Kiewit Building Group
I am a field engineer for a new project KBG is starting just up the street from the office. We are waiting for the signed contract so we can break ground on a new "Renaissance" Marriott Hotel. It will have 181 rooms, 20 story tall tower, with a 2 level underground parking garage and conference center area. We have a 2 year schedule to substantial completion. It will be a fun project for me as I will be there from the start. They told me my timing was perfect with this project getting ready to start. It is located just north of the Arapahoe Exit on I-25 in the South Denver Metro area. There are already 2 conventional cranes there working on another building we are constructing. You can see those cranes from everywhere so look for them when you are driving by and you will know where you can find me.
The construction will be what is called "cast-in-place" concrete. That means it is formed up and reinforced (with tons of rebar) and the concrete is poured into the forms and cured (hardened) in it's final restingplace. The building adjacent to it we (KBG) are also building, and it is a pre-cast concrete building. This means the concrete is predesigned, cast, and cured and trucked in. They use cranes to lift it into place and welders weld it into place using the metal pieces that were in it when cast. Pre-cast buildings are faster to construct but not necessarily cheaper. It just depends on the owner's schedule.
If none of that made sense that is okay. I will start putting pictures up when I have some to put up. One thing that is good about this 2 year schedule is that it will coincide with my cousin Spike Gatten's mission. The closer we are to finishing the longer out he will have been. We are excited to see my cousin Cassie and her 2 boys Cooper and Gunner this week. They are driving through in their new minivan on their way to their new home in St. Louis, MO. We also get to see her mom, Aunt Jean on Thursday when she flies in to drive the rest of the way with them.
We are also going camping next weekend. We bought some new camping equipment last weekend in preparation for it and are excited to get to use it. After doing some research online today I think we are going to go check out Devil's Head in between here and Colorado Springs. I am looking forward to getting out of town for a couple of days and enjoying the mountains.
