September 16-October 6, 2015 —
COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
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Construction, Design & Engineering News
A joint venture between
Haselden Construction and
Diesslin Structures recently cel-
ebrated the grand opening of
Moffat Consolidated School Dis-
trict No. 2’s new PK-12 school in
Moffat.
Designed by RTA Architects,
the new school is slated for LEED
Gold certification and features
elements such as an exposed
glulam beam structure. The $15
million school – funded by a
BEST grant and matching bond
passed by the voters – includes
art, music, vocational technol-
ogy and metal shop classrooms
in addition to standard school
rooms.
One of only two schools in the
district,Moffat PK-12 averages an
enrollment of 136 children, and
serves the communities of Moffat
and Crestone. The new school
at 501 Garfield Ave. replaces the
aging facility, which previously
housed the students. The product
of multiple additions throughout
its lifetime, the old facility experi-
enced multiple structural issues
over the last several years.
Haselden also recently cel-
ebrated the topping out of the
300,000-square-foot Laramie
High School in Laramie, Wyo-
ming.
The two-story, $86 million facil-
ity, designed by Lantz-Boggio
Architects, features a theater,
auditorium, indoor swimming
pool andmainandauxiliarygym.
The 40-acre site also includes a
football stadium, practice field
and tennis courts. It will be ready
for students in fall 2016.
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RTA Architects designed the new PK-12 school in Moffat.
Adofson & Peterson Con-
struction completed an electrical
upgrade project for UCHealth’s
Poudre Valley Hospital at 1024
S. LemayAve. in Fort Collins.
The project required updating
the hospital’s electrical systems
on multiple floors and reno-
vating existing office spaces to
accommodate a new electrical
room. During the proposal pro-
cess, A&P partnered with Inter-
mountain Electric Inc. to pro-
vide electrical services for the
project.
The 24/7 hospital was fully
operational during the reno-
vation work. A&P coordinat-
ed closely with PVH and the
design team to schedule out-
ages and sequence construction
during the renovation to ensure
the areas served by the current
electrical distribution gear expe-
rienced minimal outages.
In order to meet state com-
pliance and provide the hospi-
tal with first-rate functionality
for their hospital services, the
project was completed in five
months. The team performed
BIM services in the electrical
spaces to prefabricate items,
which allowed for reduction
in schedule durations. In addi-
tion, newair-handling units and
new fan arrays were installed
so future maintenance won’t
require any shutdowns.
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Denver International Air-
port and the Denver Fire
Department held a ground-
breaking for Fire Station 35,
located at 25365 E. 75th Ave.,
near Jackson Gap and 75th.
Expected to be complete in
summer 2016, the station will
be the airport’s fifth fire sta-
tion.
The fire station will be con-
structed as a design-build
project by PCL Construction
Services, which was selected
through a competitive bid
process with Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise goals of
25 percent for design and 33
percent for construction.
The building is design to
meet LEED Gold certifica-
tion and include a permeable
paver system, which serves as
a stormwater filter and a state-
of-the-art roofing system,
similar to the Westin Denver
International Airport hotel.
The 18,000-square-foot sta-
tion features a contemporary
design with large apparatus
bays, an arced roof, resem-
bling an airplane hangar, and
metal panels on the façade to
give texture and create inter-
esting visual effects.
“This new fire station will
enhance the ability for our
partners at the Denver Fire
Department to respond to
areas that are farther away
from the airfield, such as the
Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s radar control cen-
ter, Peña Boulevard, Final
Approach, the south campus
and the newWestin Hotel and
RTD train stations on airport
property,” said Denver Inter-
national Airport CEO Kim
Day. “This is the right time
to position first responders
closer to Peña Boulevard as
we continue to plan for future
growth and development.”
This will be the first airport
fire station accessible to the
public, and firefighters will
respond primarily to public
safety events at structures.
The other four fire stations are
on the airfield and focus on
aircraft rescue firefighting and
structural response. Initially,
four firefighters, or one com-
pany, will be stationed 24/7
at Fire Station 35. There will
be one fire engine for initial
water attack housed at the
new station and, in 2020, a fire
truck equipped with numer-
ous ladders and other sup-
plies will be added for addi-
tional support.
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PCL Construction Services is providing design-build services for Fire
Station 35 – Denver International Airport’s fifth fire station.
Taylor Kohrs has started con-
struction on Castle Rock’s new
Operations and Maintenance
Building.
The 20,371-square-foot build-
ing, located on Kellogg Court,
will house operation staff, pro-
vide office space, workshop
space, training facilities, equip-
ment storage, a water meter test
shop, locker rooms, break room
and a public meeting area.
HB&A LLC designed the
property, slated for completion
in January.
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The 20,371-square-foot building will include training facilities, equip-
ment storage and a water meter test shop.
