Visiting Türkiye After Devastating Earthquakes
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

by T. Deniz Uludag, PhD, M.ASCE On February 6th, 2023, a Mw 7.8 earthquake hit southern Türkiye at 4:17 am (local time), followed by a second large Mw 7.5 earthquake in the same region about 9 hours later. This tragic scenario was compounded by thousands of aftershocks, regional soft soil, structures designed by old code…

Read more
56 Staff Members earn Martin/Martin Promotions
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Martin/Martin, Inc.’s 2022 promotions include three new principals, seven associates, director of marketing, and an additional 45 staff members: Principal Tonya Major, PE Since 2000, Tonya’s engineering career has been exclusively for Martin/Martin. She is experienced in project management, analysis, design, and field observation of a variety of structures including aerospace, industrial, office, and corporate…

Read more
Martin/Martin 2021 Promotions Announced
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

50 STAFF MEMBERS EARN MARTIN/MARTIN PROMOTIONS LAKEWOOD, COLO. – Martin/Martin, Inc.’s 2021 promotions include three new principals, five associates, and an additional 42 staff members: Principal Peter Buckley, PE Peter has experience in civil site engineering design from development of conceptual plans to street layout and roadway design, site grading, sewage and waterline design, and…

Read more
Saunders Celebrates DAM North Martin Bldg Renovation
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Martin/Martin, Inc. was a proud team member on this exceptional project.  Please follow the link below to watch a quick video production created by Saunders about the project.  Saunders Construction Inc The team with the Denver Art Museum talks about partnering with Saunders to complete the renovation of the 229,000-square-foot North Martin Building and construction…

Read more
Announcing the Retirement of Gary Thomas, PE
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Gary Thomas graduated from Colorado State University in 1974 and joined Ketchum, Konkel, Barrett, Nickel, Austin (KKBNA), Martin/Martin’s predecessor firm identity. In 1985 Gary was promoted to Principal, midst the severe economic recession in the 1980s, and just prior to the acquisition of KKBNA assets by the Martin Organization in 1988. Two years later, Gary…

Read more
Martin/Martin Matchless Mine Rehabilitation in the News
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

The Leadville Herald Democrat The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) will temporarily close the Matchless Mine to the public starting August 20 due to earthmoving operations that are part of a project to rehabilitate the No. 6 hoist house. The site will remain closed through the first week of September; the exact…

Read more
ENR 2020 Best Project Winners Announced
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Martin/Martin projects received five Best Project Winner Awards, and three Merit: Airport/Transit Merit: Eagle County Regional Airport Expansion and Remodel, Gypsum, Colo. Entry submitted by Hensel Phelps and Encore Electric Cultural/Worship Merit: Denver Art Museum Sie Welcome Center and Martin Building, Denver Entry submitted by Saunders Construction Inc. Government/Public Building Winner: Englewood Police Headquarters, Englewood, Colo. Entry submitted…

Read more
Evaluations Provide Asset Insights
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Article by David Hall, Senior Project Engineer at Martin/Martin, Inc. The largest asset for many businesses is their building – the place where work is performed. Properly functioning buildings help businesses succeed while defective buildings cost ownership time and money. There are many questions to help determine if a building is adequately performing, such as:…

Read more
End of Line Art Installation CODAWORX Top 100 in 2020
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Client: Regional Transportation District Location: Lone Tree, CO, United States Completion date: 2019 Artwork budget: $150,000 Project Team Artist Erik Carlson AREA C projects Artist Erica Carpenter AREA C projects Fabricator + Installer Kevin Manning Junoworks Client Liason Christina Zazueta RTD Denver Read more here

Read more
Cube-i Art Installation CODAWORX Top 100 in 2020
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Client: Texas Tech University Location: San Angelo, TX, United States Completion date: 2018 Artwork budget: $300,000 Project Team Artist Owen Morrel Morrel Studios Inc. Other Greer Kurlander Morrel Studios Inc. Read more here

Read more
Switchbacks Stadium Tops Out
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

On Friday, May 15, GE Johnson installed the final steel beam on the Switchbacks FC Stadium, located in downtown Colorado Springs. Per tradition, the beam was flanked by the American and Colorado state flags as well as the Switchbacks official flag and an evergreen tree. Designed by Chicago-based Perkins and Will, the Switchbacks FC Stadium will be a…

Read more
Emily Guglielmo Named NCSEA President
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

In April 2020, Emily Guglielmo became the 27th President of the National Council of Structural Engineering Associations (NCSEA), representing 44 individual state SEA’s and over 14,000 structural engineers.  She was in line to assume the Presidency in 2021, but needed to step in for the current President who resigned for health reasons. Her term runs…

Read more
Coors Field Celebrates 25th Anniversary
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

DENVER — Can you believe the Ballpark at 20th and Blake turned 25? A quarter of a century has flown by, according to a man who once called Coors Field home. “I remember walking through those left field gates the first time we got into the ballpark off the bus. We all walked onto the…

Read more
M/M Civil Working on New Steadfast Apartments in Arista
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

An 11.3-acre site in Arista sold to an apartment developer for $7.2 million. STAR Broomfield LLC, which is affiliated with Steadfast Cos., purchased the vacant land along the east side of Wadsworth Boulevard between Arista Place and Parkland Street for a 325-unit development recently approved by Broomfield City Council. Irvine, California-based Steadfast Cos. owns and manages approximately 30,000 apartment…

Read more
Martin/Martin New 2020 Promotions Announced
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

54 STAFF MEMBERS EARN MARTIN/MARTIN PROMOTIONS LAKEWOOD, COLO. – Martin/Martin, Inc.’s 2020 promotions include six new principals, eight associates, and an additional 40 staff members: Principal Kevin Dunham, PE Kevin has 23 years of experience in the assessment, investigation, and rehabilitation of existing buildings including due diligence and field observation. The scope of his expertise…

Read more
Martin/Martin Laser Scanning Featured in Parking Magazine
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Developers, potential buyers, current owners, and property managers can leverage this advancement in technology to benefit their project schedule and expenditures. What is 3D Scanning? a 3D laser scanner is an apparatus that uses high-precision laser range finding to create detailed 3D digital scans of physical environments. When compiled, the scans compose a 3D model…

Read more
M/M Project Selected as Project of Year by ENR
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

City of Aurora Central Recreation Center Aurora, Colo. Best Project Owner: City of Aurora Lead Design Firm: Populous General Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction Engineers: Design Workshop; Martin/Martin Inc.; R&R Engineers Surveyors Inc.; The Ballard Group Subcontractors: All City Floors; Arrow J Landscape & Design; Associated Pool Builders; Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping; C Morgen Masonry; Douglass Colony Group; E Light…

Read more
ENR Best Project Award to MM Project
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Pinkard Construction and 4240 Architecture have been awarded a 2019 Best Project award for their work on Colorado State University’s Michael Smith Natural Resources Building. The awards, sponsored by Engineering News-Record Mountain States, are given to projects that excel in safety, innovation and teamwork. Located on CSU’s main campus in Fort Collins, the Michael Smith Building addition…

Read more
Jerry May, NM Wastewater Treatment MBRs
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Wastewater Treatment Systems entered the treatment process arena in the early 1990s, and their use has grown quite rapidly since then; current world-wide use is estimated to be over 3,000. MBRs were first designed as unsubmerged side stream processes in the 1960s. Most efficient, cost effective, and smaller capacity submerged inline MBRs…

Read more
Structure Magazine Features MM Engineer’s Recommendations
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Structural grouting is an integral part of precast concrete, steel, and tilt-up construction. Currently, there are no requirements in building codes or standards for the installation or special inspection of grouted joints. The lack of attention to the timeliness of structural grouting has led to structural failures in both precast concrete and steel-framed structures. Read…

Read more
SMPS Colorado Striving for Excellence
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Members of Martin/Martin’s Marketing Department proudly serve on the SMPS Board and Committees.  The Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Colorado Chapter received the 2019 Striving for Excellence (SFE) Outstanding Award for an Extra Large Chapter at the national SMPS Build Business conference earlier this month which boasted nearly 1,000 attendees. The SMPS SFE Awards recognize those…

Read more
MM CES Project Wins Tekla BIM 2019 Award
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

At nearly 166,500 square feet, the Norwegian terminal will accommodate ships of up to 5,000 passengers and will feature state-of-the-art technology to support faster and more efficient embarkation and disembarkation, as well as expedited security screening and luggage check-in. Read More

Read more
Building Design + Construction Quotes Martin/Martin
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Each year, as part of the Giants 300 survey, we ask the nation’s largest engineering and engineering/architecture firms to pinpoint their most significant business moves within the past 12-18 months. Cited most often this year: “added a new service” and “tech innovations.” Read More

Read more
Woodward Drake Receives DBIA Award
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

This 155,000-square-foot, 35.5-acre campus renovation required a design that integrated the research and design segments of Woodward with the manufacturing and production for the aerospace and industrial markets. The project goal was modernization of the 50-year-old facility, enhancing the work environment and safety for occupants, creating a stronger connection between departments that aligned with Woodward’s…

Read more
MM Project Breaks Ground on UA Campus
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Two of the most successful athletic programs on the UA campus will soon get significant upgrades to their facilities. UA officials this week announced plans to break ground on a new baseball development center, a new track high performance center, as well as improvements to the Randal Tyson Track Center. The new baseball development center…

Read more
Gathering Place Canopy Part of Award Winning Project
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Gathering Place is the first project of its kind to win a Platinum Award in the 22-year history of Building Design+Construction’s Building Team Awards. All previous Platinum winners have been, as the program’s name would imply, buildings. And while Gathering Place does have two worthy structures—an impressive lodge and a wonderful boathouse, both designed by Mack Scogin Merrill…

Read more
Ent Center for the Arts
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

Driving north out of Colorado Springs, the mountains have competition. The sleek glimmer of metal panels and eye-catching curves of the Ent Center nearly demand your attention. The building’s exterior is a showpiece, it too has competition – the interior. Read more

Read more
Tom Bradley Terminal Receives Award
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

The Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), California, was named the winning project in the Transport category of The Plan Award 2019. Selected by an international jury of top designers, architects, curators and academics, The Plan Award aims to disseminate knowledge of and improve the quality of work done by…

Read more
Emily Griffith Campus Redevelopment
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

The redevelopment of the former Emily Griffith vocational school campus near the Colorado Convention Center is underway. Denver-based hotel operator Stonebridge Cos. — which bought the full city block the school sits on for $25.3 million in 2017, three years after the last classes there — held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to mark the start…

Read more
Martin/Martin New 2019 Promotions Announced
  • Posted by: Patrick Trahern
  • Category:

31 STAFF MEMBERS EARN MARTIN/MARTIN PROMOTIONS LAKEWOOD, COLO. – Martin/Martin, Inc.’s 2019 promotions include three new principals, three associates, and an additional 25 staff members: Principal Ben Bromiel, PE Bromiel has 17 years of experience performing detailed investigations for existing structures. He specializes in parking garage structures and concrete failures. Bromiel and his team are…

Read more