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Drinking Fountain vs. Water Cooling Units

by Beth Concha January 28, 2013

When installing a drinking fountain in a renovation project, there may not always be a water source nearby. A water cooler would be the more practical choice. In a recent educational renovation, we specified an Elkay EZH20 Water Cooler which has a faster fill rate than a traditional [...]

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The Fulfillment of Being an Expert Witness

by John W. Olson June 6, 2012

A statement is made to all college students interested in the architecture or landscape architecture profession. That is that ‘they will learn more in the first month of real experience on the job during an internship or their first year out of school that they [...]

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Phases of Service

by Sean O'Hara March 5, 2012

Our website is currently undergoing a renovation and I recently uploaded a new front page. I’m seeing that the information from one of the old pages more likely belongs in the blog under the new organizational structure. So here it is, the most common phases [...]

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Tarrin Miller – Interior Designer

by marketing January 30, 2012

After beginning her career practicing residential interior design, Tarrin moved to Colorado in 2009 in search of greater design opportunities. Lighting design has become her passion, and she continues to expand her lighting knowledge through project experience and education . Her hard work, attention to [...]

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Lisa A. Barter – Director of Interiors and Lighting

by marketing January 30, 2012

“I am an Interior Architect who champions the integration of architecture, interiors and lighting. I’m happiest when able to wield all my skills to create a space that gets people excited to be there.” Lisa Barter studied interior design and architecture in Texas, and brings [...]

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Sean O’Hara – Principal, Founder, Architect

by marketing January 29, 2012

Sean is an architect and one of the founders of EVstudio. He founded his own firm so that he could rethink the traditional firm and focus on client centric architecture. A tenacious problem solver, Sean isn’t satisfied until he has the right solution. He brings [...]

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Gene Dane – Principal, Architect

by marketing January 27, 2012

Gene is an architect, a Principal of EVstudio, and manages our Texas office. Gene is a Central Texas native and is responsible for business development for EV Studio in Texas and the Southwest markets. Gene has over 23 years experience in the A/E/C industry including [...]

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What Do You Get When You Mix Thanksgiving with Engineers?

by Jim Houlette November 28, 2010

Punkin Chunkin!! A growing event that throws, flings, shoots pumpkins thousands of feet. The competition is broken into six different categories: trebuchet, air cannon, catapult, centrifugal, torsion, and theatrical. My favorite group is the trebuchet. The event started in the early 80s by a small [...]

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Cost per Square Foot of College Building Types by Region

by Dean Dalvit May 10, 2010

We do quite a bit of work on College campuses and other educational facilities, and it is crucial to understand the construction costs for each of these types of buildings. To answer the ever present question, ”How much does it cost to build this project”, the focus [...]

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Business Occupancy Group as Defined in the International Building Code

by Sean O'Hara February 25, 2010

One of the first steps in any building project is evaluation of the appropriate occupancy group. This drives building size, building height, construction type, exiting and fire separations. Business Group B is the occupancy for office, professional and service type transactions. This also includes storage [...]

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Construction Cost per Square Foot of Community Centers in Major US Cities

by Dean Dalvit January 16, 2010

In a continued effort to offer timely information on construction cost for a variety of building types (see also cost of commercial construction per square foot and Cost Per Square Foot of Educational Facilities), I did some research on another project type that we frequently design: Community Centers. [...]

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Cost Per Square Foot of Educational Facilities by Region

by Dean Dalvit October 14, 2009

Because of the overwhelming response from our post on the cost of commercial construction per square foot, I did some research on another project type that we frequently design: Educational facilities. School boards and facility managers of educational instutions always want to know: How much does [...]

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