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Wood vs. Steel Framing for Residential Buildings

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Wood vs Steel Framing From an architectural and engineering perspective, selecting the appropriate framing material for residential buildings involves evaluating both wood stud framing and cold formed steel stud framing. Each material offers distinct advantages and disadvantages that influence their suitability for different projects. When considering wood vs steel framing, it’s essential to examine the […]

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Home Building Costs in the Rocky Mountain Region

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Understanding Residential Construction Costs in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Region When planning to build a new home, understanding the home building costs per square foot is essential. The cost per square foot for single-family residential construction in the Rocky Mountain region, particularly in Colorado, varies based on several factors including location, construction type, materials, and labor.

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MasterSet vs. Site Specific vs. Custom House Plans

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Different types of plans can be created for residential projects. There are distinct differences between MasterSet plans, site-specific plans, and custom plans. MasterSet Plan A MasterSet is a set of plans created for a community that includes all the possible options the house model can be constructed with. Some of the possible options could be

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The Ultimate Indoor-Outdoor Living Experience

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Experience the ultimate indoor-outdoor living with an expanded sliding door that seamlessly opens up to your deck or yard!   If you’ve been thinking about opening up or enlarging the entry area to your existing deck or walkout, EVstudio is here to help with your project needs. We specialize in remodels and additions to both

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Diverse Codes: Navigating Building Codes Across the States

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Homeowners, business owners, and people in their day-to-day lives don’t worry about building codes. Thankfully, professional engineers and licensed Architects (including those at EVstudio) engage with them on a daily basis. Before the mid-1990s, there were no standard Building Codes; instead, building codes were developed by three separate entities, causing a lot of headaches for

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Justice Center Apartments in Breckenridge

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If you’ve ever been to Breckenridge, you know it’s not just a destination; it’s a community—a collective of amazing individuals working together to keep this iconic mountain town a wonderful place. But as more people flock to this picturesque area, the need for affordable housing has become more pressing than ever before. Enter volumetric construction

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Prop 123: Affordable Housing Finance Fund (AHFF)

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The Affordable Housing Finance Fund (AHFF) is one of two funds that will receive a portion of Proposition 123’s approximately $300 million in funding, which is .1% of the state’s existing taxable income. If you’re looking to get into the nitty-gritty on the AHFF’s role in Colorado’s Proposition 123, you’re in the right place. As

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Prop 123: Affordable Housing Support Fund (AHSF)

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So, you’re looking into Colorado’s Proposition 123 and what the Affordable Housing Support Fund (AHSF) is all about. As with anything that has to do with income tax from Coloradans, there’s a lot to sift through. EVstudio is here to help. The AHFS is one of two funds that will receive a portion of Proposition

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What Proposition 123 Means For Affordable Housing

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The recent passage of Proposition 123 (Prop 123) is huge news to the affordable housing community in Colorado and many of EVstudio’s clients. EVstudio has extensive experience in affordable housing, and has completed projects that had Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) funding, as well as funding from other state grants. We’re familiar with the

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Floating Stair DIY: Engineering Red Flags

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Do-it-yourself projects are always going viral online, and not always for the right reasons. When it comes to home improvement, especially something as tricky as a floating stair, bad DIY is knowing what the shape is supposed to look like, but not understanding the materials, structure, and physics of what goes beneath it. (Some things

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Building Process Recap for the Smith Residence

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When I began working at EVstudio, one of the first homes I took on was the Smith Residence. I want to reflect on the building process and my role in it as an Architectural Project Designer. This was a renovation that wound up rebuilding almost the entire home. All that was kept of the original

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Door Handing Explained

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Architects, contractors, and building owners need to all speak the same language when specifying and selecting doors for their projects. Whether that is for new construction or door replacement for existing structures, this is equally applicable for commercial and residential projects. There are a host of topics when specifying doors, but here we’ll focus on

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