Pinkard Completes Willow Glen Senior Residences

Pinkard Construction Co. recently completed construction of the $6.5 million Willow Glen Senior Residences, a three-story, 54,000-sq-ft affordable senior housing project at 1585 Kipling St. in Lakewood. The wood-framed structure houses 70 one- and two-bedroom units built over a single-story, 20,000-sq-ft, below-grade, cast-in-place parking garage. Amenities include three laundry rooms, two elevators, an exercise room, hair salon, underground parking, and windows low enough for those in wheelchairs to have outside views.

The new Willow Glen Senior Residences replaces the Lakewood Housing Authority's older, 50-apartment Vance Terrace senior housing complex. Odell Architects of Evergreen is the architect, and the Lakewood Housing Authority is the owner.

Power Equipment Named Link-Belt Distributor

Power Equipment Co. of Denver has been named as the Link-Belt crane distributor for all of Colorado and most of Wyoming with the exception of the southwestern most counties. Power Equipment will provide sales and customer support from four locations, including Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Casper.

Swanson Rink to Design Baggage Screening System

Swanson Rink Inc., a consulting engineering firm based in Denver, will design the 100 percent in-line baggage screening systems for Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in Burbank, Calif. The project involves design of inbound and outbound baggage handling systems to accommodate in-line explosion detection systems equipment as mandated by the Transportation Security Administration.

Swanson Rink's scope of work will include determining maximum processing times and systems processing capabilities; conceptual layouts, simulations and testing to determine the most practical baggage system that will fit in the available space without major modifications; phasing plans for installation; construction documents; and construction administration services during installation.

The project design is expected be complete in mid-2004.

Barker Rinker Seacat Wins New Contracts

Denver-based Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture has won two new contracts.

o Wheat Ridge Senior Center Study - BRSA will begin a five-month study in January that will examine land use and building plans for an addition and renovation to the 9,000-sq-ft. center. BRSA will provide conceptual design and budgeting for the center.

o Waunakee, Wisc. Recreation Center Study - BRSA and Bray Associates Architects of Wisconsin are conducting a feasibility study through spring 2004 for a new senior/community recreation center for this village outside of Madison. The study will determine the site plan, building program and operational costs, as well as the design for the $5 million, 45,000-sq-ft facility.

Building Energy Firms Announce Merger

Two of the nation's leading building energy engineering and evaluation firms have merged.

The combining of Architectural Energy Corp., headquartered in Boulder, and Eley Associates of San Francisco strengthens AEC's ability to serve the California market and expands Eley's engineering capabilities. The new firm, which began operating on Feb. 1, 2004, retains the Architectural Energy Corp. name, with offices in Boulder, San Francisco and Chicago.

Principals of the firm will be Michael Holtz, AIA; Donald Frey, PE; and Charles Eley, FAIA, PE. Erik Kolderup, PE, will be an associate principal. AEC has been in business for 22 years and Eley for 25 years.

Guy's Floor Service Opens Colorado Springs Center

Guy's Floor Service, the largest distributor of Missouri hardwood flooring west of the Mississippi, has opened a full-service design center at 870 Elkton Drive., Suite 100, Colorado Springs.

The Colorado Springs design center covers more than 10,000 sq ft, about 3,500 of which is dedicated to hardwood flooring, carpet and tile samples. Seven employees work full time in the offices and showroom. Guy's Floor Service also has locations in Denver and Fort Collins.