Salt Lake City has begun several projects aimed at improving "livability and sustainability," according to two-term Mayor Ralph Becker. The new projects are in addition to the city's recently completed public safety building and the $1.8-billion replacement of terminals at its international airport, already under way. Related Links: SLC Public Safety Building Designed for Net-Zero-Energy Use City Creek Retail Revives Central Business District Dust from building the City Creek mixed-use development had barely settled when across Main Street work on Salt Lake's new Broadway-style performing arts theater began. Farther west, near the Jordan River, the city has started construction of
Regional designers report that many market sectors have improved, and most firms saw their revenue grow in 2013. But they also have post-recession concerns about staffing and owner finances. Design leaders cite regional strength in the energy, multifamily, commercial and hospitality sectors. They say public-sector work remains generally sluggish. Rendering by Davis Partnership, Courtesy of Adolfson and Peterson The 11-story CoBank Center in Greenwood Village, Colo., is being developed by Shea Properties, designed by Davis and RNL and being built by Adolfson & Peterson. Related Links: ACEC/CO Engineering Excellence Awards New Risk Index Identifies Top Industry Concerns "The surge in
Parsons Brinckerhoff has named Jason Longsdorf director of planning in the firm's Denver office. Longsdorf will manage the environmental, transportation planning and placemaking staff. He previously served as PB's regional environmental director. Longsdorf will also oversee development of planning and environmental work for PB's offices in Austin, Texas; Houston; Dallas; Tempe, Ariz.; Albuquerque; and Salt Lake City. Related Links: ACEC/CO Honors Outstanding Engineers HCC Presents Annual Industry Awards James A. Brady has been appointed chief operating officer at Denver's Wilson & Co., Engineers & Architects. Brady has 24 years of experience in transportation planning and design. He has been with
The Denver office of AECOM Technology Corp. has carved out a major niche in the region's transit boom. The multidisciplinary consulting giant recently completed work, along with Kiewit Infrastructure and SOM, on the $500-million transformation of Denver's Union Station (DUS) into a regional transit hub. DUS celebrated its grand opening in May. Related Links: Denver Union Station Becomes Transit Hub CDOT Says No Flood-Damaged Bridges Need to Be Replaced AECOM is continuing design work on the $350-million I-225 Light Rail line in Aurora, Colo., that is also being constructed by Kiewit as part of the Regional Transportation District (RTD)'s FasTracks
Superintendent Carol Hilty likes to say that the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), although unique, is simply a school serving the children of Colorado. “Our students just happen to be deaf and blind,” she says. Photo courtesy of RTA Architects Since its humble beginning in 1874 with just seven students who were deaf, the school has grown to serve an average of 235 students on campus and 500 students statewide annually, from birth to age 21. The campus occupies 17 buildings and sits on 37 acres in Colorado Springs.In 2010 the school won a BEST Grant
Alta Alameda Station, a 338-unit, LEED-Gold-certified community on more than five acres in Denver’s Baker neighborhood will be complete in June. The for-rent community is already 60% leased, says project developer Wood Partners LLC. Alta Alameda Station offers studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units, each with a patio or deck and vinyl plank flooring in entryways, kitchens and bathrooms. Photo courtesy of Wood Partners LLC Alta Alameda Station is a new LEED-Gold apartment community being built directly across from the Alameda light rail station in Denver. The apartments, located at 275 Cherokee Street west of South Broadway, are directly
New construction starts in April rose 3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $533.7 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The increase maintained the upward movement established in March, which followed sluggish activity at the outset of 2014. By major sector, April gains were reported for nonresidential building and housing, while nonbuilding construction (public works and electric utilities) retreated. Through the first four months of 2014, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis came in at $153.8 billion, unchanged from the same period a year ago.April’s data raised the Dodge Index to 113
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors honored a number of its member companies for their safety successes on construction sites during the association’s Safety and Education Awards banquet on May 15. More than 165 ABC members and guests were in attendance at the Marriott City Center in downtown Denver. Photo courtesy of ABC Rocky Mountain The winners were:Most Improved Safety Program• LEI Cos. Inc., DenverOutstanding Safety Program for General Contractors• Less than 150,000 man-hours: White Construction Group, Castle Rock• 150,000 – 349,000 man-hours: Milender White Construction Co., Arvada• 350,000 – 749,000 man-hours: San Juan Construction, Montrose• 750,000
After more than 18 months of planning and fundraising, Metro CareRing broke ground May 14 on its new Hunger Relief Center at East 18th Avenue and Downing Street. GH Phipps Construction Cos. is building the 15,000-sq-ft center. Visualization by Norris Design / Design by Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture During the event, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock revved up a bulldozer brought in for the occasion to “bulldoze hunger”—but not the building. Construction began in early June, with completion expected in early 2015.The $3.4-million project replaces a cramped and deteriorating building constructed in the 1950s. The new facility, designed by Denver’s Barker
Members of the Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter were recognized in May by their peers within the commercial construction industry at the annual ABC Safety and Scholarship Awards Banquet held at the Marriott City Center in downtown Denver. The Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) awards are granted by ABC National based on applications. The awards are given in four categories—silver, gold, platinum and diamond. They are based on 20 key elements of a contractor’s safety program that include safety policies, employee commitment and training, management commitment and budgeting.Member firms receiving the highest awards of the evening were
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