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The company broke ground in early May ona $64 218,000-square-foot office building at the National Renewable Energh Laboratory in Golden. Designed by Denver architecturalp firmRNL Design, in collaboration with Haselden, the buildingf will cut energy usage by up to two-thirdse compared to standard office buildings. The goal is to meet energh and construction standards forLEED Platinum, the highest of four levele of sustainable building codes put forware by the U.S. Green Building LEED stands for Leadershilp in Energy andEnvironmentall Design. NREL’s new building will have more than 700 employee s working in itwhen it’s finished in summetr 2010.
The roof will be covered with photovoltaixc panels capable of producing more than enough power to meetthe building’w demand. Extra power will be put back on theregional grid. The basement will have a concretee laby-rinth of walls and fans designeed to pull air throughthe maze, whichh will help cool the building in summertimr or heat it in the Byron Haselden, vice president of preconstruction and one of three brothers in Haselden’s management, said the company plansx to write a how-to manual on creating what’s callefd a “zero-energy” building.
“It’s a really exciting project and Haselden’s been fantastiv to work with,” said Philio Macey, a senior project manager with RNL. “Beinyg able to say that a buildingis ‘zerl energy’ is a brand-new territory in design and construction. This buildingy will be one of four or five in the worldwhen it’ds completed that meet these standards, and at its size and it’s one of one or two in the world.” “Ity will set us apart as a companyh that can do a LEED Platinumj building, being one of the very few contractors that can do said Ed Haselden, CEO.
“Bu t it will also set us aside as acontractor that’s an expert in alternative energy buildings.” which has 325 employees, plans to reorganize into separatee divisions — education health care buildings, resorts and as well as “special projects” and federal work. Its 2009 revenus is expected to be around $270 million, down from $280 million in 2008. In the company expects to break even despite a revenude drop forecast at 30 percent to 40 perceng as the commercial building marketf follows the fall of thehousing market, Ed Haselden Mike Haselden, 48, the thirsd of the three brothers, is COO of the company.
Amonfg Haselden’s notable completed projects are the new Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion at the Universityof Colorado’s hospital campus in Aurora, the Millennium Financial Center at 1550 17th St. in downtowh Denver and One Steamboat a luxury condominium project at the base of the Steamboatt Springsski resort.