The Sustainable Practices Program at the University of Colorado Boulder offers individual courses and a sustainability management certificate to help workers and job seekers meet the growing need for green knowledge and credentials in the workplace. “This is a mega-trend, similar to electrification or manufacturing,” said program manager Kelly Simmons. “The public and private sectors are realizing that sustainability-driven practices make constituents happier and save money, in addition to the obvious boon of helping to protect the environment.”About 290 people have enrolled in CU’s Sustainable Practices Program since its 2007 inception, including a journalist who now covers the smart-grid energy
In 1981, a gallon of gas cost $1.25, Lady Diana Spencer married Charles, Prince of Wales, a new music television cable channel (MTV) was launched, and Calcon Constructors, a Colorado-based commercial construction company, first opened its doors. Courtesy of Calcon Constructors Calcon has been one of the key builders on the University of Denver campus, including construction of a campus icon, the Ritchie Center, which houses many of the colleges intercollegiate athletic programs, including the arena for hockey and basketball. Founded by Calhoun “Cal” Cox, Jr., and celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Calcon has completed more than 16 million
Hyder Construction was awarded a silver award at the 2011 AGC ACE Awards in the category of “Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job” for the five-star Four Seasons Resort in Vail. The 500,000-sq-ft facility includes a full-service, 121-room hotel, 16 private residences and 19 fractional residence club homes. Courtesy of Hyder Construction The 500,000-sq-ft Four Seasons Vail includes a full-service, 121-room hotel, 16 private residences and 19 fractional residence club homes. Although Hyder completed the massive project, construction began in 2007 under the management of a different general contractor. In 2009 a large banking interest foreclosed and assumed responsibility
The project team for DaVita and Saunders Construction held a topping-off ceremony on Nov. 10 for the new headquarters of the kidney care company. Courtesy of Saunders The project team for DaVita and Saunders Construction held a topping-off ceremony on Nov. 10 for the new Denver headquarters of the kidney care company. The final steel beam was placed on the north corner of the 256,400-sq-ft, 14-story building in Denver’s Central Platte Valley, just west of LoDo. The ceremony celebrated completion of the highest point of the building, which was designed by MOA Architecture. The completed tower will accommodate almost 1,000
The design-build team for Denver’s Central Platte Campus project, led by Lakewood’s Pinkard Construction Co. and architecture firm RNL, Denver, recently received a Design-Build Excellence Award from the Design-Build Institute of America. Photo by Ed Lacasse The $28-million, 105,000-sq-ft campus service center provides state-of-the-art public works facilities for the City of Denver. The $28-million, 105,000-sq-ft campus service center provides state-of-the-art facilities for the City of Denver’s fleet maintenance, solid waste management, street maintenance, traffic engineering and right-of-way enforcement services. The project also includes an office/warehouse, vehicle maintenance building, covered and heated vehicle storage, fuel and wash facilities, and salt and
Editor's Note: The following story is an architect's perspective on Denver's new Clyfford Still Museum, published in Architectural Record magazine before the building opened to the public on Nov. 18. Photo by Ed Lacasse The $29-million, 28,500-sq-ft Clyfford Still Museum sits directly adjacent to Daniel Libeskinds flamboyant 2006 addition to the Denver Art Museum. Rendering by Allied Works Architecture The museum's reception lobby is long and low, with a 10-ft ceiling. Brad Cloepfil walks through the second-floor galleries of Denver’s new Clyfford Still Museum, taking it all in. It’s the first time the founding principal of Portland, Ore.-based Allied Works
The new 40,000-sq-ft Robert and Carol Berry Center for Natural History and Conservation on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie recently opened. It will become an interdisciplinary focal point for both research and teaching and aims to be an important resource for both faculty and students. Courtesy of NJRA Architects The new Berry Center is intended to advance the understanding of natural history and conservation. Courtesy of NJRA Architects The type of research undertaken in the center relates specifically to the natural history and environment of the northern Rocky Mountain region. The new center is intended to
Denver architectural firms RNL and Buchanan Yonushewski Group joined forces as of November 1. BYG co-founders Brad Buchanan and John Yonushewski have been hired by RNL as principals and shareholders. Buchanan will be leading the firm’s commercial market. Yonushewski will specialize in project delivery leadership.BYG was founded in Denver in 1998. The firm’s portfolio includes a variety of project expertise in the multifamily, senior housing and mixed-use residential markets. Projects of note include One Lincoln Park, Watertower Lofts, Pinnacle Park Homes at City Park South, Silver State Lofts and 1099 Osage.“We are thrilled with this opportunity and excited about the
Construction employment rose in half the states and decreased in half in October and during the past year, closely matching the stable national employment picture, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. The even split between gains and losses reflects the accelerating improvement in apartment and private nonresidential construction, offset by a declining public market and a stalled single-family sector. “Construction employment gains are likely to remain spotty for months to come,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Local factors, rather than regional or industry trends, seem to dictate whether
For the past 26 years, mechanical engineering students at Colorado State University have helped small- and medium-sized manufacturing firms save an average of $50,000 a year through increased energy efficiency—a university program unlike any other in the state, CSU officials said. That work will continue for another four years because the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program has awarded Colorado State $1.2 million to help companies improve their energy efficiency and provide engineering students valuable experience with manufacturing processes. The DOE program is a national effort to improve U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.The university is one of only 24 around the
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