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Fluor’s Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility in Denver Receives LEED Gold Certification

The A to Z of Building

Fluor Corporation’s commuter rail maintenance facility for the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) commuter rail network in metro Denver has been awarded LEED® Gold certification.

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Retailers: Consumer views on American-made are mixed

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Bruce Odette, Carpet Exchange, Denver “Ultimately, Made in America should be important to all of us; however, style and design rule. Commercial projects place a great emphasis on Made in USA when long lead times and LEED projects are being worked on.” Carlton Billingsley, Floors and More, Benton, Ark. “A

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Starwood Capital Group to Build $190 Million, 250-Foot Tall LEED Platinum Office Building in Denver

The A to Z of Building

Leading global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, through a controlled affiliate, and East West Partners, a Denver-based developer devoted to building, selling, managing and supporting.

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Micro Apartments are the Next Big Thing

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Micro apartments are designed to be space-efficient as well as LEED certified or energy efficient. Developers refurbished an old cylindrical hotel in order to offer Denver’s first micro-apartments in Colorado. They’re often a single-area open floor plan and they’re both usually less than 600 square feet.

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30 Breathtaking Living Wall Designs for Creating Your Own Vertical Garden

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: Subu Design and Architecture Living room live green wall ideas The vertical garden in this Denver living room flows seamlessly with the rest of the home’s LEED Platinum design. Image: re.dzine Family-friendly, cheerful and contemporary style complete with a fresh, green wall of live plants.

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The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

When you add these costs, with the costs of other organizations and certifications we are encouraged to participate in and obtain USGBC/LEED, AIA, etc., My name is Brett Bouwer and I am a third year architecture student at the university of colorado denver. Brett Bouwer Very Interesting article. Our system is severely broken.

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Architects and the AIA | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

newyowker Maybe LEED should start including in their systems that projects not only need local materials etc, but also local architects Xiaosheng Wu is that possible for an non-American to be a member of AIA? Small town architects get murdered by bigger firms buying out our local jobs, especially when the economy is rough.

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