The owner of the new Central Park Tower at 385 Interlocken Crescent in Broomfield�s Interlocken Business Park is creating a headquarters-style building in a multi-tenant setting. “We carefully considered input from brokers in the area and targeted a headquarters style early in the design process,” says Will Friend, vice president and regional director of Franklin Street Properties, the Boston-area commercial real estate investment company that owns Central Park Tower and also the towers at 380 and 390 Interlocken Crescent. “The finished product is a multi-tenant building with the style and amenities usually reserved for a headquarters building dedicated to a
Colorado LOMBARDO Ben Lombardo, a project manager with Catamount Constructors Inc., Evergreen, since 2003, was recently promoted to project executive. His responsibilities include operations oversight of multiple government and private projects, supervision of multiple project managers, project superintendents and project engineers and working with all team members to assist in problem resolution. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Justin Whittaker of Glacier Construction Co. Inc., Greenwood Village, was recently promoted to director of preconstruction services. In his new role, he will oversee the estimating department as well as the company’s design-build, alternative energy and business development programs. Whittaker has been
div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Engineers Jim Tinsley has joined Aurora-based Merrick & Co.’s energy group as a senior project manager. In this role, he will serve as the practice leader for specific, energy-related projects. With the addition of Tinsley, Merrick expands its expertise in the delivery of surveying, geospatial, engineering and project management services for natural gas, CO2, crude oil and refined products pipelines and terminals. Anna Heywood recently joined Reaveley Engineers + Associates, Salt Lake City, as the firm’s marketing director. She received her bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and has worked in the AEC industry
Here is a sampling of sustainable projects throughout Utah, Idaho and Montana. Southern Utah University � Science Center City Creek Center Salt Lake City $10.5 billion Owner: City Creek Reserve Architect: ZGF Architects Contractors: Big-D Construction, Jacobsen Construction, Okland Construction Co. Inc. Engineers: Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Reaveley Engineers + Associates, GLUMAC, Colvin Engineering, Envision Engineering Start: April 2008 Finish: March 2012 The City Creek project is designed to make Salt Lake City one of the few cities in the nation with a sustainably designed development at its core. The walkable urban community will be comprised of residences, offices and retail
MHTN Architects Inc. of Salt Lake City is defined by its mission statement: People + Collaboration + Innovation = Extraordinary Environments. Photo By Sohm Photografx The 222 S. Main Office Building opened in December 2009 and recently earned LEED certification from the USGBC. Photo By Sohm Photografx Dennis Cecchini, MHTN CEO, left, and Peggy McDonough, MHTN president, are part of the triumvirate formed to lead the firm into the future. The more than 80-year-old, 60-person firm has a longstanding reputation for performance and dedication to client service on commercial, higher education, K-12 education, mixed-use, government, sustainable design and landscape projects.
Taking some time out from their hectic schedules, Roth and Sheppard participated in an e-mail Q&A, sharing their thoughts on design influences, industry changes and their futures. Related Links: Colorado Architecture Firm of the Year: Roth + Sheppard Architects MSC: What influences your work, outside of architecture or other architects? HR: Separating myself from the everyday workplace and relationships allows me to observe behavior in how others solve the ordinary obstacles encountered in their lives. How they walk isn’t as important as the path they take. What they eat isn’t as important as how they dine. Understanding the simple patterns
Roth + Sheppard Architects is having a phenomenal year. Photo Courtesy of Roth + Sheppard Photo Courtesy of Roth + Sheppard The new 18,000-sq-ft Boulder Regional Fire Training Facility is located adjacent to the Boulder Reservoir and consists of a 10-acre fire training center that includes administrative buildings, burn building, drill tower and various training props. Related Links: Herbert Roth�s & Jeffery Sheppard�s Thoughts on Design Influences, Industry Changes and Their Futures Recently named Firm of the Year by both AIA Denver and AIA Colorado, the Denver-based firm has also garnered seven design awards from AIA Denver and an additional
Even in tough economic times, CH2M Hill continues to build its services and push into new markets. The Denver-based engineering giant that’s best known for its work in water and wastewater infrastructure—including the new $653-million Prairie Waters water-purification and recycling system for Aurora, Colo.—hasn’t let the post-recessionary economy slow its plans. Since its start in 1946, CH2M Hill has grown from a handful of employees working under one roof to roughly 23,000 people spread over five continents. Today, the employee-owned firm is a virtual “one-stop shop” for engineering and construction services, with a host of services spanning more than a
There was once a time when we didn’t worry about energy, trash or sprawl. We left the lights on just to be safe; we threw it in the trash to get it out of our house, and we built our home away from the city to give us a sense of privacy. Now, the growing scarcity of energy resources and land has made us think a bit more about our impact on this earth. We’ve learned to harness the sun’s energy, build energy-efficient buildings, reduce our waste stream and increase urban density. So what’s next? LEED In the building design
The Associated General Contractors of Colorado honored winners of the 2010 ACE Awards of Construction Excellence at the association�s 23rd annual awards banquet in Denver on Nov. 12. Related Links: AIA Colorado Recognizes 2010 Achievements in Architecture AIA Denver Recognizes 2010 Member Achievements in Architecture ABC Rocky Mountain Honors 2010 EIC Award Winners ACEC/CO Presents Its 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards ASAC Hosts 26th Annual Construction Industry Awards Contribution to the Community ACE – Alliance Construction Solutions, Cornerstone Residences at St. Francis Center, Denver Silver – E Light Electric Services Inc., Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity’s 100th Home, Colorado Springs Corporate
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