IFMA Industries Forum 2008
Facility Tours

Friday, May 2, 2008

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The Science and Technology Facility at NREL is a government research laboratory in Golden, Colo., just outside of Denver. The facility uses 38 percent less energy than an ASHRAE 90.1 energy code compliant building, and is expected to achieve LEED^® Gold certification. The building incorporates variable air volume supply and exhaust systems for all laboratory and office areas, indirect/direct evaporative cooling, exhaust air energy recovery and process cooling waste water energy recovery, 10 percent daylighting in office areas, good daylighting in laboratories and lighting control throughout.
http://www.nrel.gov/

Gambro BCT
A frontrunner in the blood bank technology industry, Gambro’s Trima Accel® Collection System is the first automated blood collection system to collect a combination of leuko-reduced red blood cells, platelets and plasma, helping blood centers be more efficient than ever before. The Vista™ Information System (helps your blood center throughout the process, improving operating efficiencies, productivity and accuracy with automation) will further enhance blood center operations by integrating key functions and providing important data at a moment's notice.
http://www.gambrobct.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3916ADC2-A7CE42A6/gambro-bct/hs.xsl/index.htm

United States Mint / Denver
Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, it has grown tremendously receiving more than US$1 billion in annual revenues. Tours cover both the present state of coin manufacturing as well as the history of the Mint. Learn about the craftsmanship required at all stages of the minting process, from the original designs and sculptures to the actual striking of the coins.
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?action=StartReservation

Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport is the only major airport built in the United States in the last 25 years. The current facility can accommodate 50 million passengers a year without any additional construction. The terminal has approximately 1.5 million square feet (135,000 square meters) of public space, including a central atrium that is walled by glass and covered by a translucent tensile membrane roof.
http://www.flydenver.com/

Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Founded in 1900, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science traces its origins back more than a hundred years. Over the years the museum has expanded with the addition of Phipps Auditorium (1940), Gates Planetarium (1968), an IMAX theater (1983), a major 187,000-square-foot addition (1987), and the Leprino Family Atrium and Anschutz Family Sky Terrace (2002).
http://www.dmnh.org/main/en/General/AboutTheMuseum/History/

Coors Brewing Co.
You won't find many companies that are more than 130 years old, still doing business at their original address as one of the world's best at what they do. But that's exactly the case for Coors Brewing Co. Today, Coors is the third largest brewer in the U.S., with 15 brands. In early 2005, Coors joined forces with Molson Brewing Co. to become a top global brewer. Coors Brewing Co. is now a major business unit of Molson Coors Brewing Co., providing brands to the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean.
http://www.coors.com/

CH2M HILL
One of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” CH2M HILL is a global leader in full-service engineering, consulting, construction and operations, with a presence of more than 23,000 employees in regional offices worldwide as well as gross revenues of US $5 billion in 2007. See the world headquarters of this IFMA Corporate Sustaining Partner.
http://www.ch2m.com/corporate/