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12 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / March 2020 ADVERTISING: Lori Golightly lgolightly@crej.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: Jolene Wollett jwollett@crej.com ART DIRECTOR: Heather Lewis hlewis@crej.com 1600 Stout St., Suite 1330 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1148 www.crej.com www.crej.com/buildingdialogue/ Publisher’s Note T his quarter, the message is clear: Climate change continues to be at the center of much discussion, planning, design and construction. The dialogue is real. Whether it’s ground-up construction, or adaptive reuse, developers are ready to tackle the is- sue, as are architects, engineers and general contrac- tors. In this issue, Mohit Mehta continues educating us with his column about carbon, this time embodied car- bon, which is created in the production of structural sys- tems. Jill Kurtz of Page also addresses embodied carbon. Questions to be considered when it comes to development and construction: Is new construction necessary? Is adap- tive reuse possible? What materials can be chosen to min- imize the impact of embodied carbon. But this issue also includes articles about mergers and transitions in design firms; interior design solutions that incorporate flexibility to accommodate societal shifts; construction methods; and adaptive reuse. Features this time around include the upcoming devel- opment Santa Fe Yards at Broadway, a mixed-use devel- opment at Broadway Station; Colorado Mesa University’s Hotel Maverick; and Peak 8 at Breckenridge. Our cover story takes an in-depth look at Milo at 9+CO, which promises to deliver luxury plus connectivity at the $500 million, 26-acre urban infill redevelopment of the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Ninth and Colorado. We also take a look at Platte Fifteen, which harnesses the power of nature through sustainabil- ity and craftsmanship. And we spotlight CannonDesign as its roots grow in our community. Between now and our June issue, as snow melts and green-leaved trees once again populate the landscape, let’s keep the dialogue going. Kris Oppermann Stern Publisher & Editor kostern@crej.com