Building permits are required for new construction to insure the proposed building project will be safe and built to industry standards. Completing a building project that is not permitted and inspected by the local regulatory agencies can set you up for problems down the road.

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Mentoring a high school student as part of his senior experience certainly has no clear association with the business of Commercial Architecture in the Denver area.  Nor does it provide a dash of new income to the company.   This said, it was truly a professionally enriching experience.
When approached to become a Mentor to a student [...]

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The partners at ArcWest have been very busy during the month of January, and the first of February, with various active projects and new prospective endeavors. Our goal will be to write detailed and illustrative articles (including pictures and drawings) in the coming weeks about these subjects.

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The rendering portrays an artistic image of a prospective mixed use project being considered in a NW Denver neighborhood, Rendering was developed once the due-diligence efforts and planning studies were complete to understand the nature and constraints of the proposed site.

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The project design presented to the Nederland Community Library will create a “green” building design that will incorporate sustainable features and practices from the inception.

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Article from the international journal, News and Tech highlighting key features of the new Skagit Valley Publishing Facility in Washington

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We all want to be in the best place to take advantage of the market when funds start to flow freely again. There are numerous sub-topics and side debates to this overarching issue, the main point to make is that the current conditions actually presents a golden opportunity for positioning a company and business model by planning capital projects now. Timing is everything!

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ArcWest Architects (Todd Heirls and Kevin Anderson) visited the Skagit Valley Publishing Facility last week to witness the building occupied and in operation.  The initial reaction to the new facility is very positive.  Typical with any building project that transitions from construction to owner occupied, there are some minor details to address and close out.
It’s [...]

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Link to Pioneer Newspapers “latest news” highlighting the opening of the new Skagit Valley Publishing Facility in Mount Vernon Washington (Architectural Design by ArcWest Architects)

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Service Oriented Architecture differs from many approaches to the field in that it is rooted in one simple question, “How can we best assist the client in realizing their goals”.

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