AGC, CCA Make Immigration Compliance Help Available/ASID Colorado Announces New Board of Directors/ASLA Honors Four Colorado Firms with National Awards

Local associations are helping members wade through the maze of immigration compliance issues by creating a master checklist of procedures.

Associations Help Firms With Immigration Compliance

In light of two recently enacted Colorado immigration laws (HB 1343 and SB 1017) and to ensure compliance with the Federal I-9 process, CCA and AGC of Colorado have asked immigration attorney Ann Allott of the Allot Immigration Law Firm in Centennial to create a master checklist to help guide contractors through the complex web of federal and state regulations relating to the hiring of immigrant workers.

The document provides a checklist and detailed instructions on the process employers should use to ensure they are complying with current hiring rules. To obtain the list or for more information, go to www.coloradocontractors.org or call 303-290-6611.

New Report Says Smart Growth Helps Alleviate Global Warming

Environment Colorado, The Urban Land Institute and its district council, ULI Colorado, and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club released a 160-page report titled “Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change.”

The report reveals extensive research completed by ULI Colorado and its partners on the relationship between urban development and the carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles. Research conducted by these groups reveals that Colorado is in the top tier nationally for how much residents drive.

For more information or to obtain a copy of the report, contact Pam Kiely, land use advocate from Environment Colorado, at 303-573-3871 x 336 or e-mail her at pkiely@environmentcolorado.org.

ASID Colorado Installs 2007-2008 Board of Directors

The American Society of Interior Designers’ Colorado chapter formally installed its new board of directors at the organization’s annual chapter meeting in Denver.

The 2007-08 board members and their positions are: Carol Koplin of Gensler, president; Susan Kohuth of OZ Architecture, president-elect; Rosalie Ruwart of RM Ruwart Design, financial director; Lynn Williamson of StudioMetro LLC, communications director; Kathy Fulscherof Haworth Inc., membership director; Meredith Gershberg of Source Four Inc., professional development director; Josh Sloan of Waring Associates, director-at-large; and Josh Brewinski, Colorado State University, student representative to the board.

Aurora EDC Awards Clinton Its 2007 Leadership Award

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The Aurora Economic Development Council awarded former President Bill Clinton with its 2007 A-List Leadership Award at the 3rd annual A-List Luncheon.

Clinton was given the A-List Award for his dedication to the global community since leaving the White House in 2001 and through the William J. Clinton Foundation, said John Shaw, senior vice president and general manager of Opus Northwest, one of the event sponsors.

ASLA Announces 2007 Professional Awards

Four professional awards were given to three Colorado companies by the American Society of Landscape Architects for 2007.

Thirty-seven projects received a 2007 Professional Award after the jury narrowed the entries down from 500. The awards were presented in early October at the ASLA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The Colorado winners are:

• Honor Award in General Design for Lakewood’s National Park Service’s restoration of Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, Calif.

• Honor Award in General Design to the Denver office of Design Workshop Inc. for work done at Glacier Club in Durango

• Honor Award in Residential Design for Design Workshop Inc. of Aspen’s work at Woody Creek Garden in Pitkin

• Analysis and Planning Honor Award to DHM Design of Carbondale for the land management plan at Wildhorse Ranch in Oregon.

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Lauds Implementation of SB 51

With the High Performance Building Act, also known as SB 51, in effect as of Sept. 1, the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado applauded the leadership of state government in spurring green real estate development in the public and private sectors, and further propelling Colorado’s burgeoning sustainable economy. The High Performance Certification program, the implementation policy for SB 51, requires state agencies or departments embarking upon a substantial renovation, design or construction of a state-assisted facility of more than 5,000 sq ft to pursue U.S. Green Building Council LEED-gold certification. Additionally, projects that receive at least 25% of their funding from the state must also pursue LEED-gold certification.

ACE Mentor Program Launches National Initiative

The Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program announced in September that it has stepped up its nationwide efforts to introduce high school and college students to potential careers in the industry.

Created to address the growing need for skilled professionals in the architecture, construction and engineering industries—a need that could become a crisis if current employment trends continue—the ACE initiative is backed by a coalition of the industry’s top companies, which includes Turner Construction, EMCOR Group, PSI, Gilbane Building Co. and McGraw-Hill Construction, among many others.

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