GreenLight Engineering Founded in Denver/Martin & Martin Celebrates 20 Years/Sears Trostel Goes Green

New Engineering Firm Founded in Denver

Two local engineers have founded a new electrical engineering and lighting design firm specializing in sustainable and energy-efficient building design.

Tim Flanagan, a licensed electrical engineer in Colorado, and Melissa Friedland, an architectural engineer specializing in lighting design, launched GreenLight Engineering in November. The firm’s mission is to provide exceptional electrical engineering and lighting design services that are environmentally responsible.

GreenLight’s initial projects will be providing electrical engineering design for a LEED Gold office building in Colorado Springs as well as a lighting upgrade at the Colorado State Capitol Building.

The firm also offers educational seminars for architects and members of the construction industry on lighting design and sustainable engineering.

As part of the launch, GreenLight Engineering unveiled its Web site at www.greenlighteng.com.

Martin/Martin Celebrates 20 Years in Business

To mark its 20th anniversary, members of Lakewood-based Martin/Martin Inc. created a “Martinopoly” game that chronicles the company’s past 20 years.

With many A/E/C collaborations, the firm engineered a variety of structures and infrastructure for Colorado Front Range communities. Some notable projects include: Coors Field, Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, Colorado Convention Center Expansion, Quigg Newton Auditorium Theater & Ellie Caulkins Opera House, The Village at Avon, Stapleton Business Center, Lakewood City Commons and High Point.

DLR Group Wins Two Design Awards

DLR Group received two design awards at the American Institute of Architects 2008 Design Awards Gala for the AIA Colorado South Chapter.

The awards presented were the 2008 Design Excellence Merit Award for the Denver Newspaper Agency Headquarters Office Building and the 2008 Design Excellence Citation Award for the design of the Screen Wall for Xcel Energy’s Denver Central Steam Plant.

Some of the design features of the two structures include:

Denver Newspaper Agency Building

• A high-degree of transparency at both street and office levels, allowing for activity within the building to be readily visible;
• Extra-large floor plates to facilitate co-location of newsroom and administrative functions;
• Numerous exterior balconies and terraces.

Xcel Steam Plant

• A curved, steel frame clad with polycarbonate materials and LED back lighting to provide a sculpturally dynamic presence along the street;
• Promotion of Xcel’s sustainable energy initiatives, including an interactive kiosk to provide information about the company’s renewable energy efforts, and the use of local and regional materials.

Sears Trostel Lumber Receives International Green Certification

Sears Trostel Lumber and Millwork, which recently received Forest Stewardship Council certification, is the only manufacturer in Fort Collins or Loveland to sell environmentally friendly moldings made from certified, sustainably grown wood.

The Forest Stewardship Council is an independent nonprofit that promotes responsible management of the world’s working forests. Forest certification is a process where landowners and manufacturers invite third-party auditors to certify that their practices meet internationally recognized standards for responsible forest management.

FSC certification means that products flow directly from certified forests and suppliers to the marketplace with a traceable credential that allows consumers to identify environmentally friendly wood products.

Sears Trostel is one of only nine lumber and millwork companies in Colorado that are FSC certified.