Robin Adams is certified as a LEED professional.
ArcWest & Shipley Design has entered a Design-build competition sponsored by AIA Denver and Habitat for Humanity Colorado.
ArcWest is working on a multi-acre site master plan, as well as a smaller manufacturing office remodel.

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Interesting article this week in the Denver Business Journal about an internet start-up company ZamRay, LLC.  This business is going to fill a niche service in re-purposing leftover building materials found at the end of construction projects.
The benefit is twofold:  First, those materials won’t end up in the landfill – This promotes sustainable concepts and [...]

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ArcWest Architects is encouraged by both the increased movement in the industry and the reports confirming other firms are experiencing the same.

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Denver Post article “Recession’s silver lining: cost to build” confirms what ArcWest has shared earlier – Now is the time to build since the cost of construction is lower.

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Lean is about increasing efficiency to offer greater value to a customer or client. Rick shared “We are only at the beginning of implementing lean in our (newspaper) organizations and most would benefit from a structured lean program”

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ArcWest Architects sends out electronic newsletter to share professional insights, industry trends, observations and current ArcWest events.

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Rick Ruffino, new partner with ArcWest Architects, is featured in this month’s News & Tech’s monthly article: “4 Questions”
Click the following link to see the original Article.

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The decrease in construction cost will certainly improve both the level of and length of time for a return on investment in a capital project. Taking into effect the continued decline, and the time required to bring a project to fruition, it is truly “Time to Plan”.

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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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