Gold: Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse Submitted by klipp Denver�s new 317,000-sq-ft, five-story Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse is located within the Denver Justice Center complex in the historic Civic Center District. The courthouse has 35 courtrooms, including one special proceedings jury courtroom with spectator seating for 120, and houses both criminal and juvenile state and county courts. Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards Photo by Lacasse Photography DeLuise Residence University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Science and Engineering Building This modern civic building�s exterior is clad in Alabama limestone and granite with a folded glass curtain wall that encloses the building�s

Gold: Denver Health & Hospital Core Remodels Submitted by GH Phipps Construction Cos. When the mission is to save lives in a renowned trauma/emergency department, nothing can interfere, not even a total remodel of core facilities—the hospital’s heart. The assignment was to completely remodel the emergency department and reception area as well as the lower-level kitchen and cafeteria and add a new pediatric emergency department at Denver Health & Hospital, the oldest hospital in the Denver metro area. Denver Health & Hospital Core Remodels Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards Photo by David Patterson Yampa Valley Medical Center

Wally Prebis knows as much about structural concrete as one person can. Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards Prebis has spent his entire career, 41 years, telling anyone who would listen that prestress concrete is one of the best building materials around and why it should become a staple of the construction industry. PREBIS Now, Prebis, 79, who founded and led the Colorado Prestressers Association as its executive director for four decades, retired from the job this fall, and his calm, confident voice will be sorely missed. As the CPA leader, he convinced an entire industry, from owners

Gold: The Little NellSubmitted by First Finish Inc. The Little Nell, an internationally known Aspen destination, is a high-profile property where 65% of its clientele are repeat customers. In 2009, Aspen’s only five-star/five-diamond ski-in/ski-out resort underwent major renovations, the first since opening in 1989. The Little Nell Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards The Seasons at Cherry Creekct The Seasons at Cherry Creekct One Steamboat Place The 95,000-sq-ft, $20-million renovation offered the project team a number of challenges, including its remote location, tight site and pre-existing building conditions. Once building materials reached The Little Nell, getting them up

Mesa State College Maverick Center Mesa State College Maverick Center Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards CSU Student Recreation Center Addition & Remodel Gold: Mesa State College Maverick CenterSubmitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction Renovation and expansion of the Saunders Field House, renamed the Maverick Center, was intended to create a landmark for Mesa State College by relating to the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape while creating a state-of-art facility for students and the community. The project scope included construction of 16 new classrooms for the school’s nursing, kinesiology and other health-related departments; athletic spaces, including a

Gold: NREL Row 4 TurbinesSubmitted by The RMH Group Inc. Efficiencies in wind turbine technologies have dramatically increased over the years, thanks in large part to work performed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center. NREL Row 4 Turbines Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards SMA at Enterprise Park Achieving greater turbine efficiencies, primarily by limiting operational downtime, is critical for this sector’s continued growth. To study the problems associated with operational downtime and to develop methods for increasing efficiencies, NREL erected two new utility-scale turbines at the site—a 1.5-MW and a 2.3-MW wind turbine

Bronze: U.S. Olympic Committee Headquarters BuildingSubmitted by GE Johnson Construction Co. Originally built in 1914, the historic Stratton Point building has housed a myriad of tenants over the past century. When the U.S. Olympic Committee chose this downtown Colorado Springs location for its future home, the four-story building had been vacant for years and used most recently for retail. Photo By Time Frame Images U.S. Olympic Committee Headquarters Building Photo By Time Frame Images U.S. Olympic Committee Headquarters Building Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards It needed to be completely stripped down to the original framework to allow

Criteria for Entries The annual Gold Hard Hat Awards is a competition to determine the best projects completed by firms in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota. Related Links: Legacy Award: Wally Prebis Outstanding Engineering Design Outstanding Cultural Project Outstanding Government/Public Building Project Outstanding Health-Care Project Judges Award: Outstanding Community Contribution & Outstanding Green Building Project Outstanding Civil/Public Works Project Outstanding Architectural Design Outstanding Higher Education/Research Project Outstanding Industrial Project Outstanding Interior Design Project Outstanding K-12 Education Project Outstanding Landscape/Urban Planning Project Outstanding Retail Project Outstanding Renovation/Restoration Project Outstanding Multifmaily/Hospitality Project Outstanding Sports/Recreation Project Outstanding Small Project Outstanding Transportation

Kennecott Land Co. of South Jordan, Utah, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto—a London-based, multi-billion-dollar global mining company—was formed in 2001 by a handful of people who wanted to develop former mining land into thriving living and working communities. “Our goal is to take these lands when mining activity is complete and develop them into enduring communities,” says Ty McCutcheon, vice president of community development for Kennecott. “Despite challenging times these last few years, we have achieved quite a bit of success.” The first and largest of its communities is called Daybreak, located in South Jordan, Utah. McCutcheon says one reason

Planners in Springville and Spanish Fork, two communities about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City, are making improvements to ensure that electricity keeps flowing uninterrupted to meet current and future demand. Photo by Sohm Photografx Cache Valley Electric recently began work on the first in a series of upgrades to Springville Power’s Dry Creek Substation, which included line work and installation and commissioning of new transformers. The towns have had their own power generation and distribution networks since the early 1900s, with a combined power customer base of about 25,000. Those networks also serve the bedroom communities of the