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EVstudio Landscape Architecture Published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal

by John W. Olson February 22, 2012

It was a real honor to be interviewed by the Colorado Springs Business Journal this past week. The past two years have been extremely exciting for me, certainly the great family at EVstudio is a major component of that success. There was a portion of the phone interview that was not printed that I thought that I would share with [...]

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SmartCode Mixed Use Webinar and Tweet Chat with Victor Dover

by John W. Olson February 21, 2012

On occasion, I receive a message on twitter that is both flattering and exciting; usually it is from someone who I have great a great amount of respect for. This week was no exception and I really received a lot from different Twitter followers. The one that stands out most though was from Hazel, because it was an invitation to [...]

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How to Repair Brick Walls that are Separating (Delamination)

by Jim Houlette February 20, 2012

In the last year I’ve been finding an increase in the number of brick wall failures. Most of the walls are in need of repointing due to the age of the dwelling and some are in need of more significant structural repairs. One common repair is re-establishing brick ties between brick wythes. Over time, forces from the building, water, foundation [...]

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LEED-ND for Existing Neighborhood? Rocky Mountain Green 2012, Denver

by John W. Olson February 20, 2012

Rocky Mountain Green is soon coming back to Denver. I will be co-presenting at the conference on April 13, 2012 at the Colorado Convention Center in Downtown Denver with the topic “Implementing LEED-ND for Existing Neighborhoods.” I hope to see you there! USGBC Colorado Press Release: Rocky Mountain Green 2012: This is What Change Looks Like! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Denver, CO [...]

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Steel Truss Design for Custom Home

by Jim Houlette February 19, 2012

For a recent custom home in Evergreen the structural engineers at EVstudio designed a custom fabricated steel truss to support the roof structure. In lieu of using a steel beam, an exposed steel truss was desired, for a great architectural feature. The builder Tomskin LLC built the steel truss on site and aligned the two steel beams hanging onto the [...]

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Neighborhood Retail: BlogOff from The New Urbanism

by John W. Olson February 19, 2012

This past month, I was invited to post to a BlogOff regarding Urban Retail from the author of The Original Green, Steve Mouzon. Follow the links below to see ensuing discussion about Neighborhood Retail: Original Green: The Necessity of Hope PlaceShakers: Retail: When it bends the Rules and Breaks the Law Street Trip: BlogOff: Neighborhood Retail Walkable DFW: Retail BlogOff [...]

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Residential or Commercial

by Sean O'Hara February 18, 2012

Even when I was in college, people would frequently ask me if I wanted to do residential or commercial architecture. There seems to be a belief that there is a distinct difference in architects who choose to do residential and architects who choose to do commercial. There are definitely some differences, but I always wanted to do both. Dean and [...]

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Windtronics Honeywell Wind Turbine

by Jim Houlette February 18, 2012

A couple of us from EVstudio walked down to the Colorado Garden and Home Show Friday afternoon. We were really impressed with many new items and it was great to see so many people we knew. Sounds like everyone there was having a great time and getting some great interest from the attendees. One product that we saw really impressed [...]

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The Diamond Building and Daniel Diamonds Store Featured on Youtube

by Dean Dalvit February 18, 2012

EVstudio is proud to have been the Architect for the Diamond Building as well as the Daniel Diamonds Jewelry store featured in the video below. The building and store are featured about 1:28 into this short two minute video.

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Submittal Review: Are Your Connections Legit?

by Ross Maxwell February 15, 2012

I recently completed a submittal review for Black Roofing Inc. Black Roofing Inc. was submitting a metal siding and solar collector metal wall panel package for review and approval by the Engineer of Record for a project. One of the requirements of the project specifications was a Professional Engineer with a Colorado license submitting calculations showing the panel attachments were [...]

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