April/May 2009
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C O N T E N T S
Executive Director's Corner: Standing with Giants, by Deb Kleinman
Special: Remembering Greg Franta, by Annette Stelmack
LEED: Aardex Receives Second Platinum LEED Certification from the USGBC, by Mike Hehir
Energy Incentives: Xcel Announces New Incentives, by Erine Mathe
Sustainable Development: Grassroots Efforts Support a Sustainable Ethic, by Sarah Martinez
Government: Greening the Government: State Leads by Example, by Angie Fyfe
Case Study: Extracting Value From NAIOP's Highly Criticized Building Cost Report, by Courtney France
Go Green, Save Money: Rep. Perlmutter Legislation Promotes Going Green To Save Green, by Christopher Votoupal
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Aardex Receives Double LEED Platinum From USGBC
The firm is one of only two in the world to achieve this distinction
By Mike Hehir, Sales, Aardex LLC
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Aardex LLC, a full service design and construction services firm, announced that it has received its second LEED Platinum certification from the United States Green Building Council for Commercial Interiors at the Signature Centre at Denver West. The Signature Centre is located at 14143 Denver West Parkway.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The company becomes one of two design/build firms in the world to reach this milestone.
“Our headquarters at Signature Centre are now LEED Platinum inside and out. And, we did it at standard construction costs,” said Aardex CEO Rick Butler, whose firm developed, designed, constructed and now manages the Signature Centre. “Sustainability is about common sense, not extra costs.” Signature Centre won the National NAIOP “Green Development of the Year Award” for 2007.
PROJECT DATA
Project Name |
Signature Centre at Denver West |
Building Type |
Office |
Project Location |
14143 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado |
Construction Completion Date |
June 2007 |
Project Size |
186,000sf |
Project Cost |
$32,000,000 |
Owner |
Signature Centre Investments LLC |
Design Team (firms/Discipline)
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Design Architect – Binh Vinh, AIA/Aardex Project Architect – Ashley Lemon, AIA/Aardex Production Architect – MOA AIA Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer: MKK Structural Engineer: Neujahr & Gorman Electrical Engineer: Alber Engineering Civil Engineer: Carroll & Lange Commissioning Agent: EEI LEED Consultant: Ambient Energy |
Contractor |
Aardex LLC |