The Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building on the University of Colorado Boulder’s East Campus has earned LEED-Platinum designation for new construction from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 336,800-sq-ft facility houses more than 60 faculty and 500 researchers, staff and students from various science, humanities and engineering disciplines. Photo courtesy of JE Dunn Construction The Jennie Smoly Caruthers Building at CU Boulder supports life-changing research for a variety of health issues. The Jennie Smoly Caruthers building is 30% more energy efficient and 40% more water efficient than similar, code-compliant research buildings that have been recently built. Designers maximized energy efficiency in many

The Utah Dept. of Transportation has completed the Utah County I-15 Corridor Expansion project. Construction was finished in an unprecedented 35 months, making I-15 CORE the fastest billion-dollar public highway project ever built in the United States.
I-15 CORE reconstructed 24 miles of freeway from Lehi to Spanish Fork. Photo courtesy of HDR I-15 CORE reconstructed 24 miles of freeway from Lehi to Spanish Fork and widened the freeway by two lanes in each direction. The project widened the freeway by two lanes in each direction; replaced the original asphalt with new 40-year concrete pavement, extended the Express Lane from Lehi’s

The city of Thornton, Colo., hired Denver's ECI Site Construction Management Inc. in October 2010 as the CM/GC for the $10-million Margaret Carpenter Regional Park project. Photo courtesy of ECI Site Construction Management The $10-million Margaret Carpenter Regional Park will be complete this summer. Through 2011 and early 2012, ECI worked alongside city staff, designer DHM and engineer JVA Inc. to determine project costs, address constructability concerns, and provide value added alternatives.Through this effort, the city was able to construct the master-planned project within budget. In order to adhere to a condensed project timeline, ECI assisted the city in dividing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently honored Denver’s Mariposa District with the 2012 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement in the category of Equitable Development. The prestigious national award is given for creative, sustainable initiatives that help protect the health and the environment of communities while also strengthening local economies. Seven projects were honored at an awards ceremony in December in Washington, D.C. Rendering courtesy of DHA The Mariposa District in Denver is undergoing phased revitalization that has earned the Denver Housing Authority and other city agencies national recognition. The Denver Housing Authority’s redevelopment of the Mariposa District in the

After two summer building seasons, Denver's Hyder Construction completed the new Elk Camp restaurant for Aspen Skiing Co. in time for the restaurant to open with the resort’s 2012-2013 season. At 9,970 ft above sea level, the restaurant embraces its mountain setting by capitalizing on dramatic views that can be seen from all three sides of the building. This contemporary mountain structure was designed by CCY Architects of Basalt and features vast areas of windows, large timbers, metal siding and board-formed concrete.  
 Photo courtesy of Hyder Construction The peaked roof is designed to help capture views up the mountain

The Utah Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services presented in December the 2012 winners of its annual Marketing Communication Awards. They recognize the year’s best efforts by marketing professionals serving Utah’s architecture, engineering and construction industry. The 2012 winners are:•    Structural engineering firm Reaveley Engineers won first place in the “Website Design Category.”•    Sohm Photographx, a company that specializes in architectural photography, won first place in the “Collateral/Give-Away” category for its free promotional photography calendar.•    Layton Construction won first place in the “Marketing Campaign” category for its informative quarterly Foundation magazine.•    Cynthia Remine of Ascent Construction was named

Some buildings take longer to construct than others, but few people expected it would take two decades to create a new federal courthouse in Salt Lake City. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record The process to upgrade or replace the city's aging Frank E. Moss Courthouse on Main Street began in the early 1990s, well before tighter security requirements for federal buildings were put into place after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Not only did the old courthouse not meet new blast-proof and perimeter security standards set by Congress in 2001, it also did not allow for the separate

Sturgeon Electric Co. Inc. is one of those firms that stayed close to home during the recent recession, took care of its long-term clients and turned solid customer service into a growth strategy. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record The Henderson, Colo.-based electrical contractor, a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc., Rolling Meadows, Ill., tops this year's ranking of Mountain States specialty contractors with 2011 self-reported revenue of $156.1 million, up from $137.6 million the previous year. Sturgeon also marked its 100th anniversary in 2012, making it one of the longest continuously operating construction firms in the region.The company provides

Specialty contractors across the Mountain States are more upbeat than in recent years about the overall health of the industry and the regional outlook for 2013. While many firms saw an uptick in revenue and profits in 2012, ongoing anxiety about availability of work and tighter competition is being compounded by national economic concerns. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Trade contractors that survived the recession did so by retooling their operations and keeping current customers happy while seeking out new ones, often by diversifying services. The result: expanded but leaner operations with a greater reliance on prefabrication of

The project team for the State Highway 82 Grand Avenue replacement bridge through Glenwood Springs has further defined the elements being studied in the environmental assessment process, including a new pedestrian bridge and a signalized intersection at 6th and Laurel streets.  
“A new pedestrian bridge supports CDOT’s mission to provide the best multi-modal transportation system,” CDOT Region 3 East Program Engineer Joe Elsen said. “It’s also consistent with state statute requiring the project to address bicyclist and pedestrian needs.”
The new pedestrian bridge is being considered as a design option for addressing bicyclist and pedestrian needs across the Colorado River, I-70 and