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The Denver International Airport (DEN) is the 5th largest international airport in the United States, serving nearly 70 million passengers annually. For nearly 20 years, RK Mechanical has been proud to be one of the airport’s mechanical contractors of choice, working on the projects and renovations that make DEN one of the most well-respected airports in the world. From baggage area upgrades and equipment replacement to new retail and mega projects, including the Westin Hotel addition, the Great Hall Expansion Program, and the Concourse Expansion Program, RK Mechanical has been a steadfast and dedicated partner in building DEN, an airport of the future.  

The DEN Concourse A-West expansion project was completed in November 2022 and increased gate capacity by adding five levels to the existing concourse, including 12 new gates, three international nodes, sterile corridors and two new sub-cores, and the relocation of the de-icing facility. The project provides a new 530,000-square-foot support space, an outdoor deck available for travelers with stunning mountain views, and 10,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Other amenities include outdoor sitting areas with firepits, a dedicated pet area and a nursing room. RK Mechanical is completing the plumbing, mechanical piping and HVAC scopes on this project including domestic water, sanitary waste, stormwater and gas which serve the building’s bathrooms, drains and equipment, and hot and cold water and HVAC equipment and ductwork.

The DEN C-East Concourse expansion project was completed in June 2022. The project added 16 new gates, all currently leased to Southwest Airlines. The project includes 530,000 sq. ft. of new support space, 30,000 sq. ft. of retail space, views of the vast outdoors, a dedicated pet area and outdoor seating featuring fireplaces. The RK Mechanical team installed all plumbing, HVAC and hydronic equipment within the new concourse in addition to the existing concourse upgrades.

Located in downtown Denver, the expansion of the Colorado Convention Center will occur above the existing building roof. It will include a new multi-function space, an enclosed pre-function area and an exterior terrace. Service circulation, egress elements, an additional kitchen and new restroom facilities will also be built. The final result will be a mixed-use facility that can host up to 8,000 occupants.

RK Mechanical is installing the plumbing and mechanical work to support the expansion project. The project will consist of three phases. Phases I and II involve modifying the existing space so it can be expanded upon, while phase III is the expansion itself.

Sitting at 40th and Blake, One River North is a 16-story residential building with three floors of underground parking. The building contains 187 residential units with 13,352 square feet of open-air environments including retail space and a lobby on the ground floor. The seventh floor of the building includes a community room, while the ninth floor includes a fitness area. The rooftop has a pool, deck and pet relief area. The most unique feature of the building is its hiking trail, also known as “the canyon,” which is a walkway that winds throughout the structure of the building across four floors, with a waterfall between the eighth and sixth floors. To enhance the canyon and specific to what grows through the eastern plains, living plants and trees will be planted and grow through the facility, visible from the exterior of the building, and supported by an irrigation system. 

To build this outdoor landscaped paradise, RK Mechanical was hired as the mechanical and plumbing contractor to provide the additional mechanical and plumbing systems required to support the landscaped patios and planting and gathering areas. In addition, the exterior-focused design significantly reduces the available space for mechanical system coordination, making pre-planning critical for successful sequencing to meet schedules and avoid delays. RK Mechanical is providing full-service mechanical and plumbing scopes for the project.

Located in Downtown Denver next door to Civic Center Park, the finished 14-story hotel will feature 138,530 sq. ft. of space with 297 efficient rooms. In addition, the hotel will offer a ground-floor bike shop/café, meeting and event space, restaurant and retail space encased in glass, a rooftop bar and a garden terrace. The efficient heat recovery located on 14^th and Court in Downtown Denver next door to Civic Center Park, Populus Hotel is the first carbon-positive hotel in the nation. The finished 14-story hotel will include 265 rooms, 40 micro-apartments and a rooftop bar with jaw-dropping views of the mountains and the Denver skyline. In addition, the hotel will offer a ground-floor bike shop/café, meeting and event space, restaurant and retail space encased in glass and a garden terrace. The efficient heat recovery, renewable energy mechanical systems, and striking Aspen Eye high-performance envelope add to the appeal of this hotel of the future. RK Mechanical designed, fabricated and installed the all-new high-efficacy mechanical, hydronic and plumbing systems for this ground-up building.

Serving nearly 26 million passengers a year, the Salt Lake City International Airport Redevelopment project was necessary to cement SLC’s position as one of the world’s main aviation hubs. The project replaced three old terminals with one central terminal and two concourses connected by a passenger tunnel. Kicking off in 2017, the project is being built in two phases. Phase one was completed and opened to the public in 2020.  

RK Mechanical served as the mechanical contractor for phase one which consisted of a new terminal, south concourse, gateway, passenger bridges, central utility plant and parking garage. Our team fabricated and installed the all-new mechanical, hydronics and plumbing systems for the new terminal, concourse, gateway, connector bridges, central utility plant and parking garage. As the CAD lead for the BIM process, RK Mechanical fabricated and installed all new mechanical, hydronic and plumbing systems including 70,000 LF of UG piping, 170,000 LF AG plumbing piping, 224,000 LF of hydronic piping, 148,000 LF (1.5 M LBS) of sheetmetal as well as the immense seismic demands for all systems. The RK Mechanical team coordinated and set up the equipment including 10 cooling towers, 46 AHUs, eight chillers, four boilers, 16 sand oil interceptors, CRAC units, FCUs, fin tube heaters, CUHs, fans, pumps and vertical pumps.