Mortenson Construction and Fentress Architects Win National Architecture Award for Virtual Design & Construction …

Mortenson Construction and Fentress Architects Win National Architecture Award for Virtual Design & Construction Efforts on the Colorado Judicial Center. The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center earned the team recognition for their virtual design and construction modeling efforts, which contributed to $9 million in project cost savings.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 19, 2013

The teams award submittal highlighted documented metrics, which resulted in a 4.5 percent, or approximately $9 million savings, on this $200 million project. These savings were reinvested back into the project in customer-defined enhancements. The 695,767 gross-square-foot Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center includes a 12-story office tower, two Court of Appeals courtrooms, a courtroom for the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Supreme Court Library, and an educational civics learning center that features interactive exhibits which showcase the role of the American justice system.

The design and construction team credit the integrated project delivery approach and the collaborative team efforts of the architect, construction manager, developer, owner, and State as keys to their success. By using three-dimensional virtual design and construction methods that included a building information model, the team was able to ensure that any conflicts were resolved before field installation.

The success of a BIM based process is heavily dependent on the commitment to collaboration by all team members. This team showed not only what is possible, but what should be expected from all future projects," said Bill Mosher, senior managing director at Trammell Crow Company.

The project team of Mortenson Construction, Fentress Architects, and Trammell Crow Company, including their sub consultants and trade partners, delivered the project two months ahead of schedule in December 2012, allowing early move-in for several of the state judicial and legal agencies.

Construction is nearing final completion as additional state agencies continue to move in. The project will be formally dedicated in a public ceremony scheduled for May 2.

About Mortenson Construction

Mortenson Construction is a U.S.-based, family-owned construction company. Founded in 1954, and recognized as one of the nation's top builders, Mortenson provides a complete range of services, including planning, program management, preconstruction, general contracting, construction management, design-build, and turn-key development. Mortenson has offices in Denver, Minneapolis, Seattle, Milwaukee, Chicago, Phoenix and Portland with international operations in Canada and China.

About Fentress Architects

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