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This seven-building firefighting training center campus was constructed in the style of a small community to allow North Metro Fire Rescue District to conduct ongoing training  and real-life fire emergency simulations for the first time. (Photo courtesy of Pinkard Construction)
 
Colorado Construction magazine announced the winners of the 2009 Gold Hard Hat Awards today at a breakfast ceremony at the Denver Athletic Club in Denver.

The annual Gold Hard Hat Awards is a competition to determine the best projects completed by Colorado firms in a calendar year. The projects are submitted by firms involved in any aspect of a project.
 
Judging was done by a panel of industry experts: Taryn Edwards, AGC Colorado president; Jessica Flansburg, Ambient Energy, director of marketing; Shahnaz Jaffari, RMMI, director of sustainability; Mary Morissette, klipp, senior associate; Tom Stone, Adolfson & Peterson Construction, project executive; Diane Travis, RMMI, technical director; Phillip Triplett, CH2M Hill, senior project manager; John Yonushewski, Buchanan Yonushewski Group, founding partner.
 
Projects were selected based on design quality and innovation, craftsmanship, the project’s contribution to the community and the industry, solution of unique design and construction challenges and overall excellence. The size of the project was not a factor in judging.
 
The winners are:

Judges’ Special Award for Community Impact:
• Adams City High School, submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Outstanding Architecture Design
• Gold: Denver School of Science & Technology, submitted by KL&A Inc.
Outstanding Engineering Design
• Gold: NIST Hydrogen Test Facility, submitted by RMH Group Inc.
• Silver: Ascent Solar Production Process, submitted by Trinity Mechanical Inc.
Outstanding Project Management
• Gold: River Point at Sheridan, submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
• Silver: The Streets at SouthGlenn, submitted by Alberta Development Partners
• Bronze: Powers Boulevard/Woodmen Road Interchange, submitted by Wilson & Co. Inc.
Outstanding Civil/Public Works:
• Gold: City of Alamosa Water Treatment Plant, submitted by Richard P. Arber Associates
• Silver: RidgeGate West Village Stormwater Quality Systems, submitted by Merrick & Co.
• Bronze: Ranchman’s Ditch Flood Control Project – Phase 1, submitted by Scott Contracting Inc.
Outstanding Cultural
• Silver: Gateway Resort Palisade Academy & Mission Bell Amphitheatre, submitted by Martino and Luth Inc.
Outstanding Environmental
• Gold (tie): River Point at Sheridan, submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
• Gold (tie): The Enhanced Hazardous Waste Landfill – Phase 1, submitted by CLI-ClearWater Construction
Outstanding Government/Public
• Gold: Integrated Fire, Maintenance & Training Campus, submitted by Pinkard Construction
• Silver: Windsor-Severance Library Addition, submitted by Thorp Associates
• Bronze: Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group & Individual Readiness Co., submitted by MWH Constructors Inc.
Outstanding Green Building
• Gold: Park Avenue Redevelopment Block 3B, submitted by Milender White Construction Co.
• Silver: The Paonia Public Library, submitted by MW Golden Constructors
• Bronze: Palazzo Verdi, submitted by Fentress Architects
Outstanding Healthcare
• Silver (tie): PVHS MOB Bridges & Parking Garage, submitted by Swinerton Builders Inc.
• Silver (tie): Estes Park Medical Center Emergency Department Expansion & Renovation, submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
• Bronze: Medical Center of Aurora Patient Tower & Parking Structure, submitted by JE Dunn Construction Co.
Outstanding Higher Education/Research
• Gold (tie): University of Northern Colorado West Campus Housing, submitted by Mortenson Construction
• Gold (tie): NIST Hydrogen Test Facility, submitted by RMH Group Inc.
• Silver: Sun Microsystems Data Center & Laboratory Conversion, submitted by Swanson Rink
• Bronze: CSU-Pueblo Student Recreation Center, submitted by Carvell Page Southerland Page Architects
Outstanding Industrial
• Gold: Vestas Towers, submitted by IES Commercial Littleton
Outstanding Interior Design/Tenant Improvement
• Gold: Sustainable Office Showcase, submitted by Farnsworth Group Inc.
• Silver: Sneaky’s Tavern, submitted by The Neenan Co.
• Bronze: Parker Kaiser, submitted by JHL Constructors Inc.
Outstanding K-12 Education
• Gold (tie): Adams City High School/Community Learning Center, submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
• Gold (tie): Denver School of Science & Technology, submitted by KL&A Inc.
• Silver: Monument Academy Charter School, submitted by JE Dunn Construction Co.
• Bronze: Soda Creek Elementary School, submitted by Haselden Construction
Outstanding Multifamily/Hospitality
• Gold: Renaissance Riverfront Lofts, submitted by Carvell Page Southerland Page Architects
• Silver: One Lincoln Park, submitted by Swinerton Builders & Buchanan Yonushewski Group
• Bronze: YMCA of the Rockies – Phase 1, submitted by The Neenan Co.
Outstanding Renovation/Restoration
• Gold: Aromor Apartments, submitted by Buchanan Yonushewski Group
• Silver: BVSD Manhattan School of Arts & Academics Additions & Renovations, submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
• Bronze: PVHS Lemay Campus Expansion, submitted by Mortenson Construction
Outstanding Retail
• Gold: The Streets at SouthGlenn , submitted by Alberta Development Partners
• Silver: Cornerstar, submitted by Alberta Development Partners
• Bronze: Rancho Liborio Market, submitted by DSP Builders Inc.
Outstanding Small Project
• Gold (tie): Bennett Library, submitted by Humphries Poli Architects
• Gold (tie): Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Renovation, submitted by Studio NYL Structural Engineers
• Silver (tie): Boys & Girls Club Loveland, submitted by Milender White Construction Co.
• Silver (tie): Marian House Self Sufficiency Center, submitted by JE Dunn Construction Co.
Outstanding Specialty Contracting
• Gold: Ascent Solar Production Process, submitted by Trinity Mechanical Inc.
Outstanding Sports/Recreation
• Gold: Revelation Bowl, submitted by Peak to Creek Electrical Group
Outstanding Transportation
• Gold (tie): Highway 285 & Deer Creek Interchange, submitted by Scott Contracting Inc.
• Gold (tie): I-270 Phase VI Flyover, submitted by Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc.
• Silver: Cascade Village Skier Bridge, submitted by Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc.
• Bronze: Powers Boulevard/Woodmen Road Interchange, submitted by Wilson & Co. Inc.

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