In this issue of Mountain States Construction, we highlight 20 individuals under the age of 40 who represent the best of the best in their construction and design careers and what they have given back to the industry and their communities.
The pedestrian bridge at 18th Street in Denver’s Central Platte Valley opened March 5, providing a second connecting point to Riverfront Park and Commons Park from Union Station and Lower Downtown. The bridge is a 170-ft-long span with a copper-clad elevator tower at each end. It was financed by the Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District through mill levies on Central Platte Valley property owners east of the Consolidated Main Line. 68West Engineering Inc. facilitated and coordinated the design team and managed construction, Edward Kraemer & Sons served as the general contractor, OZ Architecture was the designer, and S.A. Miro did
W.W. Clyde & Co. has been awarded the contract for a $2.7-million overpass construction project in Twin Falls. Photo courtesy of IDOT The new Twin Falls overpass will tie into the U.3. 93 Twin Falls Alternate Route project, currently under construction, that takes the place of an originally proposed stoplight. The new overpass will tie into the U.S. 93 Twin Falls Alternate Route project, another W.W. Clyde-led project currently under construction. Both projects are expected complete in the fall. The flyover takes the place of the originally proposed stoplight, which was part of the U.S. 93 Alternate Route project when
Construction is underway on a new state-of-the-art, 20,000-sq-ft library in Magna, Utah. Rendering courtesy of Komatsu Komatsu�s new headquarters in Salt Lake City will include 10 service bays plus a wash bay, a paint bay, an additional track shop and expanded rebuild area. The new facility is being built by West Jordan-based ONYX Construction in the heart of downtown Magna at 8940 West 2700 South and will double the size of the existing library. Designed by Salt Lake-based architectural firm CRSA, the library will serve as a focal point for the community, providing an anchor to the walkable retail district
He may be best known for his airport designs, but Curt Fentress doesn’t readily accept that designation – or any other. Photo by Ellen Jaskol Denver International Airport Photo by Nick Merrick The firm�s portfolio includes the Jefferson County Government Center. He waters down the often-heard “airport architect” moniker with, “We are a firm that is good at many building types in the public realm.” Fentress and his firm, Denver-based Fentress Architects, have been honored as a 2010 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award, the American Institute of Architects’ highest award for public architecture. The firm’s portfolio includes an impressive
When an architecture firm remodels its office, the project has the potential to be much more than just new carpet and workspaces. MHTN Architects Inc., Salt Lake City, recognized that potential and made the most of it with its recent $1.3-million corporate office remodel. Photo courtesy of MHTN Architects The firm uses its office as a showcase of green materials and creative design solutions within the LEED framework for clients and the public. Photo courtesy of MHTN Archtiects A lot of the existing casework and cabinets for the original office were reused or refaced while new ones were built out
Related Links: Innovation and Dedication Joseph Maierle, founder Three generations of Morrisons and two generations of Maierles have led the employee-owned firm: John Sr., John Jr. and Robert Morrison, and Joe and Jim Maierle. In 1991 John Sr.’s grandson, current president and CEO Robert Morrison, returned to Montana from CH2M Hill in Boise. He is the third and most recent Morrison to lead the firm. John Morrison Jr. John Morrison Sr., founder “When I came back to Montana and joined the firm, I started doing some wastewater work in Cut Bank,” Robert says. “We were replacing two of their sewer
Like the rest of America, post-World War II Montana was poised for growth and prosperity after years of sacrifice and worry. Mining and ranching had been the predominant industries in the state, but after the war, returning veterans needed work – and the state’s infrastructure needed improvement. Photo courtesy of Morrison-Maierle Morrison-Maierle staff have been working on The Mni Wiconi Rural Water System in southwestern South Dakota for approximately 20 years. Photo by Linda Donaldson Photography Morrison-Maierle opened an office in Bozeman, Mont., in 1967. It�s new Bozeman office was awarded LEED Gold certification from the USGBC in 2008. Photo
Hanging more than 200 ft over a jobsite in downtown Kansas City, Mo., James Hague doesn’t seem to notice the tiny people and equipment below his feet. Photo: Tudor Van Hampton Hanging from a protective harness, Hague uses a dial gauge to check for excessive play in the crane�s rotator gear. The senior technician is intently fiddling with a dial gauge that measures the amount of play in a crane turntable—the giant gear that rotates the jib. “A bearing could go bad,” says Hague, suspended from a full-body harness. “And that’s something we want to know before the top falls
The Kemmerer family, owner of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, faced a dilemma five years ago. Photo by Tristan Greszko The JHMR tram has the longest vertical rise of any North American ski resort and provides visitors with 360-degree vistas that include Grand Teton National Park, the Snake River and the Jackson Hole Valley. The resort�s iconic aerial tram, dubbed �Big Red,� was a year shy of turning 40. A study had revealed that the tram required extensive maintenance and improvements. The Kemmerers had to decide whether to invest about $15 million to upgrade the tram or an estimated $25
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