Humphries Poli Wins AIA-HUD Award/Robinson Brick Sold/CH2M Hill Opens in Shanghai

The American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development named Denver's Humphries Poli Architects the winner of the 2006 Community by Design Award for the Blake Street Flats affordable housing project in Denver.

DOT Architects to Lead Justice Center Team

Denver's David Owen Tryba Architects, in association with DMJM Design and Mundus Bishop Design, was selected as the master urban design architect for the $378 million Denver Justice Center, approved by Denver voters in May.

The team will provide a unifying vision for the downtown Justice Center, including a courthouse, detention facility and parking garage.

As the master urban design architect, David Owen Tryba/DMJM and Mundus Bishop Design will lead a team of experts that includes Jeremy Klop of Fehr and Peers and Mace Pemberton of MNA Engineering.

They will study the Justice Center site and conduct community listening sessions to provide a detailed description of how the courthouse, detention facility and parking garage will relate to each other and how the public spaces will function and connect to the adjacent neighborhoods and districtHumphries Poli Architects Wins AIA-HUD Award

Denver's Humphries Poli Architects PC was the recipient of one of three national AIA-HUD Housing and Community Design Awards for 2006.

Winner of the Community by Design Award for its Blake Street Flats affordable housing project, the firm was honored during the American Institute of Architects 2006 National Convention and Design Expo in Los Angeles.

The award is given jointly by the AIA Center for Communities by Design, AIA Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Located just a mile north of downtown Denver, Blake Street Flats is part of the third phase of DHA's Curtis Park Hope VI Redevelopment. The project was honored because it fulfills the AIA-HUD award's requirement of one that "plays an exemplary role in helping to revitalize the community in which it is located by enhancing the community's physical fabric," through both the design process and the structure itself.

AIA Northern Nevada Honors OZ for Squaw Valley Resort

Colorado-based OZ Architecture, along with Raymond Letkemand Architects Inc., was awarded a Merit Award from the Northern Nevada Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its work on the Village at Squaw Valley, a self-contained ski resort located at the base of Squaw Valley, Calif.

OZ revitalized the village by designing a mixed-used pedestrian resort filled with welcoming plazas, resting places, restaurants, cafes, shops and galleries.

Denver's Robinson Brick Sold to Austrian Firm

Denver-based Robinson Brick Co. was sold to Austrian-based Wienerberger AG through General Shale Brick Inc., its U.S.-based subsidiary.

The acquisition price totaled $88 million, plus net working capital, as of the closing date. Net working capital at year-end 2005 was approximately $28 million.

CEO Robert Jaster will continue to lead RBC, founded in 1880.

Green Manning & Bunch Ltd. served as RBC's financial adviser in the transaction, with Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley serving as legal counsel.

Sellards and Grigg Merge with SEH

Sellards and Grigg Inc. in Lakewood merged with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., a professional consulting services firm, effective July 1.

The S&G office will remain open, becoming one of SEH's seven western region offices located throughout Colorado and Wyoming.

Jacobs Lands CDOC Program Management for Canon City Prison

Jacobs Engineering Group in Denver received a contract from the Colorado Department of Corrections to provide program management services for a new $100 million high-custody correctional facility in Canon City.

The project will add 948 beds adjacent to the Centennial Correctional Facility at the East Canon City prison complex. New construction includes inmate housing, support facilities and significant site/utilities infrastructure.

Tile Companies Merge, Open New Showroom

Summit Brick & Tile Co. and Lakewood Brick & Tile Co. combined this summer to create Summit Lakewood Brick Sales, opening a new showroom in Lakewood.

General Sales Manager Mike Kelty will lead and operate the new sales division.

The company's new 6,000-sq-ft showroom displays the Summit and Lakewood product lines along with 3,500 sq ft of clay pavers from four manufacturers. The showroom offers a large selection of products designed to be both residentially and commercially friendly.

McGraw-Hill Construction Launches New Magazine on 'Green' Design

McGraw-Hill Construction has launched a new magazine dedicated to the growing market for environmentally-responsible "green" buildings.

GreenSource, The Magazine of Sustainable Design presents news, features, case studies of important projects and green product information to more than 40,000 architects, interior designers, building owners and members of the U.S. Green Building Council.

McGraw-Hill Construction's editors have collaborated on GreenSource and the related Web site with editors from BuildingGreen Inc., an information company that provides accurate, unbiased green product information and policy analysis for building industry professionals and policymakers.

GreenSource will be published twice in 2006. The premiere issue debuted at the AIA national convention in Las Angeles. The second issue will publish before the GreenBuild Conference & Expo, set for Nov. 15-17 in Denver. McGraw-Hill Construction will also produce the conference and expo guide.

Additional issues of GreenSource are expected to be added in 2007.

DPS Picks klipp, Harrold Massop Associates to Design New K-8

The Denver Public Schools' board of education selected Denver's klipp, in association with Harold Massop Associates Architects PC, to design a new K-8 school for Stapleton, near 26th and Iola Street.

As part of the overall Stapleton development plan, the school will be the third of four middle schools for the emerging community located on the former airport site. The plan also calls for two new K-5 elementary schools and two new high schools.

Construction for the new K-8 school is scheduled to begin next spring, with completion in fall 2008.

New Parking Consulting Firm Debuts in Denver

Paul Mack, PE, and Melissa Baughman have founded Parking Consultants LLC.

Based in Denver, the firm provides consulting services throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The firm primarily focuses on the functional and operational aspects of parking design and management.

Parking Consultants is located at 3400 E Bayaud Ave., Suite 300, Denver, 80209. The firm's phone number is 303-355-1069.

MKK Launches Revamped Web Site in New Branding Effort

MKK Consulting Engineers Inc. in Greenwood Village has unveiled a new look for its corporate Web site at www.mkkeng.com.

The recent launch is meant to continue the momentum begun with the release of a new corporate logo and brand identity earlier this year. It is the next step in the company's course in reaffirming its 45-year heritage.

W.E. O'Neil Construction Relocates to New Office

W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. of Colorado moved into a new regional facility in Denver last month.

The new office is located at 229 Vallejo St., just southwest of the intersection of 6th Avenue Parkway and I-25. The company renovated an older 13,000-sq-ft warehouse to accommodate its new regional facility.

CH2M Hill Opens Shanghai HQ for Northern Asia

The board of Denver-based CH2M Hill held a dedication ceremony in June to recognize the opening of its new Shanghai office, the firm's Northern Asia regional headquarters.

The firm, which has been working in the China for more than 25 years, has more than 330 staff in five offices.

CH2M Hill is one of only a few North American-based engineering construction firms licensed to perform the construction of industrial and public works projects in China. The firm received the license from the Shanghai Ministry of Construction in January.

Commercial Equity Changes Name to Modo Developers

Commercial Equity LLC, a Colorado-based developer specializing in the renovation of urban buildings into modern condos, has changed the company name to Modo Developers Inc.

"Modo" - short for "modern downtown" - was chosen to reflect the company's focus on buying existing urban buildings and renovating them into modern neighborhood "gems," said Todd McWhirter, managing partner and company co-founder.

A&P Named Business of the Year by Aurora Chamber of Commerce

Adolfson & Peterson Construction was named as the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.

The award is presented for outstanding service during 2005 to a chamber business member that has contributed to the community and quality of life through its business practices, employees and community involvement."

Trammell Crow Will Manage CDJ/CHS Project

Colorado Judicial Department and Colorado Historical So

ciety have chosen Trammell Crow Co. to provide project management services for the design and construction of new, independent facilities for each organization.

The judicial department asked the Urban Land Institute last year to study the two buildings that comprise the Colorado Judicial Heritage Center - the Colorado Judicial Building and Colorado History Museum.

ULI determined that the buildings, located bear Denver's Civic Center Park, do not meet the current or expected future needs of either organization. The organization recommended that both organizations work together to find a feasible solution.

Pending final contract negotiations, Trammell Crow will review the recommendations from ULI and work with each organization. The initial phase will include preparing a feasibility study to determine the space requirements for each organization, the estimated cost for each project and financing alternatives. Subsequent phases will include design and construction management services.

The proposal is based on a seven-year completion schedule.