Snowmass Golf Clubhouse Earns LEED Certification/Children's Hospital 'Scoops' Out/Mortenson to Build St. Anthony North ER Expansion

The new Snowmass Golf Clubhouse has earned LEED certification, making it the second facility in the ski industry to attain such accreditation.

The Aspen Skiing Co.'s new Snowmass Golf Clubhouse was recently awarded silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.

Photo courtesy of Aspen Skiing Co.

Aspen Skiing Co. has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification at the silver level for its new Snowmass Golf Clubhouse in Snowmass Village.

The facility is the second LEED-certified green building in the ski industry; the Sundeck restaurant on Aspen Mountain was the first.

The building was designed by Cottle Graybeal and Yaw Architects - now Cottle Carr Yaw; lead clubhouse architect Doug Graybeal has his own green design firm - with engineering done by MKK Engineering and lighting by Clanton Engineering with support from Rising Sun Enterprises.

The contractor was R.A. Nelson and Associates. Engineering Economics Inc. was the commissioning agent.

Belmar's New Events Center Makes Its Debut

The new $3.5 million Belmar Center events complex opened in April at Belmar, the $750 million mixed-use development project in Lakewood.

J.E. Dunn Construction Co. was the general contractor for the project. The design team included Elkus/Manfredi and QPK Design.

Belmar Center features an 8,500-sq-ft grand ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows and the 6,227-sq-ft Plaza Terrace, which overlooks the Belmar Plaza and mountains.

CTL/Thompson Selected for El Paso County Judicial Building Expansion

CTL/Thompson has been selected to provide construction materials testing services for the expansion of the El Paso County Judicial Building in downtown Colorado Springs.

CTL/T is performing compaction testing, concrete testing, masonry testing and other services needed by the design and construction team for the Judicial Building expansion project. The expansion will include new courthouse space and additional room for support services.

Construction began last October 2004 and is scheduled for completion in mid-2006.

Children's Hospital 'Scoops' Out

H+L Architecture teamed up with Dreyers Grand Ice Cream on April 19 to celebrate the topping out of the new Children's Hospital, the $509 million facility under construction at the Fitzsimons campus in Aurora.

Project architects rolled up their sleeves and built more than 1,100 ice cream sundaes in two hours for hospital employees and visitors. Each sundae had an architecturally themed name, such as "Nuts and Bolts with a Cherry on Top," "Berry Good Blueprints" and "Nutty Architect Goes Bananas."

The new Children's Hospital will include 264 inpatient beds, diagnostic and surgery facilities, outpatient clinics, medical staff and administrative offices and support services areas. Other components include surface and structure parking.

Construction began in June 2004 and is expected to finish in fall 2007. Gerald H. Phipps/McCarthy Building Companies is the joint-venture CM/GC team.

DRG Construction Completes DIA's Fourth Fire Station

DRG Construction Corp. has completed a new fire station at Denver International Airport.

The facility is a complex structure with three truck bays and all the comforts of home for the firefighters, including three bedrooms, three baths, a living room, kitchen and laundry room.

The project is the fourth such structural and/or aircraft fire station to be built within DIA's jurisdiction.

White Construction Handling Design-Build Clinic Addition

White Construction Group broken ground this spring on the East Morgan County Hospital Clinic building addition, a 10,000-sq-ft, design-build project valued at $1.6 million and scheduled for completion in September.

Project partners include the client, East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, and the architect, Klump Brinkley Architecture in Golden.

Hyder Construction Nearly Finished with Downtown Office Project

Hyder Construction Inc. was in the final stages in April of construction for 235,000 sq ft of office space in the 633 17th St. Building in Denver.

When complete, the 14-floor project will house the new state offices for the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment and Department of Personnel Administration. It is the second CDLE-related project for Hyder, having recently completed a 40,000-sq-ft addition to the department's offices at 251 Sherman Street.

Hyder worked with IA Interior Architects on both spaces.

Drahota Finishes First National Bank of Severance

Drahota Inc. has completed finished construction of the First National Bank of Severance, located at 399 Fourth St., Severance.

Owned by First National Bank of Stratton, the $1 million, 4,735-sq-ft project was completed within a five-month schedule. It opened on March 31 and is one of two First National Bank of Stratton locations scheduled to be built by Drahota in Northern Colorado this year.

Vaught Frye Architects, North Star Design and the Birdsall Group provided the design services for the one-story, brick veneer building. Everitt Commercial Partners served as the owner's representative during the construction of the bank.

Foley's Joins Orchard Town Center in Westminster

Foley's has reached final agreement with Forest City California to create a 140,000-sq-ft, two-level store at The Orchard Town Center, the main street-style shopping village to be built along the north I-25 corridor in Westminster.

The Foley's store, scheduled to open in fall 2008, will be specifically designed to respond to the growth of suburban off-mall "lifestyle" centers and the customer's desire for more convenient shopping.

The store has also announced that it will be joining Phase II of Forest City's NorthField at Stapleton lifestyle center, scheduled to open in 2006. Phase I is opening this fall.

Sky Ridge Opens Dedicated Spine and Orthotics Floor

After just 18 months of operation, Sky Ridge Medical Center has completed its first expansion by opening a dedicated spine and orthopedics floor, bringing the total number of licensed beds to 138.

Sky Ridge, which opened with 106 beds in August 2003, was developed with two shelled floors, each with capacity for 30 additional beds.

In addition to completion of the fourth floor, the hospital has begun construction on an 18-bed intensive care unit expansion; the hospital currently has 11 beds.

Drahota Building Working on Two Projects in Steamboat Springs

Drahota Inc. has begun construction of the Haymaker Golf Course's new $2.7 million clubhouse in Steamboat Springs.

The club house - designed by Zmistowski Design Group LLC in Boulder - will feature nearly 15,000 sq ft and be located near the north side of the Haymaker Golf Course. It's scheduled for completion in the spring 2006.

Drahota has also been awarded the $2 million Loggers Lane construction project on the north side of Steamboat Springs near Highway 40 and Elk. Construction of the 24,000-sq-ft commercial-use building - owned by Loggers Lane Commercial Center LLC and designed by Jakes Drafting Services in Steamboat Springs - will begin May 1, 2005 and is scheduled for completion by the fall.

Swinerton to Renovate The Little Nell Hotel Mechanical Systems

Swinerton Builders and Southland Industries have been selected to provide mechanical system renovation services for The Little Nell Hotel in Aspen.

The project involves structural improvements at the roof for a new cooling tower, as well as select demolition and restoration to accommodate the new fan coils and distribution piping "invisibly."

The $2 million renovation will be constructed in two phases. Phase 1 will consist of the central plant upgrades, distribution piping and 4th floor fan coils. Phase 2 will consist of replacing the second- and third-floor fan coils.

Phase 1 began in April and was scheduled to finish in late May. Phase 2 will begin mid-April 2006 and finish in late May 2006.

Mortenson to Build St. Anthony North Emergency Room Expansion

M. A. Mortenson Co. has been awarded the contract to build the new $6 million St. Anthony North emergency room expansion in Westminster.

The company will complete a 14,000-sq-ft addition that includes 27 exam treatment rooms, plus a an 8,000-sq-ft remodel to the emergency department.

Construction began in April and is scheduled to finish in July. The architect is HKS Architects.

White Will Build Douglas County Evidence Technology Facility Project

White Construction Group has been awarded the Douglas County Evidence Technology Facility project located on the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 85 and Meadows Parkway in Castle Rock.

The 21,000-sq-ft project involves the construction of a one-story metal building on the north end, connecting to a two-story concrete masonry unit building on the south end.

The project - valued at $2.36 million - is scheduled for completion in December.

Douglas County Public Works is the client. The architect is Castle Rock's DLH Architecture.

Wiens Announces Arista TOD for Broomfield

Wiens Real Estate Ventures has announced plans to build Arista, a 200-acre, mixed-use, transit-oriented development located along Highway 36 in Broomfield.

The company also named its development, design, marketing and construction team members for the project. They are Lowe Enterprises, development manager; klipp, project architect; Norris Dullea, landscape architect; Martin/Martin, civil engineer; Taylor Kohrs, general contractor for Arista's infrastructure; and Trammell Crow Co., retail marketer.

The project will be predominantly urban in nature, complete with a neo-traditional "main street" called Arista Place. Retail shops will line the wide sidewalks of the village core, with residences or offices above them.

BVH and White Partnering on Renaissance Academy

Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects of Colorado Springs will serve as the land planners and designers for the new 22-acre campus and educational facility for The Renaissance Academy, a private school for gifted children.

White Construction Group is providing design-build services for the project, under construction on the former Hole in the Wall Ranch in Mountain Shadows in northwest Colorado Springs.

The 14,000-sq-ft facility features a central commons with a fountain at the crossing, tinted concrete floors and classrooms that open to the outdoors with large, glass roll-up doors. The exterior is designed with forms and colors that distinguish the individual class divisions so that the children can identify their part of the building.

The campus will also include an environmental sciences education park and earth sciences education area available to all schools in the city.

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