Men’s Mental Health Month: “I don’t have the answers, but I can listen” Men’s Mental Health Month: “I don’t have the answers, but I can listen” 2024-06-14 Share Share June is Men’s Mental Health Month. While there’s a loud and important push within construction to make our industry more diverse and inclusive, the fact remains that our industry is heavily comprised of men—meaning that the issues surrounding men’s mental health affect our community disproportionately. While Pinkard Construction strives to be a leader in mental health—recently earning the highest mental health resources score of any general contractor in Colorado as a Health Links “Blue Badge Certified” Healthy Workplace—much work remains in addressing the deeply-entrenched cultural norms that keep people, men in particular, from discussing mental health and taking action. In part one of our three-part series of Q&As discussing Men’s Mental Health Month, we chat with Field Safety Manager David Ruddy, aka “Safety Dave,” about the relationship between mental health and safety, and how making yourself vulnerable is the first step to getting others to open up. What first got you thinking about men’s mental health? Pinkard is big on mental health, but when it comes to men specifically, I remember hearing a speech on it from the Colorado Department of Public Health back in 2017. The guy had all these resources geared toward reaching men who might be resistant to it — like the Man Therapy posters you can still see in our breakroom — and it really opened my eyes to the unique struggles that men face. We started talking on the Pinkard safety committee about what we can do better. How do we give people an innocent choice to call somebody for help? One thing we did was start putting up these stickers inside every single porta-john on our job sites. They say “YOU MATTER” in English and Spanish, with a QR code that will take you to the “988” National Suicide Prevention hotline. What resources does Pinkard offer its employees? Our benefits package includes various resources through Cigna Behavioral Health, plus Magellan EAP, which gives everyone 5 free counseling sessions, and Youturn Health, a virtual support program for those struggling with stress and substance issues. I am part of the Youturn program, and, in fact, I utilize that service myself. I've had some challenges within my family, and with my Youturn coach, we’ll talk it through, they’ll give me advice, like, “Dave, this is not your egg to fry. Stop trying to cook it and leave it alone,” which is really, really helpful. How is mental health a part of safety in construction? You can’t have safety on a job if you aren’t taking care of people’s mental wellbeing. I give a lot of my “Toolbox Talks” on mental health, and when I do the safety orientation for new hires, I give everybody my phone number, and I say, “You call me anytime, day or night, it doesn't matter when you call. If you're feeling down and out, if you need a ride because you've been drinking too much, if you're just in a bad place and you want to talk, call me.” And people take you up on it? It has happened twice. Just this week I had a guy text me at 1:30 in the morning. We got on the phone and chatted for half an hour, and I think that's what he needed. He wasn’t going to hurt himself, but he'd been down and out for a while, and was feeling horrible about himself. The next day I got him connected with our HR department, and now they’re helping him get whatever assistance he needs. What do you think are some of the mental health challenges that are unique to men? I come from a generation where people say things like: “Just do it,” “Rub some dirt on it,” “Cowboy up,” “Suck it up,” “Quit whining,” “Put some duct tape on it and get back to work.” We suppress those feelings because we don't want to look like we're weak. We choose not to address the mental angst that we're in, until we can't anymore. It's just been bred into us. What are the challenges unique to our industry? The challenge is that we’re all under the intense pressures of deadlines. We build big, beautiful buildings worth millions of dollars, for clients who expect us to get them done on schedule, on time, and under budget. When you have deadlines like that, you feel it in your muscles. It lives in you. Because this is a high-pressure work environment, there’s a culture of “I don't have time to hear about your dog dying, or your wife serving you papers,” but as men, we have got to be able to express, “I am not all here today.” Just by giving someone three or five minutes to vent, you might be giving them what they need to get on with their day. What needs to change? The stigma and awareness. It's easier to have a conversation about mental health than it was 20 years ago, but there are still many people out there who are uncomfortable talking about it—and within construction we have people who come from different cultures where it’s even more taboo than it is in the United States. When you’ve got a broken arm, people can see the cast, they can see you’re injured, but they don’t judge you for it. When your thinking is broken, it’s invisible to the people around you, and there’s a real fear they might judge you for it. That has to change. What can we do to be part of that change? Just make yourself available, remind people of it, and check in on them. I’m not a fixer or a mental health professional, but I’ve got two ears to hear what you’ve got to say. I don’t have the answers, but I can listen. When you can make yourself vulnerable enough that somebody felt safe to call or text you and say, “I'm not doing well,” you know you’ve broken through somewhere. By contrast, if you're the guy that sits back and says, “Dude, you'll be fine. Suck it up and move on,” you might regret that. YOU MATTER: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, we urge you to call or text “988” to reach the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline , where you can confidentially talk with a trained crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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World Mental Health Day 2024 World Mental Health Day 2024 2024-10-10 Share Share In observance of World Mental Health Day, please take a moment and to check in with yourself, your friends, your coworkers, and your loved ones. In recent years, Pinkard has made mental health a core tenant of how we address employee wellness and job safety. In addition to various mental health resources provided through Cigna Behavioral Health , our employee benefits include 5 free counseling sessions through Magellan EAP and a virtual support program for dealing with stress and substance issues via Youturn Health . Our weekly on-site safety talks include ongoing conversations on mental health topics. And in every single porta-john on Pinkard jobsites, we place a sticker with the words “YOU MATTER” in English and Spanish, plus a QR code leading to the “988” national Crisis Lifeline. We also hold an annual employee cornhole tournament supporting mental health. As a sign of progress, Pinkard was recently certified as a “Blue Badge” Healthy Workplace by Health Links , earning the highest mental health resources score of any contractor in Colorado, but that doesn't mean our work is anywhere near done. As we've learned, one of the biggest challenges is the stigma around discussing mental health, so it's on all of us to break that stigma down and make it okay to ask for help, which we all need at various points in our lives. For further reading, check out our recent series on Men's Mental Health Month, featuring powerful conversations with Safety Manager Dave Ruddy , HR Director Jeff Kessler , and former EMT Bryce Heitsmith . If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you can call 988, the Crisis Lifeline. Learn More Share This Story Share Share More News Sort By Topic Reset Willoughby Corner: BCHA's Landmark Affordable Housing Development 2025-07-15 Learn More Pinkard Completes Bay Aquatic Park On Time and Under Budget 2025-07-07 Learn More Project Rewind: Prioritizing the Needs of 275 Seniors at Clermont Park 2025-07-09 Learn More Pinkard Tops Out Phase III of The Edge 2025-06-25 Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Pinkard provided expert construction services for University of Colorado Boulder (CU) on the CU - Leeds School of Business project. CU - Leeds School of Business Boulder, CO, USA University of Colorado Boulder (CU) 166,000 Sq. Ft. Higher Education, Library, LEED Gold, Tight Site, Structural Steel Superstructure, Commercial Kitchen, Administration, Classrooms, State of Colorado Contract, Structural Renovation, Major Building Systems Retrofit, Multiple User Groups, Addition, Renovation, Occupied The Leeds School of Business project was a 166,000 sf addition and renovation to a 33-year old building on a congested site at CU Boulder. Owner Additions to Scope When construction was 50% complete, $6 million in owner-additions added 24% more scope with no schedule extensions. Scope of Work The renovation and addition portions of the project were constructed concurrently. Original scope for the renovation was "paint and patch." Owner scope additions during construction resulted in Pinkard completely gutting and renovating 103,000 sf, virtually every square foot, of the existing building. Scope included asbestos abatement and build-out of classrooms, teaching laboratories, team rooms/office space, and a 20,000 sf library. Significant structural improvements were necessary to meet current code, including seismic and fire upgrades that included new caissons and shear walls. The 63,000 sf structural steel and sandstone veneer addition included classrooms, dining and kitchen facilities, office and board rooms, and a grand atrium with limestone tile. The atrium is topped by a towering, copper-trimmed dome of red clay tile. A complex scaffold system six stories high was constructed to complete the atrium interior. Very high-end finishes include Lyons, Colorado sandstone, Indiana limestone, oak and hardwood casework trim, and limestone floor finishes from Portugal and Germany. Occupied Campus The project was in the middle of a main pedestrian thoroughfare requiring complex phasing of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Sitework and foundations began while the school was occupied. Careful coordination of ingress/egress, signage, noise, dust and vibration control minimized impact. A three-acre greenbelt adjacent to the site received a significant makeover that included landscaping improvements, new sprinklers and improved pedestrian circulation. LEED Certification Although Pinkard's contractual obligation was to meet LEED Silver certification, enough LEED points were earned to qualify for LEED Gold despite the fact that the more challenging renovation portion was expected to conform to a New Construction (NC) rating. LEED Gold certification was received January 2008. Winner, Associated Builders and Contractors' 1st place, National Excellence in Construction Eagle award. "I saw firsthand many of the numerous challenges that Pinkard and the entire construction team had to face and ultimately overcome. These challenges were frequent occurences, and involved portions of the existing 40-year old concrete structure interfering with planned construction. Pinkard was always conscientious about communicating field issues, putting together detailed as-builts to clarify the changes, and to diligently work to sequence and oversee subcontractor performance. Thanks to all members of your team who made so many important contributions to the success of this project." Engineer "...our financially starved project required a lot of compromise. Rick gave us three or four options for virtually every line item, just so we could think about them.... Pinkard enabled us to save the soul of our building." Higher Education Client Related Higher Education Construction See Projects Municipal Construction See Projects Occupied Renovation Construction See Projects Similar Projects Select Market Select Type Select Features Select Project Value Tags Reset CSU Warner College of Natural Resources Higher Education, Laboratory, Tight Site, Administration, Classrooms, State of Colorado Contract, Addition, Renovation, Occupied Learn More CSU South College Avenue Parking Garage Higher Education Learn More Red Rocks Community College Rec Center Higher Education, Public Projects, Recreation, Gymnasium, Climbing Wall, Structural Slab, Structural Steel Superstructure, Commercial Kitchen, Sports Field, Addition, Renovation Learn More CSU Moby Arena Renovation & Addition Higher Education, Public Projects, Recreation, Administration, State of Colorado Contract, Addition, Occupied, Renovation Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Pinkard provided expert construction services for Loveland Housing Authority on the Mirasol Senior Apartments project. Mirasol Senior Apartments Loveland, CO, USA Loveland Housing Authority 129,494 Sq. Ft., 120 Units Senior Living, Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Wood Framed, Enterprise Green Communities, Publicly Funded, Sustainable, LIHTC, Occupied, Ground Up, Addition, Independent Living Mirasol Phase II Apartment Building is a 60-unit independent living facility designed specifically for seniors. It is located on the 25-acre Mirasol Senior Community campus, which already contains a 49-unit apartment building, 36 single-family and paired homes for seniors, and a 5,600 sf Event Center. The Mirasol Phase III expansion provides an additional 60 units of independent senior housing in a new 63,594 sq. ft. building. The building has a mix of 40 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom/1-bath units, all with private kitchens. The design includes a large common lobby with a shaded veranda on the main floor, and open and screened decks on the second and third floors. During preconstruction, despite the threat of escalation, the project started within budget and ended with a guaranteed maximum price that was approximately $25,000 below budget. Our Preconstruction and operations team worked closely with alm2s during preconstruction to provide in-depth drawing review, providing constructability comments and other input to aid alm2s in creating well-detailed drawings and to confirm Green Design and sustainability assumptions. We communicated using design charettes and Procore Project Management software. Other innovative energy conservation technologies include thermal balanced windows, Energy Star rated lighting fixtures, and appliances. When completed, the building will meet the requirements of the 2009 International Building Code, the 2009 International Energy Code, and the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. This project is funded primarily with Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Cost Breakdown: Ph II: $8.9M Ph III: $13.2M Related Affordable Housing Construction See Projects Senior Living Construction See Projects Multi-Family Construction See Projects Similar Projects Select Market Select Type Select Features Select Project Value Tags Reset Jacoby Meadows Senior Apartments Affordable Housing, Senior Living Learn More Krisana Affordable Apartments Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, LIHTC, Sustainable, Ground Up, Mixed-Use, Wood Framed Learn More The Irving at Mile High Vista Tight Site, Ground Up, Affordable Housing, Multi-Family, Non-Profit, Ground-Up, Tight site, Multi-Family Housing Learn More Willoughby Corner Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Senior Living, Ground Up, LIHTC, Extensive Site Infrastructure, Photovoltaic, Sustainable Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Project Rewind: Prioritizing the Needs of 275 Seniors at Clermont Park Project Rewind: Prioritizing the Needs of 275 Seniors at Clermont Park 2025-07-09 Share Share The summer of 2008 began what would be one of the most challenging and rewarding of Pinkard Construction’s 100+ senior living project: the $41 million (over $60 million in today’s dollars) renovation and expansion of the Clermont Park Retirement Community, owned and operated by longtime partner Christian Living Communities. The five-year collaboration included the comprehensive renovation and adaptive reuse of 24,000 square feet of the existing campus and 163,000 square feet of new construction, all performed in close proximity to an active senior community with 275 residents plus community staff. Determined to complete this expansion with minimal impacts to the lives of residents, CLC President and CEO Russ DenBraber tasked Pinkard with formulating a construction plan that focused on resident safety, comfort and peace of mind. The resulting, though ever-evolving, construction plan was the product of intense collaboration among Pinkard, Lantz-Boggio Architects, and Clermont’s in-house physicians, administrators, and resident care workers. One of the products of this collaboration was regular interaction between the construction team and Clermont Park residents and staff. Pinkard field teams held weekly “Coffee with the Crew” meetings to educate attendees on construction processes, upcoming construction activities, and to schedule informative job walks. Clermont’s in-house television network was constantly updated with upcoming construction activity schedules, and Pinkard provided regular updates in the Clermont newsletter. Our team was proud to be on a first name basis with the numerous residents they interacted with, many of whom regularly sent thank you notes to the Pinkard crew, thanking them for their many acts of kindness. One of the project’s major logistical challenges was how to renovate and expand Clermont’s kitchen and dining room without interrupting the facility’s responsibility to feed over 300 people three meals a day, seven days a week. Pinkard’s solution was to bring in a temporary modular kitchen large enough to allow the food and beverage staff to continue uninterrupted food service. Because the incredibly tight site forced construction crews into residents’ daily lives, Pinkard placed a huge emphasis on resident safety, traffic control, and the minimization of dust, noise, vibrations, and outages. As a result of our thorough communication plan and time-tested wayfinding, security fencing, and construction isolation strategies, Clermont Park enjoyed an incident-free construction experience. And when unavoidable outages had to be scheduled, Pinkard sponsored fun activities and outings for the affected residents. This major expansion project came with massive site utilities upgrades that revealed a “spaghetti bowl” of tangled underground piping that was nearly impossible to decipher. Working with local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ), Pinkard and the owner/design team were able to reset the design and construction plan to incorporate replacement of much of the tangled utilities and infrastructure, saving the owner more than $100,000 and keeping the construction schedule intact. Also during the redesign, Pinkard took advantage of a changing market to re-bid the permit set package and realized a credit to the owner of $1.6 million. The savings included our fee to re-bid the entire package and included all revisions requested by the City authorities. Because of Clermont Park’s significant skilled nursing component, our field and project management teams relied upon their deep relationships with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, to jointly solve a variety of important issues ranging from the flammability of elevator hydraulic fluid to “bomb proofing” an oxygen storage facility, to solving structural constructability and code issues in the field to ensure resident comfort and safety. When faced with serious permitting problems that jeopardized the budget and schedule of the entire site, Pinkard re-analyzed the schedule and found ways to trim two months from the 13-month schedule by re-sequencing some critical path areas. Throughout our collaboration with the owner/design team, Pinkard regularly applied our comprehensive Senior Living Checklist to confirm that important quality of life issues remained in the design. “I can only say positive, wonderful things about my experiences with Pinkard,” said Cherie Neerhof, Associate Executive Director at Clermont Park. “When we hit very challenging issues, Pinkard had a way of making things appear to run seamlessly. That residents didn’t feel stressed at all or were even aware that Pinkard was in the middle of overcoming big challenges.” CLC’s Russ DenBraber agreed, saying “Pinkard’s expert sequencing made a huge difference in our ability to meet our deadlines and keep our residents happy, and they were unbending in their insistence that the subcontractors provide the highest level of quality.” As a result of Pinkard’s on-time in-budget performance, Associated Builders and Contractors awarded the Clermont Park Campus Expansion a first-place National Excellence in Construction award, our industry’s highest honor. 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Pinkard provided expert construction services for Denver Housing Authority on the VIDA at Sloan's Lake project. VIDA at Sloan's Lake Denver, Colorado, USA Denver Housing Authority 200,000 Sq. Ft., 176 Units Senior Living, Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Photovoltaic, Cast in Place, Enterprise Green Communities, Sustainable, LIHTC, Publicly Funded, Underground Parking, Ground Up, Independent Living Denver Housing Authority's new ground-up mixed-use senior housing development on approximately one acre of land along W. Colfax between Perry St. and N. Quitman St. included 176 units of senior housing, a health clinic, and an adult day center. The development was programmed to create a vibrant community focused on healthcare services, healthy food and lifestyles, and senior services that allowed seniors to age in place. It was anticipated that a healthcare provider would operate a clinic on the first floor of the building, and the second floor would be entirely programmed as a health-focused adult day center, potentially including a food delivery hub/farmers market, cafeteria, fitness program, and an ADA accessible community garden on an outdoor terrace. Like with all of DHA's developments, the team strived to build LEED Gold certified or better, with both solar and geothermal systems to offset the building's energy demands. This development furthered DHA's commitment to exceptional energy efficiency, utilization of renewable energy resources, and creating healthy, safe living environments while playing an important role in the revitalization of Colfax Street and the adjacent St. Anthony's redevelopment. The project utilized 4% & 9% LIHTCs and other affordable housing financing tools. The project was part of a large initiative representing a shift in philosophy and approach by the Authority to bring the for-profit sectors into partnership with the Authority and to provide an opportunity for the Authority to leverage its resources to provide capital improvements required for the development effort on each respective phase. During design, Pinkard (as CMaR) provided exceptionally accurate and creative preconstruction services, working closely with DHA and Parikh Stevens Architects to increase unit density from a 64-unit, $8 million project to 176 units and more than $40 million with underground parking and medical services. Also during the budgeting phase, Pinkard found savings in waterproofing systems and exterior skin. Later in the project, Pinkard returned savings to DHA that allowed the owner to upgrade to the original, more complicated skin system. DHA enjoyed a very predictable budgeting phase thanks to Pinkard’s 0% variance between their design development (DD) estimate and the guaranteed maximum price (GMP). Construction Expertise Creative Old-School Craftsmanship Maintains Design Intent Read More "[Your Team] had the foresight and directive to solve conflicts before they became larger issues, really managing the owner and architect to make effective decisions to make this project an overwhelming success!" Affordable Housing Client "Pinkard’s (sequencing) approach made (wall panel assembly) easier to manage, even with 60, 70, 80 people on a job. We assigned a qualified foreman for each pod, which allowed us to maintain production and communicate QC fixes easier and quicker." Sub Contractor Partner "With the creativity that existed between Pinkard and the design team, everything came together like Legos – a testament to good planning and good quality control." Architect "As our creative partners from pre-development to getting it done in the field, Pinkard displayed remarkable ingenuity and innovation to overcome challenges not typically seen with a new ground-up mixed-use project." Affordable Housing Client "I couldn't have been happier having Pinkard on board to help us through that preconstruction process. Our project (Vida at Sloan’s Lake) took so long to get all the financing partners secured, it pushed us out almost a year, but Pinkard held their pricing. It really was kind of a cool way to do what felt like a design-build approach (under a CMaR contract). It's good to have a contractor helping us figure out what structural systems and even down to the nitty-gritty of how to do different slabs and soundproofing." Affordable Housing Client "The chemistry on this job was exceptional. We finished within schedule, under budget, and with less manpower than other similar jobs. This is one of the best projects we’ve had in my 14 years with Midwest Drywall." Sub Contractor Partner Related Affordable Housing Construction See Projects Senior Living Construction See Projects Multi-Family Construction See Projects Similar Projects Select Market Select Type Select Features Select Project Value Tags Reset Jacoby Meadows Senior Apartments Affordable Housing, Senior Living Learn More Krisana Affordable Apartments Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, LIHTC, Sustainable, Ground Up, Mixed-Use, Wood Framed Learn More The Irving at Mile High Vista Tight Site, Ground Up, Affordable Housing, Multi-Family, Non-Profit, Ground-Up, Tight site, Multi-Family Housing Learn More Willoughby Corner Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Senior Living, Ground Up, LIHTC, Extensive Site Infrastructure, Photovoltaic, Sustainable Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. 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Pinkard provided expert construction services for Boy Scouts of America on the Colorado Adventure Pointe project. Colorado Adventure Pointe Lakewood, CO, USA Boy Scouts of America 20,000 Sq. Ft. Recreation, Office, Commercial Kitchen, Climbing Wall, Renovation, Tenant Interior/Build Out The Urban Scouting Adventure Center project is the complete gut and renovation of 20,000 sf of existing office space in the west wing of the Hamilton Scouting Headquarters at West 6th Avenue and Kipling in Lakewood. The project converts the unoccupied west wing into an indoor climbing facility; air rifle and archery ranges; educational kitchen space; multipurpose/performance areas; classrooms and office spaces. Enhanced outdoor facilities include an urban camping environment and campfire meeting areas. Although the project is not pursuing a specific LEED rating, it incorporates LEED elements that are advantageous to the function, durability or success of the project. Mechanical/electrical retrofits include the removal and replacement of electrical equipment and distribution system; and a revised mechanical distribution system to accommodate the new space. Scope of work also includes owner-contracted asbestos abatement. Related Office Renovations and New Construction See Projects Special Projects See Projects Renovations and Additions See Projects Similar Projects Select Market Select Type Select Features Select Project Value Tags Reset Astroscale U.S. Headquarters Office, Renovation, Tenant Interior/Build Out, Historic Building Learn More STRIDE Community Health Offices Office, Healthcare, Medical Office Building, Renovation Learn More Eagle Pointe CLC Corporate Office Office, Senior Living, Class A, Renovation, Special Project Learn More Arista Place 8181 Office, Structural Steel Superstructure Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Pinkard provided expert construction services for Arista Place, LLC on the Arista Place 8001 project. Arista Place 8001 Broomfield, CO, USA Arista Place, LLC 119,089 Sq. Ft. Office, Ground Up 8001 Arista Place is a core and shell retail and office facility adjacent to the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield. As phase one of the two-phased, 2-building Arista Place retail and office complex, 8001 Arista Place houses ground-level retail and restaurants with five levels of office space above. 8001 Arista Place and the proposed second phase are structural steel with concrete shear cores, and structural stud framing with combinations of glass, brick, stone, metal panels, and stucco; along with considerable design characteristics such as articulation, material, and color changes. To meet the owner's budget, Pinkard provided extensive preconstruction services, including extensive value engineering for building exteriors and skin and building layouts. Additional preconstruction services included design-build MEP and third-party constructability review. Related Office Renovations and New Construction See Projects Ground-Up Construction See Projects About Us Learn More Similar Projects Select Market Select Type Select Features Select Project Value Tags Reset Astroscale U.S. Headquarters Office, Renovation, Tenant Interior/Build Out, Historic Building Learn More STRIDE Community Health Offices Office, Healthcare, Medical Office Building, Renovation Learn More Eagle Pointe CLC Corporate Office Office, Senior Living, Class A, Renovation, Special Project Learn More Arista Place 8181 Office, Structural Steel Superstructure Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Creative Conceptual Programming and Budgeting Creative Conceptual Programming and Budgeting 2022-03-15 Share Share On 4725 South Lowell, The original project plan conceived by Denver Housing Authority (DHA) and architect WORKSHOP8 involved renovating the square-donut-shaped existing building and constructing a third story above it. This third-story addition was considered an economical way to provide 50% more units to the South Lowell facility. Once Pinkard was hired, despite the structural engineer’s determination that the building should be able to support a third-story addition, we determined that a third-story addition was an unacceptable risk for the owner, tenants, and project team. As a result, DHA was resigned to the fact that their only apparent option was to renovate the building without adding new units. Following a careful program analysis, Pinkard suggested the creative idea of constructing a four-story addition inside the courtyard of the existing building. Early in programming, DHA and WORKSHOP8 had considered and rejected a similar idea as infeasible because of costs per unit. However, Pinkard demonstrated that with a few key tweaks to the original idea, constructing inside the courtyard — a building within a building — was certainly feasible. dHA loved Pinkard’s building within a building idea because it met their specified additional units and got them into the budget. Since the third-story addition plans were only in the schematic design phase, a major design shift was not out of the question. WORKSHOP8 was eager to tackle the unique idea and began developing the plan immediately. The plan soon hit a major snag when the City and County of Denver permitting authorities rejected the idea. A building within a building had never before been proposed within the City and County, and they had serious concerns about everything from stormwater issues to fire ratings and fire department access. Knowing these obstacles could be overcome, Pinkard and the owner/architect team formulated a plan that met all City and County objections. After 56 code compliance iterations, the City and County of Denver gave the go-ahead. Thanks to our diligence and persistence early in design, DHA would get the extra housing units they so desperately needed. Effective Value Analysis/Engineering From the beginning, DHA was somewhat vague about disclosing their target budget, stating only “we need to be as inexpensive as possible.” The original estimate came in at $12 million with a corresponding comment from DHA of “it’s way too expensive.” Several weeks later we provided a second estimate of $11.3 million. At that point, DHA disclosed they needed to be at $9.5 million. Armed with a well-defined budget, Pinkard produced 89 value engineering options to meet the $9.5 million budget. We were ready to start construction. Learn More Multi-Family Construction See Projects Renovations and Additions See Projects 4725 South Lowell Learn More Share This Story Share Share More News Sort By Topic Reset Willoughby Corner: BCHA's Landmark Affordable Housing Development 2025-07-15 Learn More Pinkard Completes Bay Aquatic Park On Time and Under Budget 2025-07-07 Learn More Project Rewind: Prioritizing the Needs of 275 Seniors at Clermont Park 2025-07-09 Learn More Pinkard Tops Out Phase III of The Edge 2025-06-25 Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Pinkard provided expert construction services for Urban Land Conservatory on the The Irving at Mile High Vista project. The Irving at Mile High Vista 3270 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO, USA Urban Land Conservatory 102,045 Tight Site, Ground Up, Affordable Housing, Multi-Family, Non-Profit, Ground-Up, Tight site, Multi-Family Housing The Irving at Mile High Vista is an affordable housing project built by Denver-based non-profit real estate company the Urban Land Conservancy , architects Studio Completiva, and Pinkard Construction . Located at 3270 W. Colfax Ave, the new structure will add 102 affordable apartments (studios and one-, two- and three-bedrooms) to the West Colfax neighborhood, serving households making 20-80% of the area median income (AMI). With funding from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), RBC, the State of Colorado, and the City and County of Denver, among others, it is one of the first developments to use Prop 123 affordable-housing financing approved by Colorado voters in 2022. The Irving will use renewable energy, and highly efficient heat pumps for heating and cooling, as well as a rooftop solar array, and is expected to meet or exceed National Green Building Standards (NGBS). Other climate-friendly features include energy-efficient appliances and lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures, water-efficient landscaping and electric vehicle charging stations. In 2011, Urban Land Conservancy purchased the 2-acre site where the Denver Public Library’s Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch and Del Norte’s affordable Avondale Apartments are located today. The Irving is the third and final parcel at Mile High Vista to be developed. Project News Pinkard and Urban Land Conservancy Break Ground on 102 Affordable Apartments on West Colfax Read More Related Affordable Housing Construction See Projects Multi-Family Construction See Projects Ground-Up Construction See Projects Similar Projects Select Market Select Type Select Features Select Project Value Tags Reset Jacoby Meadows Senior Apartments Affordable Housing, Senior Living Learn More Willoughby Corner Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Senior Living, Ground Up, LIHTC, Extensive Site Infrastructure, Photovoltaic, Sustainable Learn More Krisana Affordable Apartments Affordable Housing, Multi-Family Housing, LIHTC, Sustainable, Ground Up, Mixed-Use, Wood Framed Learn More The Spoke on Coffman Apartments Affordable Housing, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family Housing, Publicly Funded, Enterprise Green Communities, Sustainable, Wood Framed, LIHTC, Parking Structure, Ground Up Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Pinkard Crosses Critical Milestones at Bay Aquatic Park Phase IV Pinkard Crosses Critical Milestones at Bay Aquatic Park Phase IV 2025-03-17 Share Share Pinkard Construction has just successfully completed water tightness testing and gutter installations at the City of Broomfield’s Bay Aquatic Park Phase IV renovation. These two critical winter milestones were accomplished exactly on schedule, aided by a creative winter installation plan, a timely procurement process, and a collaborative subcontractor/installer sequencing plan. The water tightness testing phase followed concrete pool shell curing and the subsequent filling of the pool. After a three-day concrete saturation phase, Pinkard successfully conducted the three-day water tightness test of the pool shell and pressure testing of the 24,000 gallon surge tank. The water tightness test revealed virtually zero leakage, and the surge tank is operating at peak efficiency. The Pinkard team was fortunate to have a perfect-weather window that allowed for an uninterrupted testing sequence. Stainless steel gutter installations, which came with a similar set of possible weather-related challenges, also went off without a hitch. The gutter installation sequence had a timely kick-off with gutters arriving four days before scheduled installation. The Ohio-based specialty installers arrived a day early and commenced installation on time, employing special winter installation processes that were perfectly suited for the colder temperatures and light snow cover. These winter-weather construction efficiencies were made possible by early planning and collaboration during preconstruction. Using considerable input from numerous pool specialty contractors, Pinkard and the owner/design team agreed that for winter installation, a stainless steel gutter system was far superior to a conventional cast-in-place concrete gutter system. By incorporating the stainless steel system, Broomfield avoided the need for a more complicated underground piping system and tedious tile installation. Intricate tile systems typically require more predictable spring/summer temperatures. This approach provided cost savings for Broomfield and three-to-four weeks savings on the construction schedule. The water tightness testing and gutter installation completes the last of the major critical path pool activities, opening the way for preparing the concrete shell for plaster application in early June. The critical path now shifts to pool play structures, infrastructure, and mechanical/ plumbing installations. The Bay Aquatics Park project continues to be on time, with shared owner/contractor savings allowing for some owner “wish list” scope additions. Learn More Pool and Natatorium Constuction See Projects Recreation Construction See Projects Bay Aquatic Park Phase IV Learn More Share This Story Share Share More News Sort By Topic Reset Willoughby Corner: BCHA's Landmark Affordable Housing Development 2025-07-15 Learn More Pinkard Completes Bay Aquatic Park On Time and Under Budget 2025-07-07 Learn More Project Rewind: Prioritizing the Needs of 275 Seniors at Clermont Park 2025-07-09 Learn More Pinkard Tops Out Phase III of The Edge 2025-06-25 Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects

Jim Mellor Retires, Featured in CCD Magazine as Industry Icon Jim Mellor Retires, Featured in CCD Magazine as Industry Icon 2023-04-10 Share Share Jim Mellor, Director of Business Development, recently retired from Pinkard Construction after an impressive 29-year tenure. His outstanding contributions to the industry were recently recognized in Colorado Construction and Design Magazine, where he was featured as an industry icon. Mellor's legacy will undoubtedly continue to inspire and impact the construction industry for years to come. "Jim Mellor has been integral to Pinkard's success for nearly three decades. His expertise, relationships, and leadership have helped shape our company and industry. We are grateful for his contributions and wish him all the best in retirement," said Tony Burke, Pinkard president. In the 2023 Winter/Spring Issue of the CCD Magazine, Mellor discusses his future plans and reflects on his career. “Today, Jim is looking forward to retirement, but isn’t quite sure where that road will lead him. He wants to see America through the lens of his camera and is planning to spend time visiting national parks and photographing their beauty. He also foresees more volunteer work in his future and doing consulting work, helping companies in the industry with their business development efforts. ‘After nearly 50 years building business, I’d like to think I have something to offer others who are trying to do the same,’ noted Jim.” You can read the full article here. Learn More Anthony Burke, LEED AP, President Connect Our Projects Learn More Share This Story Share Share More News Sort By Topic Reset Willoughby Corner: BCHA's Landmark Affordable Housing Development 2025-07-15 Learn More Pinkard Completes Bay Aquatic Park On Time and Under Budget 2025-07-07 Learn More Project Rewind: Prioritizing the Needs of 275 Seniors at Clermont Park 2025-07-09 Learn More Pinkard Tops Out Phase III of The Edge 2025-06-25 Learn More Load More Our Approach Partner, Plan, BUILD. Our approach puts YOU in control. Learn More Read Case Studies Services Ground Up. Renovations. Big. Small. We Do It all! See Our Services See Projects