Aardex LLC is a developer, designer, builder and manager of quality medical, office, hospitality and government facilities. Led by CEO and Founder Richard E. Butler, the Aardex group includes architects, engineers, contractors, construction management specialists, market assessment and land-use analysts, healthcare planners, financing specialists, marketing experts, real estate developers, property managers and a support staff second to none in the industry. For more than 20 years, Aardex specialized in GSA construction; building a diverse portfolio of structures for the Federal government primarily in the Rocky Mountain West. Clients included the Forest Service, the IRS, National Archives, Social Security and many more. In 2004, Mr. Butler authored the book User Effective?? Buildings, an innovative approach to building structures that contribute to improved human performance. Strategies in healthcare development, build-to-suit and hospitality quickly followed, and the company tripled in size by 2007. Aardex is now developing healthcare facilities in four states including the nation??s first ground source geothermal hospital in Oklahoma. And, in build-to-suit, the company??s Signature Centre at Denver West became Colorado??s first commercial LEED Platinum building. The largest spec Platinum project in the country in 2007, the Signature Centre has won many honors; including Office Development of the Year from NAIOP in 2007. The Aardex Way Driving smart architecture in the built environment is our commitment to the communities we serve. Aardex integrates the four disciplines of development, design, construction and property services to function together as one. Cost, value and full functionality are delivered unconditionally. This results in streamlined communications and efficiencies that save time, save money, increase productivity and ensure a return on people.