The new East Tower addition to Children's Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., will allow the hospital to treat adult patients for the first time. Begun in 2010, the 11-story tower connects to the north face of Children's ambulatory-patient building and the east face of the main hospital building. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record The 335,000-sq-ft addition was built to house a new program, the Maternal and Fetal Institute, which cares for mothers and newborns during high-risk pregnancies and allows them to remain in the same facility after delivery. The institute has its own entrance

Both the Intermountain and Colorado construction markets are forecast to meet or exceed national industry expectations in 2013, according to several economic sources. Related Links: ENR Mountain States: Construction Spending ENR Mountain States: Industry Jobs Earlier this year, McGraw-Hill Construction forecast a 6% increase in construction starts nationwide in 2013, following a 5% rise this year. FMI Corp. predicts new construction put-in-place will climb 8% next year, following this year's 5% increase. The National Association of Home Builders says the rebound in the national housing market is on solid ground, but adds that the big numbers are still a year

The team designing and delivering the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center has delivered the project two months earlier than originally anticipated. Developed by Trammell Crow Company, designed by Fentress Architects and built by Mortenson Construction, all of Denver, the $258-million, 695,767-sq-ft Colorado Judicial Center includes a courthouse and a 12-story office tower, which will become the home of the state’s judicial and legal agencies. A 327-space parking facility was also constructed on the block to the south, adjacent to the History Colorado Center. Photo Bryan Lopez Colorado Judicial Branch The iconic LEED-Gold Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center was

Multifamily property developer Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta City House, a five-story, 281-unit luxury apartment community in the heart of the bustling Union Station neighborhood, one of the most ambitious and closely watched urban redevelopment projects in the nation.
 Rendering by Norris Design The five-story, 281-unit luxury Alta City House will be built at 1801 Chestnut St., just west of the Denvers historic Union Station located at 17th and Wynkoop streets. Wood Partners and East West Partners, developer of Riverfront Park and the Union Station district, obtained financing for the $62-million project from USAA Real Estate Co. 
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The Denver office of international law firm Bryan Cave HRO (formerly Holme Roberts & Owen) was recently awarded Barrister’s Best Awards by Law Week Colorado for “Best Law Firm Lobby” and “Best Office View.” The lobby, re-designed by Denver’s Burkett Design Inc., now provides a magnificent view of the Rocky Mountains. Photo courtesy of Burkett Design The interior re-design overhauled the law firms 41st-floor entry into a state-of-the-art reception area and conference center. When HRO renewed a lease on floors 41-45 at the Wells Fargo Center, it enlisted Burkett Design to completely overhaul the firm’s 41st-floor entry into a state-of-the-art reception area

The new Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center, located just north of the Colorado-Wyoming state line off Interstate 25, offers much more than just restroom facilities to road-weary travelers. It also serves as a museum with interpretive displays, provides a new home for the Wyoming Office of Tourism and includes warehouse space for the Wyoming Dept. of Transportation. Photo courtesy of The RMH Group The buildings long axis allows for large amounts of daylight to enter the public areas and office spaces. Two hundred photovoltaic panels on the roof and south wall convert sunlight into power to supply much of the facilitys

Denver’s Mortenson Construction has received a national award from the Design Build Institute of America for the company’s work on the Fort Carson Warriors in Transition Barracks in Colorado Springs. The award was formally presented to Mortenson at the 2012 Design-Build Conference & Expo in New Orleans on November 8. Photo courtesy of Mortenson Construction The 96,400-sq-ft Warrior Transition barracks at Fort Carson is where wounded and ill soldiers receive high-quality rehab care. The 96,400-sq-ft Warrior Transition barracks at Fort Carson is where wounded and ill soldiers receive high-quality rehab care. The new facility incorporates special features to treat burns,

AIA Colorado recognized its 2012 architectural design and honor awards recipients during a ceremony on Nov. 3 at the association’s annual awards ceremony in Keystone, Colo. Courtesy of AIA Colorado The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, designed by Denver's Tryba Architects. The following 16 architectural design awards were selected from 108 entries submitted by Colorado architects who are members of AIA Colorado. These were presented by AIA Colorado 2012 Design Awards Jury Chair J. Windom Kimsey of Tate Snyder Kimsey, Las Vegas.The highest award is honor, followed by merit and then citation.Honor Award for Built ArchitectureSanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine,

The Associated General Contractors of Colorado honored the best of its member-led projects at the group’s annual Award for Construction Excellence ceremony on Nov. 2 in Denver. The winners are listed below. Courtesy of GH Phipps ACE Award winner: The Children's Hospital East Tower Addition in Aurora 
Contribution to the CommunityACE - Jordy Construction, Project Angel HeartSilver - JE Dunn Construction, Willits Town Center Block 2Bronze - Kiewit Building Group Inc., Denver Human Services Eastside OfficeMeeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job (Subcontractor)
ACE - Trautman & Shreve Inc., Golden Ball Metal Container Plant, Aluminum Bottle LineSilver - Duro Electric, Denver

The American Council of Engineering Cos. Colorado Chapter presented its 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards to member firms on Nov. 5 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Courtesy of Kiewit building Group Grand Conceptor Award: ACEC/CO chose the Toyota Elephant Passage at the Denver Zoo for its overall best engineering award of the year. Leading the pack as this year’s choice for the chapter’s Grand Conceptor Award was the new Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit at the Denver Zoo. All of the excellence award winners (first place awards) will move on to compete at the national level. This year’s winners are