With each new project we use more and more of the tools in our BIM toolbox. The latest tool that we have developed to the level of prime-time is our structural steel framing within Revit. We are currently working on a very unique custom home in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains which has some […]
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Geared Security Hinges: If you’ve ever wondered how to hang a door with a hinge on the exterior side of the door that will also protect from forced entry, a geared hinge is your solution. Geared hinges are super light since they are extruded from aluminum and extremely strong. They typically span full height of
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LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, has been a product of the USGBC (United States Green Building Council) since 1998. Since 1998, LEED has grown and is a valued resource for many buildings across the country. I will provide a series of posts concerning different LEED points/credits in terms of potential improvement areas.
LEED: A Critique of the Unintended Consequences of Credit 5.2: Maximize Open Space Read More »
When designing floor joists engineers must check several design properties including moment, shear, bearing and deflection. In this article we are going to focus on deflection since it is a common complaint from homeowners. For any structural member deflection limits must be satisfied based on the building code. For floor joists a live load deflection
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I recently received an email from one of our past residential clients and they included a nice note of recommendation: When we decided to build a new home, we had very little experience in the process. We were referred to architect Sean O’ Hara and Beth Concha of EV Studio. They made the process of
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EVstudio does a wide range of projects and design services. One of those services is soil retention and temporary soil shoring. There are many different ways to retain soil, but one of my favorites is the use of soil nails and shotcrete. With the right contractor, you have so much more control of the design,
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LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and was developed by the US Green Building Council as a way to quantify environmentally friendly design in buildings and everywhere you go in our industry you hear about people and their projects becoming either accredited or certified; so what’s the difference? In this corner: a
This or That #1: LEED accreditation vs. certification Read More »
In an effort to keep our information current with the moving economy, I am posting an update to the series on Estimated Construction Costs per square foot for Medical Office Buildings, a project type for which EVstudio has extensive experience. Below is a chart from RSMeans construction cost data that illustrates the cost per square foot for new
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Silver Rock Manor – Evergreen, Colorado This large luxury home in Evergreen, Colorado is nearing completion. More images when its complete.
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The Apartment Association of Metro Denver held their semi-annual Economic Conference on January 25, 2012. The audience, composed of multi-family developers and their suppliers, were there to learn if 2012 would build on the successful year of 2011. With the equity markets still tight and most developers continuing to hedge their new-construction plans against the
Full Speed Ahead? – Highlights from the 2012 Multi-Family Economic Conference Read More »
Washington Park Villa – Denver, Colorado This project is a residence in the Washington Park neighborhood in Denver. It has over 5,500 square feet of finished space in a Mediterranean style villa. It features a two story great room, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a rec room with adjacent theater room, a wine room and bar,
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The Five-Minute Walk is a standard that is best described as the average distance that a pedestrian is willing to walk before opting to drive. The unit of measurement is commonplace in the planning profession and is often represented by a radius measuring ¼ of a mile.
The Five Minute Walk: Calibrated to the Pedestrian Read More »
4600 Plettner Lane
Evergreen, CO 80439
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9442 North Capital of Texas Highway
Plaza One, Suite 500
Austin, TX 78759
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