The Mulvaney Medical Office Building grand opening was held September 23 in Boise. The three-story, 70,000 sq ft building, located on the Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Campus, is the first medical office building in Idaho to pursue LEED Gold certification. Layton Construction’s Boise office recently completed the University of Phoenix in Meridian. Related Links: Ada County, Idaho was recently awarded its first LEED-Gold certification Historic Structure Demolished in Preparation of Courthouse Project UDOT Selects Contractor for Mountain View Corridor College of Nursing at University Of Utah Getting a Makeover Morgan Asphalt Completes Infrastructure Project Staker Parson Finishing US-89 Roadwork

A & E Architects of Billings, Mont. designed the University of Montana Native American Studies Center in Missoula. The 30,000 sq ft building consists of three levels of 10,000 sq ft each. The project is being built by Jackson Contracting Group of Missoula. The new facility will have plenty of classrooms, along with faculty rooms, offices and a counseling center. The exterior will have brick, stone and fiberglass finishes. The interior will have stained concrete flooring, carpet and recovered larch. Rendering of $5.9-million Native American Studies Center being constructed at the University of Montana in Missoula. Related Links: Ada County,

Staker Parson Cos. of Ogden, Utah is nearing completion of a 5.8 mile stretch of asphalt pavement rehabilitation on US-89, 200 North to Sunset Drive in Kaysville, Utah. The $8 million project consists of removal and replacement of asphalt, bridge repair, and re-striping lanes, along with installing concrete paving in the outside southbound lane from South Weber Drive to U.S. 193. Related Links: Ada County, Idaho was recently awarded its first LEED-Gold certification Historic Structure Demolished in Preparation of Courthouse Project UDOT Selects Contractor for Mountain View Corridor College of Nursing at University Of Utah Getting a Makeover Mulvaney MOB

The first construction at Denver Union Station began in September with utility work on Wewatta Street, just west of the Regional Transportation District’s light rail platform at Denver Union Station. Related Links: Construction Complete On Centennial Station Construction Under Way on CU’s New Biotechnology Facility Phase 1 Construction Begins On Rifle’s Centennial Park ARRA Project Will Improve I-70 Interchange at Palisade 120th Avenue Extension Project Breaks Ground in Broomfield Lutheran Church Remodel Breaks Ground in Broomfield Denver Union Station is part of RTD’s voter-approved FasTracks transit program to expand rail and bus service throughout the RTD service area. FasTracks will

In September, the Colorado Dept. of Transportation began safety improvements to the Interstate 70 interchange at Palisade. Related Links: Construction Complete On Centennial Station Construction Under Way on CU’s New Biotechnology Facility Phase 1 Construction Begins On Rifle’s Centennial Park 120th Avenue Extension Project Breaks Ground in Broomfield Lutheran Church Remodel Breaks Ground in Broomfield Construction Begins At Denver Union Station It is the fourth ARRA-funded construction project to move forward in CDOT’s Region 3. Work at the interchange involves lengthening the eastbound I-70 on-ramp approximately 500 ft to allow motorists more distance to safely merge into 75-mph traffic. The

A recent redevelopment project moved the Assessor’s Office and Indigent Services Dept. into the Civic Plaza complex directly east of the Courthouse. This is the county’s sixth LEED certification for a commercial building project, and its first at the Gold level. Interior view of Ada County Assessor’s Office in Boise, which recently earned LEED certification. Related Links: Historic Structure Demolished in Preparation of Courthouse Project UDOT Selects Contractor for Mountain View Corridor College of Nursing at University Of Utah Getting a Makeover Mulvaney MOB Grand Opening Held Morgan Asphalt Completes Infrastructure Project Staker Parson Finishing US-89 Roadwork Hogan Building New

Even in the midst of economic downtown, Aurora-based Merrick & Co. continues to post impressive gains and maintain its focus on growth. “Decisions and strategies that we put into play five or more years ago are paying off now and keeping our business going strong,” says Ralph Christie, Merrick’s president and chief executive officer. Related Links: Top Design Firms Top Architectural Firm of 2009 Top Engineering Firm of 2009 Foreshadowing tougher economic times at the start of the decade, the company set in motion a plan to diversify its core business and focus on six emerging markets—geospatial technologies, civil engineering,

Despite tough economic conditions in the construction industry, contractors working on transportation projects in Utah remain busy, with a host of high-profile projects going on right now. One of two pier tables on the U.S. 191 Colorado River Bridge project just south of Moab. A unique form traveler system called Bridge Builder is being utilized on the U.S. 191 Colorado River Bridge project. Below is a glimpse into three key UDOT projects. U.S. 191 Colorado River Bridge Moab, Utah Crews from Draper, Utah-based Wadsworth Brothers Construction have been working on the $38.5-million Colorado River Bridge project over U.S. 191 outside

The green building movement has gained serious momentum during the first decade of the 21st Century, and all signs indicate that firms in the design and construction industry will continue to push hard to incorporate as many sustainable features as possible in virtually every future project that is conceived and built. Photo: Spectrum Spectrum Engineers� main board room. Views from the Salt Lake CIty office of GSBS Architects, which won AIA Utah�s �Walk the Walk� competition for incorporating sustainable design into their own facility. And for some firms, it starts with their own office space. “Walking the walk,” so to

Even in the midst of economic downtown, Aurora-based Merrick & Co. continues to post impressive gains and maintain its focus on growth. “Decisions and strategies that we put into play five or more years ago are paying off now and keeping our business going strong,” says Ralph Christie, Merrick’s president and chief executive officer. Related Links: Top Design Firms Top Architectural Firm of 2009 Top Engineering Firm of 2009 Foreshadowing tougher economic times at the start of the decade, the company set in motion a plan to diversify its core business and focus on six emerging markets—geospatial technologies, civil engineering,