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Denver unveils renewable heating and cooling plan

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The City of Denver has released a plan to decarbonize existing homes and buildings within the city limits and beyond to Denver County

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Denver Art Museum gets much-needed design revitalization

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For the Denver Art Museum, an institution of visual art, it was a necessary revitalization effort to better serve the increase in foot traffic, which has now grown to more than 800,000 visitors annually. Photos courtesy James Florio. By Ally James.

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Moody's: Denver airport wise to terminate Great Hall P3

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The investors service and several expert observers say that the move will have minimal financial impact on the Denver International Airport and cautioned against the risk inherent in some P3s

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Denver Voters Petition Green Roof Mandate to the Ballot

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The Denver Elections Commission has announced that the Denver Green Roof Initiative, a mandatory green roof ballot initiative will appear on the November 7 ballot. The officially certified content of the ballot was announced in a Tweet from ‎@DenverElections and included Initiated Ordinance 300 – Denver Green Roof Initiative. Codes and Regulations Green Building Denver green roof green building law green roof Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Stuart Kaplow

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City Scoop Denver: Project Starts for 2022

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Dodge offers data on projected 2022 construction starts in the Denver area

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Denver airport settles with fired Great Hall P3 partner

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Construction continues at Denver International Airport, with new contractor Hensel Phelps taking health and safety precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic

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Denver airport chief takes blame for $1.8B Great Hall P3 debacle

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Denver International Airport CEO Kim Day allegedly made the admission to city council members in closed-door sessions, but also said Ferrovial-led Great Hall was given "too long a leash

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Denver Approves $1.8B P3 Contract for Airport

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The Denver City Council approved a public-private partnership project to redesign the Jeppesen Terminal of Denver International Airport (DEN) on Tuesday

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Commercial Construction Booms in Denver

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Denver is in the midst of an office construction boom, reports The Denver Post. Nearly 2 million square feet of commercial office space was under construction, according to the Downtown Denver Partnership, which released its annual development map last week. According to the map, office construction increased by almost 50 percent since 2010.

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Denver airport officials fire Great Hall Partners

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The contractor group recently told airport officials that the project would likely exceed the budget by more than $300 million and take an extra three years

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Metro Denver and Colorado Springs Inch Into the 10 Least Affordable U.S. Housing Markets

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Metro Denver and Colorado Springs Inch Into the 10 Least Affordable U.S. With rising demand and inadequate regional supply, Colorado metros like Denver are seeing home price gains topping 20%. . The Denver Post reports.

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Denver International Airport Central Plant Upgrades: Best Project Airport/Transit

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Denver International Airport has grown from serving 33.1 million passengers a year to more than 69 million since its opening in 1995

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$1.5B Denver airport expansion underway

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The project will increase gate capacity by 30% and add retail, food and other passenger amenities

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Austin, Denver, New York Are Top Startup Ecosystems

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Austin , Denver and New York are the cities with the top Startup Ecosystems in Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings Report. Read: Austin, Denver, New York Are Top Startup Ecosystems at BusinessFacilities.com. The capital of Texas has everything you need to get a startup off the ground,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. Austin is a dynamic, cosmopolitan city that established its high-tech bona fides years ago.

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Concrete issues delay Denver airport project indefinitely

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Quality and strength issues have already stalled the Ferrovial-led consortium's $650 million terminal renovation project by 10 months

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Sewer Heat Recovery System in Denver Likely Largest on Continent

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A $185-million project will use thermal energy from nearby sewer pipelines to heat and cool seven buildings on a new 250-acre academic campus in Denver

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Denver Officials Turn To Adaptive Reuse to Boost Housing Supply

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Denver Officials Turn To Adaptive Reuse to Boost Housing Supply. Downtown Denver is home to dozens of empty office buildings, which present a prime opportunity for multifamily development, city officials say . ldeakins. Fri, 09/30/2022 - 10:38.

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Denver Metro Housing Market Hits Cooling Period

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Denver Metro Housing Market Hits Cooling Period. Though the housing market is still hot in most metro areas across the United States, Denver is seeing a major cooling period with fewer home sales and active listings during the month of October. .

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Commercial Construction Surges in Denver

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Denver is in the midst of an office construction boom, reports The Denver Post. Nearly 2 million square feet of commercial office space was under construction in 2015, according to the Downtown Denver Partnership, which released its annual development map last week. According to the map, office construction increased by almost 50 percent since 2010.

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Denver Metro Continues Strong Market in 2022

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Denver Metro Continues Strong Market in 2022. After a hot year for home buying in 2021, metro Denver could set the scene for more record demand catapulting appreciation and sale prices into 2022, reports The Denver Post. ldeakins. Mon, 01/03/2022 - 10:24.

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Denver Students Construct Tiny Homes for Homeless

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Denver Students Construct Tiny Homes for Homeless. In 2017, Denver opened its first legal community of tiny homes to help a small number of people exit homelessness with the help of The Colorado Village Collaborative, an organization partnering with the Cherry Creek School District. .

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Mountain States Snapshot: Denver Art Museum

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Denver Art Museum expansion reaches major milestone

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Denver airport officials propose additional $560M and acceleration of construction work

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The airport wants to take advantage of reduced passenger volume during the COVID-19 slowdown to expedite improvement projects

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Metro Denver Housing Market Ends the Year With Meager Supply

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Metro Denver Housing Market Ends the Year With Meager Supply. Buyers in a picked over Denver market are finding limited inventory and sky high prices. The median price of a single-family home in metro Denver rose 19.3% Metro Denver, a region with 1.4

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Metro Denver Drops to the 5th Least Affordable U.S. Market

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Metro Denver Drops to the 5th Least Affordable U.S. Home prices are outpacing household incomes across metro Denver, leaving buyers with few options for affordable housing. Denver, Arapahoe and El Paso counties, home to about 36% of the state’s population, were included.

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Sustainability is key for Denver Water’s modernized campus and distribution system

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Last November, Denver Water, the largest water utility in Colorado, opened its new six-story, 186,000-sf administration building, located southeast of downtown Denver.

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Denver hotel features garage doors in guest rooms

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The Source Hotel, located in Denver, Colo., has a unique solution to providing guests with fresh air and sunshine in their guest rooms: garage doors. That’s right, 20 of the hotel’s guest rooms/suites are equipped with operable glass garage doors. With the push of a button, the garage doors fully open to fill the room with fresh air and natural light.

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Metro Denver Reports Low Housing Inventory in November

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Metro Denver Reports Low Housing Inventory in November. Ongoing housing shortages are creating a competitive Denver market. November home sales in metro Denver dropped 38.4% ldeakins. Mon, 12/06/2021 - 10:12. from October and 17.7%

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Denver Home Sales Outpace National Average

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Denver Home Sales Outpace National Average. Homes are being snatched up faster in Denver than any other metro in the country, according to the Denver Post. Denver home builders are set to experience their best year of business ever, says one real estate analytics firm.

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Denver Homes Taking Longer to Sell as Buyer-Seller Dynamic Shifts

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Denver Homes Taking Longer to Sell as Buyer-Seller Dynamic Shifts. Denver buyers are becoming more selective as housing costs soar to new highs, and in response, a number of sellers are being forced to make concessions . ldeakins. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:29.

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Katerra acquires Denver-based contractor Bristlecone

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The technology-focused offsite design-build contractor said the addition of Bristlecone will give it added construction expertise, particularly in the areas of structural concrete and framing

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Colorado Contractors Sue Denver Over Vaccine Mandate

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Colorado Contractors Sue Denver Over Vaccine Mandate. District Court for Colorado arguing that the mandate, issued by Denver Mayor Michael B. mbeirne. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 10:35. The mandate effectively requires companies to fire hard-to-replace workers who aren't vaccinated. "If

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Luxury Homes Selling Faster in Denver Metro

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Luxury Homes Selling Faster in Denver Metro. The number of homes sold at or above $1 million in the Denver metro area has doubled compared to the first quarter of 2018, 2019, and 2020. The median closing price of a home sold in metro Denver last month hit a record $585,000, up 4.3%

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TCS Expands In Colorado, Adds 120 Employees In Denver

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Tata Consultancy Services' new Denver office will increase its employee headcount and bring STEM and computational thinking programs to the state to help the local economy. Read: TCS Expands In Colorado, Adds 120 Employees In Denver at BusinessFacilities.com.

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103 income-restricted residential units under construction in Downtown Denver

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Capitol Square Apartments, a six-story infill development designed by KTGY is set to bring 103 income-restricted units for a range of low- and moderate-income households near the Central Business District of Downtown Denver

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Denver starts new bidding process for $233M convention center expansion

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The city is looking for a new design-build team after an employee of former manager Trammell Crow allegedly leaked information to bidder Mortenson

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Denver office building features 13,000 sf green roof

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Flight, a new office building located in Denver’s RiNo Arts District, provides 140,000 sf of fully-furnished office suites for early-stage and emerging companies. It also provides space for smaller companies such as The Nature Conservancy, Lark Burger, and Denver Design Build The building is currently home to the 80,000-sf Boa Technologies’ headquarters.

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Denver Airport Breaks Ground on Gate Expansion

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Denver International Airport's $1.5 Denver International saw 61 million travelers depart, arrive or connect on flightsin 2017, a 5.3 billion gate expansion project is officially underway. Groundbreaking ceremonies heralded the beginning of a massive overhaul and upgrade at DEN that will allow what is now the fifth-busiest U.S. airport to keep up rapid growth. The project will add 39 new gates to the airport by spring 2021, increasing gate capacity 30 percent.

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Mountain States City Scoop: Construction Starts in Denver

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Dodge offers data on projected 2021 construction starts in the Denver area

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Denver Airport Leader Phillip Washington Nominated to Head FAA

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Airport groups praise the nomination of the transportation management veteran