Most Recent News at RTA

Temperatures are warming in the city, but it’s still windy and cold on top of Pikes Peak, where construction on the Summit Complex continues. Within the past few days, the steel framework of the impressive North Overlook has been erected while work on the Visitor Center interior continues. When complete, the overlook will offer spell-binding views of the dramatic features on the north side of the Peak. Sharp eyes are already able to spot the entry lobby's soon-to-be iconic profile on the south side of the summit.

There are still a few days left to vote for the Colorado Springs Best in Business awards. RTA Architects is proud to serve in the community and would appreciate your vote. Please help make RTA Best in Business again by casting your vote here: https://www.csbj.com/vote/#/gallery?group=346539.

Voting ends on May 17^th.

The innovative and highly anticipated William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center is nearing completion at UCCS. Two of the four floors have received their final quality review by the design team, and the parking lot and sidewalks are being finished. Centura and UCCS will move equipment into the building mid to late May. The clinic is anticipated to open soon and will be occupied by UCCS students in the fall.

The Lake City Community School was reunited with its historic cupola last week. The cupola dates to 1884 and was originally part of the Hiram C. Kelly estate in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After a refresh, the clock was hoisted aloft and set in place where it will continue to serve as a landmark to the city for years to come.

RTA joined forces with Mortenson Construction, Cator Ruma, MGA Structural Engineers, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the Army Corps of Engineersto design a COVID-19 Alternative Care Facility at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado. This project is mobilizing quickly to respond to the needs of the community in the face of the pandemic. By mid-May, just 5 weeks after the project’s award, the facility will provide 120 beds for lower-risk COVID-19 patients. Two floors that were previously vacant are being retrofitted with systems to limit contagion spread among staff and patients, with specially designated decontamination zones and carefully designed patient flow.

This extraordinary project was recently visited by a number of dignitaries, including Major General Michael A. Loh of the Colorado National Guard, the Adjutant General of Colorado, who honored Architect Bill Hrinko and others on the project with the presentation of a challenge coin. Appointed by the Governor of Colorado, General Loh serves as the Executive Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. General Loh is responsible for the operation and management of readiness, fiscal, personnel, equipment, and real property resources of the Department, and ensures the training readiness of all personnel to accomplish both state and federal missions. RTA is extremely proud of the opportunity to be a part of this impactful project in the State's mission to combat COVID-19.

Happy Earth Week! At RTA, we are proud of our environmental leadership especially as we seek to achieve Living Building Challenge certification for the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex (and Net Zero Energy for the Pueblo Community Health Center’s new East Side Clinic, one of the first Net Zero Energy medical office buildings in North America.

While families are staying home for COVID-19, some of our construction partners are coming up with creative educational opportunities to introduce children to the construction industry! Golden Triangle Construction created a short online tutorial for families with children in order to practice the construction process on a Lego house. Check it out at the link:  https://www.livingwellworks.org/jacks-house

Check out the latest from our exciting project atop Pikes Peak! The April 2020 newsletter discusses the steps our construction partner GE Johnson is taking to ensure the safety of all workers, the 2020 construction timeline, and a link to the live construction site camera feed.

In honor of National Beer Day, we would like to give a shout out to Red River Brewing Company designed by RTA Principal Brian Calhoun and owned and operated by the Calhoun family. This interactive building is designed to give visitors a first-hand view of the brewing process with large windows looking in on the distillery process. Red River Brewing is offering takeout and delivery during the COVID-19 crisis.