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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Architects, planners and developers should take inspiration from the mixed use, pedestrian friendly 2 and 3 story buildings, moderate density fabric of Tennyson street. An urban plan of buildings of similar diversity and scale integrated with open space parks that link to Lake Rhoda could be a concept which would offer much more potential to the immediate and adjacent communities for the Lakeside Redevelopment.

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An energy audit for an exiting commercial building can translate into significant savings for the building owners.

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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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I wanted to share a thought from an article posted on the Greener Buildings website.  The piece reinforces the many options an owner or company has when considering the renovation or construction of a new facilities to integrate “green” building practices.  As much as ArcWest would like companies and owners to consider building a brand [...]

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What the 2008 ING conference said to ArcWest Architects.  Aside from a continued recognition that the newspaper industry is struggling to find its way in the 21st century, the conference provided two important lessons.
Lesson #1, there is significant money to be saved in reduced energy consumption with the use of flourescent lights in your Printing [...]

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