1. The Signature Centre at Denver West
Golden
$50 million
Owner: Aardex LLC
General Contractor: Aardex LLC
Architect: Aardex LLC
Start: March 2006 Finish: May 2007

A 186,000-sq-ft office building on track to earn LEED-platinum certification. The facility is 28% more energy efficient than traditional buildings, featuring under-floor air for individual temperature and ventilation control, indoor pollution control, reduced water consumption by more than 50%.  Also, 100% of the building's power comes from wind energy.

2. T. Rowe Price Building 2 & Parking Structure
Colorado Springs
$35 million
Owner: Prime West Developers
General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction
Architects: OZ Architecture; Nakai & Associates
Engineers: Martin/Martin Civil Engineers; Swanson Rink Inc; Walker Parking Consultants; Gensler; Specifications Consultants Inc; Classic Consulting
Start: Dec. 2006 Finish: Nov. 2007

A four-story, 143,000-sq-ft, Class A office building on a 10-acre site. Highlights include a raised floor for HVAC and wire distribution and a 600-seat, theater-style meeting room. The building will support an existing onsite facility with a kitchen, cafeteria, fitness center and 580-car, three-story parking structure.

3. Northrop Grumman Campus–Phase 1
Colorado Springs
$17.2 million
Owner: Lowe Enterprises
General Contractor: DSP Builders Inc
Architect: Intergroup Architects
Engineer: JR Engineering
Start: October 2006 Finish: December 2007

A 135,400-sq-ft, three-story, tilt-up office building with lobby area, common corridors and restrooms of concrete wall panels with paint system, clerestory storefront, canopy entrances and architectural masonry accents.

4. Patriot Park Building 6
Colorado Springs
$11.5 million
Owner: Corporate Office Properties Trust
General Contractor: Bryan Construction Inc
Architect: Yergensen Obering & Whittaker PC
Engineer: Matrix Design Group
Start: March 2007 Finish: November 2007

A three-story, plus basement office building, the second such facility on an 85-acre development. LEED-silver certification will be sought.

5. Rio Tinto Minerals Corporate Headquarters
Greenwood Village
$9.5 million
Owner: Rio Tinto Minerals
General Contractor: Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Architect: OZ Architecture
Engineers: Hadji and Associates Inc; SA Miro Inc; Swanson Rink Inc
Start: January 2007 Finish: May 2007

A 215-employee complex with 64,000 sq ft of offices and 40,000 sq ft of laboratories. LEED-silver certification will be sought.

6. Lundvall Office Building
Greeley
$2.7 million
Owner: Elmer Lundvall
General Contractor: Growling Bear Co Inc
Architect: Thorp Associates PC Architects & Planners
Engineers: CSE Structural Engineers; Landscape Design; Moldenaur Electrical Engineers; NorthStar Design Inc; Site Design LLC; Western States Engineering Inc
Start: February 2007 Finish: December 2007

A 27,650-sq-ft, three-story building featuring an intricate pattern of timber framing at the gabled entrance, with vestibule highlighted by a two-story vertical mountain diorama with waterfall, pool and mountain animals.