The International Existing Building Code (IEBC) is the I-Code that covers existing buildings in depth. While the International Building Code (IBC) covers changes of occupancy in existing buildings, the IEBC goes into much greater detail. When you’re doing a change of occupancy, see if your municipality has adopted it. In the 2006 IEBC there is […]
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Many communities are not currently structured to support everyday cycling. However, in a lot of instances it can be as simple as evaluating the importance of vehicular lane width and the approach of just adding paint. Cities along the Front Range of Colorado have bicycle-friendly adjacent venues, including an extensive mountain biking trail system. Cycling
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We go through great lengths at EVstudio to keep our finger on the pulse of the constantly fluctuating prices of construction in all of the markets that we serve. The focus of this post is on the cost of framing materials for a single family home. The data, provided to us by Jeff Bales with
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There are a number of flat roofing systems available, some of which include EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer), and Modbit (Modified Bitumen). While each has its advantages and disadvantages, these are two of the more common systems used in residential and commercial applications today. Modified Bitumen is a common flat roofing system that consists of
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The Hadley Residence is a 3,400 square foot, Energy Star certified, custom home EV Studio designed in collaboration with DPD Custom Homes. It is a beautiful, single story, stone and stucco home located in the lake front community of The Springs of the Escarpment, Harker Heights, TX. Making an impressionable entrance with its large, oversized,
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For those who have not been, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre must be one if not the most beautiful concert venues in the world. (I have not included many photos, as Red Rocks is a place that one must experience by visiting!) Located near Morrison, Colorado Red Rocks Amphitheatre is ten miles from Denver. It is
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Clear Creek County Colorado has three different options to choose from when submitting residential energy code requirements. Option 1 is to use the prescriptive insulation requirements for Climate Zone 7, along with Efficient Heating Unit and Duct Sizing (Manual J and Manual D calculations). An alternative to the Manual J is the use of a
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Part 12 – Deep Breaths, What’s Next, and Starting Over! When we started this process, we were balancing several objectives; we wanted to build our home ourselves, we needed a place to live in a relatively short time, long-term we wanted a detached space for friends and family, it needed to be big enough to
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