The International Center for Afghan Women’s Economic Development will become the new home for the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, several other nongovernmental organizations and a university program focusing on women’s economic development. The center, designed by Denver-based Burkett Design, will be located on the new campus of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). Courtesy of Burkett Design From left: Lee Sanderson of the U.S. Dept. of Defenses Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, Leslie M. Schweitzer from Friends of the American University of Afghanistan, and Amy Burkett of Denvers Burkett Design attend the groundbreaking for the International Center for Afghan
The Colorado Dept. of Transportation recently selected the Ames-Granite joint venture team as the design-build contractor for the U.S. 36 Express Lanes. The $310-million project is led by CDOT, the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), and the Regional Transportation District. It will reconstruct the existing U.S. 36 pavement and widen the highway to add one express lane in each direction. It also includes other transportation improvements from Federal Boulevard to beyond the Interlocken Loop interchange along U.S. 36.The Ames/Granite proposal successfully addressed all five goals outlined in the request for proposals and provided the best value by beating the
The Denver Housing Authority has started demolition for a major phase of redevelopment at the former South Lincoln Homes site near the West 10th Avenue & Osage Street light rail station. Courtesy of Denver Housing Authority Six two-story buildings totaling 38 residential units will be demolished over the next three weeks at the South Lincoln Homes neighborhood in Denver. Six two-story buildings totaling 38 residential units will be demolished over the next three weeks. Built in 1953 as part of DHA’s second housing development, the buildings are now functionally obsolete. Concrete will be salvaged and recycled and interior appliances reused. The
Following more than a decade of dreaming, drawing and fundraising, officials of the Tony-award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, housed on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, have announced plans to begin construction of a new $26-million theater. Rendering by Eaton Architecture The new $26-million Shakespeare theater will be patterned after the Globe Theater in England, where many of the Bards works were performed during his lifetime. The new facility will follow the Elizabethan-era design cues of the festival’s current Adams Theater, which has staged classic productions since 1971. The Adams Theater itself is patterned after the Globe Theater
Lakewood’s Pinkard Construction Co., with BURKETTDESIGN Architects and owner’s representative UGL Services, has completed the 66,000-sq-ft office and analytical laboratory build-out and addition for Environmental Resource Associates (ERA). Courtesy of Pinkard Construction ERAs new lab space includes hazardous material storage, fume hoods and services for advanced analytical equipment. The $5.2-million project on Table Mountain Parkway in Golden consolidates and expands upon ERA’s former 27,000-sq-ft facility in Arvada. ERA provides proficiency-testing standards and quality-control standards for the EPA, municipal treatment and waste facilities, and the pharmaceutical industry. ERA’s parent company, the Waters Corp., is a worldwide leader in liquid chromatography, mass
The Southern Idaho Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released the 2012 Report Card for Idaho’s infrastructure, which gives the state an overall grade of C-. Related Links: The vast majority of Idaho’s infrastructure lacks proper maintenance funding and is poorly equipped to deal with the increasing demands it’s faced with as the state continues to grow, the report says. While grades for aviation, road and bridge infrastructure have improved, funding remains inadequate to meet future capacity and funding needs. “As civil engineers in the state of Idaho, we have a responsibility to safeguard the life, health,
Colorado transit agencies provided more than 10 million trips to get Coloradans and visitors to work, medical appointments, shopping, school and other critical destinations in 2010, according to the National Transit Database. Earlier this month, the Senate Banking Committee passed the Federal Public Transportation Act, which will become part of the larger surface transportation bill. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) sits on the Banking Committee and pioneered a proposal to modify the rural transit formula that will benefit the state’s rural transit agencies. The provision was included in the bill passed by the Banking Committee.If this modified formula passes both
The construction industry lost 13,000 jobs between January and February but continued a string of year-over-year job increases, according to an analysis of new federal employment data recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that short-term factors such as weather contributed to the monthly loss even as longer-term trends are becoming a bit more positive. “Since many firms were able either to get an early start or a late finish to construction activity in December and January because of mild conditions, this month's job decline is probably more of a seasonal correction than the start
The cost of construction materials accelerated dramatically in February after moderating for several months, according to an analysis of producer price index figures recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America. As a result, construction firms will be forced to pay more for key materials even as demand for construction remains weak, association officials noted. “Prices for a wide range of construction inputs rose sharply in February, threatening to put contractors out of business and leave public projects underfunded unless materials can be ordered before prices jump further,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Contractors had finally begun
The Credit Managers Index (CMI) is now sitting at 55.8, rising a full percentage point above January’s reading. The index is at its highest since April 2011, a time when most indicators were pointing to a pretty solid year. It is worth noting that last year was also affected by an oil shock at about this point and a backsliding economy in the months that followed. However, readings from this month are solid in key categories, providing some confidence about what happens from this point.“The mood of the country could best be described as cautious and perhaps a little encouraged
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