May 20, 2014

Construction Cost per Square Foot for Multifamily Apartments 2012

EVstudio has been involved in a significant number of multifamily projects, both for architectural design as well as engineering. All of these projects start with a pro forma and a fundamental question: How much does it cost to build a Multifamily Apartment building? Because this is time sensitive data, we try to post as much […]

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The Six Components of Successful Daylighting

There seems to be a popular misconception that the use of natural light involves large expanses of southern facing windows. I can’t count how many places I have been where the entire south facing window wall has the blinds constantly drawn or unsightly tinting film on the glazing. From conversations it is easy to determine

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Avoid Costly Future Alterations: Free Fair Housing and Accessibility Presentation

This week the Department of Local Affairs (DORA) Civil Rights Division offered one of four free lectures on Fair Housing, Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations. The lecture is given by DORA’s fair housing expert, Jennifer McPherson, she covers the local, state and federal fair housing regulations. This is a must see for architects, real estate agents, housing property managers, and owners of rental

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Construction is complete for EV Studio Parade of Homes house

This weekend I visited a home EVstudio designed for DPD Custom Homes that’s located at 1089 Niagra Heights in the Springs at the Escarpment subdivision. This home was entered into two Central Texas Parade of Homes competitions. (Temple Area Builders Association & Central Texas Home Builders Association) In the Temple Area Builders Association’s Parade of Homes it won two awards (people’s choice

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