The Colorado Transportation Commission has awarded $15 million of FASTER (Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation & Economic Recovery) funds to governments and agencies statewide for local transit projects. Over the next three years, the Colorado Dept. of Transportation’s Division of Transit and Rail will distribute grants to 62 projects. FASTER is funding 80% of each project, with the local entity supplying the remaining 20%. “Since the requests exceeded the available funding, we needed to make sure each project was properly prioritized, requiring a collaborative effort between our six regions, the transportation planning regions and metropolitan planning organizations,” said CDOT Division
Photo courtesy of DLR Group The Fort Carson Soldier Family Assistance Center has been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council with a LEED-Gold certification. The $8-million, design-build project is the first building of the new Warrior-in-Transition complex at Fort Carson. The center, designed by the Colorado Springs office of DLR Group, provides support services to wounded soldiers and their families during their recovery and the transition period after deployment. “Our design created the ideal healing environment for soldiers returning from deployment by incorporating large, inviting open spaces, harvesting natural light, maximizing views of the Colorado landscape and utilizing environmentally
Photo by Jeff Scroggins/Four Seasons The 500,000-sq-ft Vail Four Season includes 121 guest rooms and suites, 16 private residences and 19 Residence Club condominiums. Construction on Vail’s new five-star luxury resort, the Four Seasons, was complete late last year. Hyder Construction, along with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Barclays Capital and the town of Vail, celebrated completion of the resort to cap off Vail’s “Billion Dollar Renewal.” Hyder Construction assumed the role of general contractor on the Four Seasons in June 2009 and completed the project on time for the 2010/2011 ski season. The 500,000-sq-ft property includes 121 guest rooms
Photos courtesy of The Neenan Co. Alamosa School District in Alamosa tied for first runner-up in the commercial, heavy division of the 2010 Insulated Concrete Form Awards at the World of Concrete conference in Las Vegas. The national award, given to Alamosa’s new K-2 and 3-5 schools, recognizes building projects that utilize ICF construction. The Neenan Co., based in Fort Collins, is the design-builder of the two 72,000-sq-ft schools. An ICF is a system of concrete forms that stays in place after the concrete pour and becomes part of the wall structure. The form adds insulation to the building, which
Photos by Ben Rasmussen Photography The Semper Fidelis Memorial Park Chapel in Quantico, Va., designed by Denver’s Fentress Architects, was recently recognized with a Best of 2010 Project of the Year award in the worship category by McGraw-Hill’s Mid-Atlantic Constructionmagazine. Project of the Year honors were given exclusively to the Best of 2010 winners that the jury considered “truly exceptional.” Selected from 100 entries, the awards program recognizes design and construction excellence in the region covering Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The chapel was recognized with four industry awards in 2010, including a Craftsmanship Award by the Washington
Photo courtesy of Pinkard Construction Construction manager/general contractor Pinkard Construction Co., Lakewood, has completed the town of Erie’s Leon A. Wurl Service Centerunder budget and 56 days ahead of schedule. An intensive preconstruction planning phase kept design-related changes on the project to .6%, or 75%, below the industry average. The final contract was $202,000 below the original contract, allowing Erie to apply the savings to other projects and uses. The locally funded project was fast-tracked to allow the town to completely relocate its maintenance operations well ahead of the winter season. The Leon A. Wurl Service Centerhouses maintenance operations, shops
Construction on the nation�s first data security center for the National Security Agency officially launched with a groundbreaking Jan. 6 on a 240-acre site at the Utah National Guard�s Camp Williams facility about 35 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. Rendering courtesy of Kling Stubbins & Architectural Nexus Photo by Brian Fryer The Utah Data Center groundbreaking. From L to R: Maj. Gen. Brian Tarbet of Utah National Guard; Utah. Lt. Gov. Greg Bell; Rob Moore, president Big-D Construction; Dr. Harvey Davis, associate director for installations and logistics, NSA; U.S. Sen. Orin Hatch; Dep. Director of the Office of the
Designed architect Pierre Langue, founder of Axis Architects, Salt Lake City, this strikingly modern residence located high on the Salt Lake City East Bench offers commanding views of the entire city and its surroundings. Living spaces are oriented around western views, and a large overhanging shading device shields the residence from the sun while providing a distinctive character to the exterior. The volumes of the house follow the slope of the terrain and reinforce the integration of the house into its environment. This modern aesthetic is continued in the interior of the house with the use of an open floor
Lakewood�s AMA Construction recently completed a three-month renovation of the FirstBank Corporate Headquarters in Lakewood, Colo. The renovation took place on the first and second floors and included remodel work and the application of new finishes on interior portions of the building. AMA was also responsible for minor electrical and mechanical work, which included relocating light fixtures and amending switching. Photos: Courtesy of AMA Construction As with most bank remodels that AMA has completed, work took place on a building that was currently occupied, requiring crews to work around employees, making themselves “non-existent” or working odd hours such as nights
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