Rocky Mountain Construction articles from December 2005

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from December 2005

Editor's Report.
December 12, 2005... By Hol Wagner Because Colorado voters approved Referendum C but not Referendum D, there will be a fight -- quite probably a bitter one -- in the 2006 Legislature. In passing Referendum C, voters have allowed the state to keep -- and spend...

Expanding the Palms.(Palms Casino and Hotel )
December 12, 2005... Staff Doka formwork at the core of Las Vegas hotel project Tough time schedules on the ambitious expansion program for a new 400-foot hotel tower on the prestigious Palms Hotel & Casino site in Las Vegas have led to main contractor,...

Micropiles In Las Vegas.
December 12, 2005... Staff Seattle contractor DBM completes two Las Vegas projects on micropiles DBM Contactors Inc. of Seattle has recently completed two projects in Las Vegas -- one used micropiles for foundation support for renovation of the Venetian...

Perini Lands Two More In Vegas.
December 12, 2005... Staff Trump Tower and The Cosmopolitan added to the list of mega-projects Perini Building Co. is constructing in Las Vegas Already building the $3-billion Project CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip for MGM Mirage Resorts and the...

Road Machinery Expands Prescott Branch.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff Prescott, Ariz.-- Road Machinery LLC, Komatsu distributor for Arizona and New Mexico, held an open house Dec. 2 to unveil its new Prescott facility at 1071 Commerce Drive. The usual food, raffles, live entertainment, door prizes, and...

Colorado Machinery's New Springs Facility.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff Colorado Springs-- Colorado Machinery recently held an open house for its new facility in Colorado Springs. The new building, adjacent to the existing facility at 1100 East Cheyenne, is located at 910 East Cheyenne, just off...

Funding Recommended For Wyoming Highways.
December 12, 2005... Staff Cheyenne, Wyo.-- Legislation to spend roughly $125 million a year to start widening and improving several of Wyoming's two-lane highways received approval from a legislative committee on Nov. 10. The Joint Interim Revenue Committee...

$1-Billion Power Plant Proposed For Wyoming.
December 12, 2005... Staff Gillette, Wyo.-- Denver-based North American Power Group, which after five years of struggling finally obtained financing and has begun construction of the coal-fired Two Elk power plant near Wright in southern Campbell County, Wyo.,...

Denver Area Hospitals Plan Expansions.
December 12, 2005... Staff Denver-- HealthOne, local partner with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA in the ownership and operation of hospitals in the Denver area, has announced plans to spend $255 million on expansion and improvements at three of its facilities: ...

Illia Named To UNLV Advisory Board.
December 12, 2005... Staff Las Vegas-- Tony Illia has been named to the Industry Advisory Board for UNLV's Construction Management Program. Illia writes for Rocky Mountain Construction and is the real estate reporter for the Las Vegas Business Press and editor...

2006 Golden Beaver Awardees Named.
December 12, 2005... Staff Los Angeles-- Patrick Kenny of Kenny Construction Co., 2005 president of the Beavers, has announced the four individuals who will receive Golden Beaver awards at the 51st Annual Awards Dinner to be held Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at the...

Timber!(Rosenbury & Partners)
December 12, 2005... Staff Timber interior creates ambiance for outdoor merchandise store Major retailers of outdoor merchandise are designing their stores with a rustic theme and exposed timber interiors that harmonize with the products they sell. They...

Waste Oil Heats Shop.
December 26, 2005... Staff Utilizing used, waste oil from equipment fleets to heat buildings such as shop facilities, paint bays or even storage areas is an environmentally sound and fiscally economical way of using a resource that would otherwise literally go...

The Greening Of Wal-Mart.
December 26, 2005... By Carol Carder Retailer experiments with sustainable and energy saving building Concrete and asphalt passing water like a sieve, used French fry oil providing building heat, and the sun powering blinking signs. These are just a few of...

LEED In Colorado.
December 26, 2005... By Carol Carder State builds its first LEED certified building; EPA erecting showplace Region 8 headquarters in LoDo In 1998 the U.S. Green Building Council introduced the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green...

New Mexico Jumps On The LEED Bandwagon.(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
December 26, 2005... By Dale Dekker and Julie Walleisa New Mexico building owners, designers and contractors are just beginning to realize the challenges and benefits of designing a green building using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system....

Public Owners Seek Energy Efficiency.
December 26, 2005... Staff A majority of public owners are turning to energy-efficient designs on their projects, though less than a third adhere to green building standards According to a new study by Phoenix-based PinnacleOne, one of the nation's...

LEED For Utility Lab.
December 26, 2005... Staff Colorado Springs- The new Environmental Services Laboratory for Colorado Springs Utilities has achieved a LEED(TM) Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by RNL of Denver and the city of Colorado...

Salt Lake City Going Green.(buildings green standards)
December 26, 2005... Staff Salt Lake City- Mayor Rocky Anderson has signed an executive order requiring that all future buildings constructed using taxpayer dollars, or buildings managed by the city, be built according to LEED standards. And the Church of...

Xeriscape Popularity Aids Landscape Center.
December 26, 2005... Staff Salt Lake City- The Staker and Parson Companies Landscape Center, located at 1670 North Beck Street in North Salt Lake, has experienced rapid growth in its customer and product base since opening its doors nearly two years ago. The...

LSD Provides Tucson With Environmental Services.(Logan Simpson Design Inc)(Brief Article)
December 26, 2005... Staff Tucson- Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD), one of Arizona's largest landscape architecture and environmental planning firms, is pleased to announce that the firm was recently selected to provide the city of Tucson with as-needed...