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Springs School Earns EPA Energy Star Rating
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School was recently awarded an Energy Star rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, a $9.8-million project under construction in Colorado Springs, has earned an Energy Star rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Rendering courtesy of H+L Architecture) |
The $9.8-million school—scheduled to open in August—was designed by H+L Architecture in partnership with Colorado Springs School District 11 and M.E. Group. Nunn Construction is the general contractor.
The Energy Star program calls upon building owners to improve the efficiency of their facilities by 10% or more. The EPA estimates that if each building owner met this goal, by 2015 Americans would reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 15 million vehicles while saving about $10 billion.
McAuliffe Elementary features geothermal heating and cooling, heat pumps with localized controls, high-performance glazing with daylight and vision windows, spray foam insulation in wall cavities to reduce air infiltration, building configuration to maximize natural daylighting; roof monitors and solotubes for daylighting; and stepped light fixture controls with room-occupancy sensors.
Compared to an average building EPA rating of 50, it’s estimated the school will see an energy savings of 2,150,425 kBtu and CO2 savings of 253,300 lbs.
ABC RMC Presents Safety Awards, Scholarships
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors held its annual safety and scholarship awards banquet May 17 at the Marriott Hotel Denver South.
Sixteen member firms were recognized for outstanding safety achievements and 39 companies received STEP awards—two of which will be honored later this year at the national level.
Four high school students were also presented with scholarships worth $1,000 each.
“ABC members have again shown exemplary leadership in the field and from management, as evidenced by this year’s winners,” said Jeff Shigeno, operations manager for Greiner Electric and chair of ABC Rocky Mountain’s board of directors.
The safety awards honorees were:
Most Improved Safety Program
Accent Electrical Services, Broomfield
Outstanding Safety Program for Subcontractors
• Less Than 75,000 Man-Hours–Diamond Drilling & Sawing Co., Denver
• 75,000 to 250,000 Man-Hours–Interstate Electrical Contractors, Wheat Ridge
• 250,000 to 500,000 Man-Hours–MTECH Mechanical Technologies Group, Denver
• More than 500,000 Man-Hours–LPR Construction Co., Loveland
Outstanding Safety Programs for General Contractors
• Less Than $20 million in Volume–Thissen Construction Corp., Greeley
• $20 to $50 million in Volume–Stanek Constructors Inc., Golden
• More than $50 million in Volume–(tie) Hensel Phelps Construction Co and Roche Constructors, both of Greeley
Outstanding Safety Record for Subcontractors
• Fewer Than 50 Employees–Diamond Drilling & Sawing Co.
• 50 to 100 Employees–Piper Electric Co., Arvada
• 101 to 200 Employees–Design Mechanical, Louisville
• More Than 200 employees–Spacecon Specialty Contractors, Colorado Springs
Outstanding Safety Record for General Contractors
• Fewer Than 50 Employee–dcb Construction Co., Denver
• 50 to 100 Employees–Waner Construction, Highlands Ranch
• 100 to 200 Employees–Roche Constructors
• More Than 200 Employees–Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Aurora
STEP Awards
The Safety Training and Evaluation Process awards are granted by ABC National based on submitted applications. Given in four categories—bronze, silver, gold and platinum—for the eighth year, ABC Rocky Mountain members achieved the highest levels, gold and platinum.
The awards are based on 20 key elements of a contractor’s safety program, including safety policies, employee commitment and training, management commitment and budgeting. The winners were:
Platinum—1st Electric Contractors, Centennial; Adolfson & Peterson Construction; CFC Construction, Golden; Design Mechanical, Louisville; Encore Electric, Englewood, Hensel Phelps Construction; Interstate Electrical Contractors; LPR Construction Co.; Mortenson Co., Denver; Piper Electric, Arvada; RK Mechanical, Denver; Roche Constructors, Greeley; Stanek Constructors; Thissen Construction Corp.; TIC-The Industrial Co., Steamboat Springs; West Electric Group, Colorado Springs; and Western Summit Constructors, Denver.
Gold—Accent Electrical Services; Allen Plumbing & Mechanical, Fort Collins; Casey Industrial, Broomfield; dcb Construction Co.; Delta Drywall, Denver; Denver Drywall Co., Englewood; Diamond Drilling & Sawing Co.; Duro Electric Co., Englewood; E Light Electric Services, Englewood; Foster Electric, Colorado Springs; Greiner Electric, Littleton; Hall-Irwin Corp., Milliken; McBride Electric, Englewood; MTECH Mechanical Technologies Group, ; MW Golden Constructors, Castle Rock; Pinkard Construction Co., Lakewood; Quality Electric, Denver; Shaw Construction, Denver; Spacecon Specialty Contractors; Stryan Structural Systems, Littleton; Waner Construction; and Whitney Mechanical, Englewood.
TIC-The Industrial Co. and Western Summit Constructors will receive national safety awards from ABC next month in Washington, D.C.
Scholarships
Four high school students from throughout the state received $1,000 ABC Rocky Mountain scholarships to help prepare for careers in commercial construction. They are:
• Shane Bryant, Lamar High School, who plans to enter the construction management program at Colorado State University in Fort Collins;
• Kyle Kuegler, Hayden High School, who will attend Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, entering the construction technology program;
• Daniel Poust, Fruita Monument High School, who will enter the welding program at Front Range Community College in Westminster;
• Stephen Schwarzer, Hotchkiss High School, who has also been admitted to the CSU construction management program.
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