The Regional Transportation District's (RTD) FasTracks program—the largest transit expansion in the country—has stimulated the Denver metro area's economy ever since construction began in January 2005.
Related Links: ENR: Cloud Computing and Marketing ENR: Cloud Computing Makes the Grade Gone are the days of carrying around flash drives and panicking when the office server is full. Online document storage has become the easiest and quickest way for sharing information that can be securely accessed from anywhere within a company.Dozens of service providers offer cloud-based file sharing and storage, but Natick, Mass.-based Nasuni provides a new breed of storage and sharing that combines on-premises hardware with encrypted cloud-based primary storage. Its unlimited storage capability appeals to companies with multiple sites that need access to the same files.Andres
CH2M Hill's Scott Ingvoldstad keeps his copy of the "Little Yellow Book" on his desk. The simple sketchbook of values was written in 1982 by the engineering and construction company's co-founder Jim Howland and serves as a reminder of how to incorporate the basic concepts of ethics and integrity into everyday situations. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Ingvoldstad, who is CH2M Hill's director of government affairs for the central U.S., says customer satisfaction and an overriding goal to "keep clients delighted" permeates the firm's culture. Recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies
While firms across the country are tightening their belts, Denver contractor RK Mechanical Inc. has re-invested in its employees and completed one of the largest construction projects in the company's history. For its ongoing pursuit of portfolio diversity and its steadfast attention to the health, safety and training of its employees, RK has been selected by ENR Mountain States as Colorado's Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2011. From its modest start 48 years ago as a plumbing and heating company in northeast Nebraska, to its current world-class headquarters on a 16-acre site in Denver, RK has grown to become
The University of Wyoming wanted a green design for its new Visual Arts Center that would "change the culture of the people in the building," says Tim Belton, the project's lead architect. His firm, Malone Belton Abel, of Sheridan, Wyo., collaborated with THA Architecture, Portland, Ore., to create an 80,000-sq-ft building on a 10-acre site at the UW campus in Laramie. The center, which will open to the public in January, will house classrooms, offices, an exhibition gallery and studios for metalworking, ceramics, drawing, foundations of art, graphics, painting, printmaking and sculpture.The project team, which includes structural engineer Martin/Martin, Lakewood,
The $258-million Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center will be right at home when its 2013 completion fulfills Denver's civic center master plan. The new judicial center, which houses the state courts complex, sits across the street from the iconic Colorado State Capitol and is a neighbor to such design giants as the City and County Building, Denver Public Library and the Denver Art Museum. The granite-clad building features a columned facade and glass-domed atrium that complement the nearby executive and legislative buildings. The 695,767-sq-ft complex includes a 12-story office building that will consolidate seven judicial and legal agencies, improve
Kiewit, founded in 1884 in Omaha, Neb., as a masonry contractor, has grown into one of the largest construction firms in North America, boasting total revenue close to $10 billion for 2010, with Mountain West regional revenue of $417 million.
The Research Support Facility on the campus of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., was recently certified LEED Platinum for New Construction by the U.S. Green Building Council. Courtesy of NREL At 222,000 sq ft, the RSF leverages energy efficiency and environmental performance in a large-scale commercial office building. At 222,000 sq ft, the RSF leverages energy efficiency and environmental performance in a large-scale commercial office building. With 19% of the energy in the United States consumed by commercial buildings, a DOE goal for the RSF project is to help change the way commercial
HDR, an architecture, engineering and consulting giant headquartered in Omaha, Neb., is perhaps best known for its highway, transit and water projects.
