
We have been working with KCH Properties on a new home design in Soda Creek and have recently completed the schematic drawings that will be used in the marketing efforts...

EV Studio has been selected to work with HistoriCorps, a new public-private partnership organization formed earlier this year...

A Raft Slab-on-Grade foundation can be as simple as a 4” thick slab with no reinforcement and a shallow perimeter rib to an 8” thick slab heavily reinforced with deep ribs spaced roughly 10’o.c. The ...

There are many ways that openings like doors and windows come into consideration with respect to how we, at EVstudio, design foundation walls...

As part of Colorado's dry climate, local fire districts have some authority over the county's oversite in enforcing our adopted building codes and have special requirements depending on the fire district for which a building is being built...

Flat roofs that do not drain over the roof edge and roofs that have parapet walls must utilize roof drains to get the water off the roof. Where you have roof drains you are also required to have overflow drains...

We just recently completed another SIPs design for a single family home in Colorado.Along the way, we came across some very useful information on how to value design the home so that we were able to achieve the best cost on the SIPs package...

EVstudio is currently partnering with out of town architects to chase a couple different projects in Denver. Not only is this a good way to win projects but it also is a positive experience where both firms can learn from the others approach to projects...

The Santa Fe style is a variation of both the Pueblo Revival and Territorial Style of architecture, made popular in the late 1800s. It became the standard in New Mexico after it was defined by the Santa Fe Historic Zoning Ordinance of 1957...

The International Residential Code specifies the requirements for ventilation and/or conditioning of under floor spaces, specifically crawlspaces. The primary method is through openings in the exterior walls with a minimum of 1 square foot of opening per 150 square feet of under floor area...

The Colorado Brownfields Foundation is hosting its annual conference on November 9th and 10th 2009. It will be at the Doubletree Hotel in Westminster, Colorado. The 2009 Conference focuses on revitalization in the new economic realities...

Silver Rock Manor - Rotunda Jim Houlette from the EVstudio Denver Office and Elicia Ratajczyk from the Evergreen Office recently visited the construction site for the Silver Rock Manor near Evergreen, Colorado to discuss a framing issue with the contractor...

Well, good news and bad news... The bad news first: Construction costs, which have declined on average 7.5% from September 2008 to August 2009, have stabilized, and are now back on the rise, posting a steady price index from August to October...

Simpson or USP? Each company has a wide range of framing connectors that meets the needs of almost every type of wood connection you can think of. In addition, each company provides connectors for epoxy bonding, retrofitting, and other various products to create quick structural connections...








