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COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
— November 4-November 17, 2015
The Neenan Co. recently
was awarded the 2015 Urban
Design Award for Sustain-
able Design by the city of
Fort Collins for its work on
Colorado State University’s
Powerhouse Energy Cam-
pus.
The Neenan Co. was hon-
ored with this biennial award
that recognizes projects that
improve the quality of life
in Fort Collins. The firm
oversaw the design and con-
struction of the project. The
Powerhouse Energy Campus
is CSU’s expanded research
facility, which includes the
remodeled Engines and
Energy Conversion Lab and
a 65,000-square-foot addition
that houses new office and
research space. The project
achieved LEED Platinum
status, a goal that guided all
of The Neenan Co.’s design
and construction decisions
throughout the process. The
Neenan Co. also utilized a
holistic approach and com-
prehensive modeling to
achieve the building’s per-
formance standards, the firm
added.
The LEED design features
of the project include the
building’s rooftop, which
incorporates solar panels
and wind turbines to cre-
ate energy and boost the
building’s long-term sus-
tainability, a 26-mile tubing
network circulating chilled
water throughout the build-
ing’s structural system and
into the caisson foundation
rather than a traditional
air conditioning system, an
exterior of prefinished inter-
locking metal panels to pre-
vent air leakage from the
interior, fiberglass window
frames and glass panes for a
higher efficiency rating, and
customized low-voltage LED
lights that attach to the ceil-
ing with magnets and whose
heat is absorbed by the
floor slabs and redistributed
throughout the building. The
system design significantly
decreased project costs and
the campus achieves about
50 to 55 percent energy sav-
ings.
“Powerhouse co-directors
Dr. Willson and Dr. Morgan
DeFoort took a bold step and
presented us with a valuable
opportunity for new devel-
opment and leadership in the
realm of building systems
and building behavior,” said
Bob Hosanna, architect for
The Neenan Co.
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Construction, Design & Engineering News
A redevelopment is brewing
next to Tivoli.
Pinkard Construction Co. is
underway on a two-phased
redevelopment on the Auraria
Higher Education Campus in
downtown Denver.
The redevelopment of the
Tivoli Commons and Quadran-
gle consists of the build-out of
a tiered patio adjacent to Tivoli;
a multipurpose natural grass
quadrangle; and site, infrastruc-
ture and stormwater modifica-
tions.
Phase 1 includes the develop-
ment of the tiered patio, demoli-
tion of the softball infrastructure,
and fencing, and modification of
the softball field and irrigation
to create an irrigated natural turf
quad with permeable and unit
paver installation; a beer garden;
stair and ramp access from the
existing building; site and activ-
ity lighting; new storm sewer
lines; a new detention pond with
decks and landscaping; new
transformer for event electrical
requirements; and utility and
stormwater infrastructure.
Phase 2 includes roadway and
streetscape build out of Lar-
imer, 11th and Walnut streets;
sidewalks; paver systems; 75
new bollards; utility and storm
water infrastructure; site/activ-
ity lighting; and site finishes/
amenities.
The phase 1 construction cost
is $3.3 million; phase 2 is $3.2
million.
Pinkard provided extensive
preconstruction services to
assist the owner with budget
and scope development during
design.
Wenk Landscape Architecture
and Planning is the primary
designer for the project.
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Wenk Landscape Architecture and Planning
The redevelopment of the Tivoli Commons and Quadrangle includes the build-out of a tiered patio adjacent to Tivoli.
Adams State University in Ala-
mosa marked the grand opening
of Richardson Hall after a $16.9
million renovation that included a
top-to-bottom, inside-out remak-
ing of a building constructed in
1925 as the first structure on what
was then named the Adams State
Normal School.
GH Phipps Construction Cos.
was the contractor on the reno-
vation, which transformed Rich-
ardson Hall into the school’s
main administration building,
with more than 10,000 additional
square feet carved out of the pre-
viously unused third-floor attic.
This was a thorough redo: new
HVAC, electrical, plumbing, net-
work cable, 225 windows, insula-
tion, roof, auditorium renovation,
new interior finishes and furnish-
ings – all while leaving historic
details intact, noted GH Phipps.
Repairs were made to the façade,
whose bricks were in such pre-
carious shape that the school had
installed protective overhangs to
protect passers-by, the firmadded.
OZ Architecture was the archi-
tect for the design-build project.
“We’re confident this 90-year-
old structurewill continue to serve
the university and the commu-
nity for another century,” said
Adams State President Beverlee J.
McClure.
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Adams State University
The $16.9 million renovation revamped the 1925 building.
One year after construction
began, Yetter Hall, on the campus
of Colorado Christian University
in Lakewood, was dedicated.
The 100,936-square-foot resi-
dence hall signifies the first new
residence hall to be built at CCU
since completion of the campus
master plan and housing study
in 2012.
Davis Partnership designed
Yetter Hall, which features 53
apartment-style units consisting
of 300 beds, hallways “infused”
with common areas for study and
socializing, basement storage for
students and outdoor green space.
The design of the new building
embraces the exterior materials,
massing and architectural vocabu-
laries set forth by Leprino Hall,
the first new academic building
completed on campus last year,
also designed by Davis Partner-
ship, while adding unique design
elements and character that sets it
apart as a 21st century residence
hall, the firm noted.
GE Johnson Construction Co.
was the contractor for Yetter Hall,
dedicated inAugust.
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Paul Brokering of Paul Brokering Photography
Yetter Hall is the first new residence hall to be built at Colorado Christian
University since completion of the campus master plan and housing study
in 2012.
ʻPowerhouse
co-directors Dr.
Willson and Dr.
Morgan DeFoort
took a bold step
and presented us
with a valuable
opportunity for
new development
and leadership
in the realm of
building systems
and building
behavior.ʼ
– Bob Hosanna,
The Neenan Co.
