mike, chief executive officer and chief operating officer, respectively. Their father, Jim Haselden, started
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the greatest disasters in U.S. history, but for Danish immigrant Soren N. Jacobsen it became an opportunity. The young cabinetmaker had arrived at Ellis Island in 1900 and worked his way west doing millwork and building houses before settling in Salt Lake City. Related Links: Jacobsen Names New CEO, Realigns Its Executive Ranks City Creek Center Revives SLC Business District But realizing the need for rebuilding after the quake, Jacobsen left for San Francisco. He built a base of experience working as a foreman on projects like the Fairmont and Bellevue
The Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) reached an all-time high in the second quarter of 2014. CBI improved 5.4% following a 2.8% decline in the first quarter and currently stands at 8.5, up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. “The long-awaited brisk nonresidential construction recovery may be upon us,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Industry momentum was snuffed out by a seemingly endless winter, but the pace of industry recovery has been accelerating ever since.Backlog gains were nearly ubiquitous during the second quarter, with gains registered in every industry segment, in nearly all geographies and for firms
The outlook remains positive for landscape architecture firms, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ second quarter 2014 “Business Quarterly” survey. The survey revealed a marked rise in billable hours and inquiries for new work. Hiring plans rose slightly from the last quarter. More than 84% of respondents reported stable to significantly higher inquiries for new work, an increase from 80.2% last quarter. In addition, 82.42% indicated stable to significantly higher billable hours, compared to 72.2% last quarter.Year to year, 85.17% noted stable to significantly higher second-quarter inquiries for new work, higher than the second quarter of 2013 (83.4%).
A team of Colorado State University students who designed an energy renovation of a campus health clinic is one of only three teams selected to compete in a national green energy contest being held in September. Rendering courtesy of CSU The CSU teams proposal for the Hartshorn building includes an LED lighting design, a new solar photovoltaic system to reduce consumption from local utilities and a building monitoring system to display real-time energy consumption. The project focused on CSU’s Hartshorn Health Services building as part of the Green Energy Challenge sponsored by ELECTRI International and the National Electrical Contractors Association
The Design-Build Institute of America recently announced its 19th annual Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners. Four Mountain States projects made the winners’ list: the Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colo.; the Kittredge West and Kittredge Central Residence Halls in Boulder, Colo.; the rehab of Denver Union Station into a transit hub and the Utah Transit Authority’s $96-million Draper Light Rail Extension, which extends from the end of the existing North-South TRAX Line in Sandy, Utah. Recognized for exemplary collaboration and integration in design-build project delivery, the award winners were evaluated by a distinguished panel of industry experts.
Associated Builders and Contractors of Utah was recognized nationally for the chapter’s efforts in political and grassroots initiatives throughout the past year. The chapter earned an ABC Silver Level Grassroots Achievement Award based on performance in grassroots actions and policies that the chapter has put in place. Performance activities include grassroots volunteer leadership, chapter website grassroots content, chapter publications, Action Alerts program and implementation and chapter staff responsible for grassroots program.The Silver Level status illustrates a commitment to continued development in the grassroots arena for the Utah chapter.A leadership group from the Utah chapter accepted the award at the ABC
With more than 900 workers on site daily, the new Replacement Medical Center Facility, Eastern Colorado Health Care System for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs celebrated its topping out on June 24. The last high beam on the project was placed at the Clinic Building Center.
The Utah Transit Authority Was recently honored as the 2014 Outstanding Public Transportation System by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the international organization representing the transit industry in the United States and Canada. Photo courtesy of UTA The Airport and Draper TRAX light rail lines were among four new lines that UTA opened in the 12-month period ending in Dec. 2013. The award is considered the most prestigious of all honors to be handed out at APTA’s national convention in October. It is bestowed on public transportation systems that have demonstrated “achievement in efficiency and effectiveness.” There are three