The tragic fire losses experienced by Colorado building owners and homeowners raise a number of questions that need to be answered by many members of the design and construction industry. From the standpoint of involved members of the industry, one of the main questions is: Will owners have sufficient funds to pay for reconstruction or remediation of their properties?One of the first places to look is the owner’s insurance coverage. If that coverage is not adequate or not properly pursued by—or on behalf of—the owner, and if the owner does not otherwise have funds to complete the work, those who
Just to clarify, the word in the title to this article is “mostly irrelevant.” It doesn’t read “not important.”There is a difference between something being relevant and being important. Of course, having the right skills and experiences are important to performing the job, just not relevant when hiring. Skills and experiences are simply the tools one brings to the job. It is one’s ability to use these tools effectively that counts. Just because you have a hammer and saw in your garage, doesn’t make you a fine finish carpenter. Since most people have been taught interviewing is about the candidate’s skills
Denver-based Burkett Design was recently honored by both the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) with first-place awards for the firm’s work on the Holland & Hart law office in Salt Lake City and on the Leprino Foods Innovation Center in Singapore. Photo courtesy of Burkett Design Leprino Foods hired Burkett Design to create a 7,000-sq-ft facility in Singapore that would eventually become the prototype design and concept for the firms other facilities worldwide. Holland & Hart won first place for Commercial Interior Design for Over 15,000 Square Feet from the ASID and first
Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison broke ground in mid-July for its new on-campus student recreation center and multipurpose field house. Photo courtesy of JE Dunn Construction Members of the Western State College board of trustees celebrated the recreation center groundbreaking with Rachel Burleson, WSC assistant athletic director; JE Dunn Vice President Kevin OGara; WSC President Jay Helman; WSC Student Recreation Director Janna Hanson; Andy Barnard, principal architect with Sink Combs Dethlefs; Steve King and Fred Coester with Sink Combs Dethlefs and Matt Vineyard, senior project manager with JE Dunn. Scheduled for completion in spring 2014, it will be
Fort Carson’s 47th Brigade Combat Team Brigade Battalion Headquarters (BBHQ) at the Wilderness Road Complex has received LEED-Platinum certification, qualifying it as the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly building for the installation. Courtesy of Mortenson A three-acre photovoltaic field provides 480 kW of electricity at the 47th Brigade Combat Team Brigade Battalion Headquarters at Fort Carson, enough to provide 62% of the buildings projected demand. The new Wilderness Road BBHQ further reflects the role the U.S. government is playing as a catalyst in sustainable design and construction, including examples such as the Army’s net-zero program as well as mandated energy-reduction
RTD broke ground June 29 on the final element of the West Rail Line that will serve Denver, Lakewood, Golden and Jefferson County. With construction now under way on the five-story, 800-space parking garage at Sheridan Boulevard and 10th Avenue, RTD is one step closer to opening the 12.1-mile line in April 2013—eight months ahead of schedule. The structure, which is expected to serve more than 3,700 cars each weekday, will open with the rest of the line next April. The West Rail Line, the first of RTD’s FasTracks rail lines, has also served as an economic engine for the
The Regional Transportation District broke ground June 28 on the first segment of the Northwest Rail Line at the site of the future Westminster Station near 71st Avenue and Irving Street. The Northwest Line is the third FasTracks commuter rail line to get under way as part of the innovative Eagle P3 Project. Photo courtesy of RTD The RTD groundbreaking included six members of the public, who planted garden stakes in the holes dug by the speakers (in orange vests). From left to right are: Phil Washington, RTD general manager; Bob Eck, Design West Studio; Skip Fischer, Adams County Commissioner;
The Regional Transportation District staff recommended to the RTD Board of Directors on July 3 to move forward with a proposal from Kiewit Infrastructure Co. to complete the I-225 Light Rail Line all the way to Peoria Street.
In 1977 a U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that the constitutional right of free speech gave lawyers the right to advertise. Before that, ethics rules governing lawyers’ conduct prohibited lawyer advertising in Colorado and in most other states. Now, under that U.S. Supreme Court decision and Colorado Supreme Court ethics rules Colorado lawyers may advertise under certain conditions. Those conditions generally include that:• the advertising materials must not be false or misleading;• advertising must not make untrue comparisons of the lawyer’s services with those of other lawyers;• ads must not create unjustified expectations about results;• lawyers may not make solicitations
Today, we tweet about the latest books we’ve read. We let our friends know where we’re eating lunch via Facebook. We Instagram pictures of our latest purchases. We post reviews of the businesses we frequent on Yelp, TripAdvisor and Angie’s List. As consumers, many of us have gone “social.” That means companies that aren’t embracing social media today are missing out on huge opportunities to capitalize on the voices of their customers. Companies should be saying to their customers: “If you did not enjoy our service, please tell us. If you did enjoy our service, please tell someone else.” Engage
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