Education

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Haselden Construction recently broke ground on construction of Buena Vista High School and McGinnis Middle School in Buena Vista, CO. The schools, located on a shared campus, are part of a two-phase project that will include construction of a new academic wing, renovation of the current high school gymnasium, and demolition …

DENVER – SmithGroup, one of the nation’s leading integrated design firms, has completed a merger with Denver-based higher education planning firm, Paulien & Associates. The addition of a location in Denver increases the company’s footprint to 14 offices across the U.S. and China. The firm has also established Higher Education …

DENVER — The University of Denver’s new first-year residence hall officially broke ground today. The first-year residence hall is one of three buildings currently being rolled out as the first phase of the Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan. The Dimond Family Residential Village will provide student housing designed to create a strong …

BOULDER — On January 25, the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of its new Transportation Center, the first of three major projects to support educational opportunities in the 31,000-student district. The $15.3 million transportation facility is the result of a master planning effort that …

BROOMFIELD – Haselden Construction recently broke ground on the expansion of Holy Family High School in Broomfield. The 34,000-square-foot expansion will include eight new classrooms, a fitness center and auxiliary gym with expanded locker rooms, and an enlarged cafeteria, allowing the school to grow from 690 students to 800 students. “As the current …

DENVER — 27J Schools recently celebrated the completion of Northeast Elementary’s and Overland Trail Middle School’s expansion and renovation projects at two ribbon cutting ceremonies held in Brighton on Thursday, January 10. GE Johnson Construction Company completed the expansion and renovations projects. The architect for the project was Studiotrope in Denver. MTech Mechanical, a …

WINDSOR– GH Phipps — one of the largest, most successful construction companies in the Colorado region — has successfully completed the Windsor High School Innovation Center.  Serving as the general contractor on the project, GH Phipps worked closely with the school district, school staff and architect DLR Group to deliver the completed facility. In addition …

GUNNISON, CO – Construction of the Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science and Engineering at Western State Colorado University began this week on Western’s campus in Gunnison, Colorado. The ultra-modern, state-of-the-art facility will have approximately 75,000 square feet of versatile teaching and lab spaces including cutting-edge instrumentation rooms, faculty offices, and areas designed …

GOLDEN — Colorado School of Mines and Confluence Companies — a Golden-based developer and builder — have broken ground on a new residence hall for sophomore students at 1750 Jackson Street in Golden.  The new construction project is a public-private partnership between the Colorado School of Mines (Mines) and Confluence Companies …

DENVER —  Despite having already broken ground on the highly-publicized $1.2 billion Central-70 project on August 3, 2018, the construction workforce shortage in Colorado continues to remain at the forefront of local contractors’ top concerns. According to the Associated General Contractors of America 2018 Construction Outlook Survey for Colorado, 73 percent …