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Structural Implications for a Residential Deck to be Designed for a Hot Tub
From time to time EVstudio is asked about the feasibility of retrofitting an existing deck to accommodate a hot tub and in some cases to design a deck for a hot tub on a new project. Here is some basic...
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Thermal Envelope – Open Cell vs. Closed Cell Foam Insulation
All of our projects address the thermal envelope of a building which is a critical decision process that we help facilitate among owners and builders for residential and commercial projects alike....
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Jefferson County Electronic Submittal Process
While Jefferson County has offered an electronic submittal process for building permits on commercial projects for several years, they now have an electronic submittal process for residential...
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Google Ubiquity in Our Homes, For Better or Worse
Regardless of what you may think about Google as a company, they are making significant strides to imprint their growing list of products and services into nearly every aspect of our lives. What...
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Architectural Copper – Science Meets Aesthetics with Living Finishes
Copper takes form in many ways and applications in our built environments. Plumbing lines, plumbing fixtures, electrical conducting applications, as an architectural metal for the exterior skin as...
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Round Log Siding in Residential or Commercial Construction
Log built structures are one of many specialized construction types that we have extennsive experience with at EVstudio. It is fairly typical that some of the building, like the upper or lower story...
View ArticlePassive Solar Window Package – A Case Study
Recently, one of our single family home clients asked me to review two window quotes they received, one from Windsor and the other from a Pella supplier. The scope of my review included a general...
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ICC Family of Codes – IRC, IBC – Online Library
The International Code Council (ICC), the member focused association that creates and updates model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable,...
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Easy Method for Generating Area Take-offs Using Autodesk Design Review
During the design process clients and builders need area take-offs for estimating pricing on materials for managing an appropriate budget for their project. At EVstudio we utilize Autodesk’s Design...
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Cub Creek Ranch Mountain Modern Home Complete
The Cub Creek Ranch home combines traditional exterior materials of rustic wood, stone, and corrugated metal with modern geometric forms and massing. This modern aesthetic leaves much of the structure...
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Easy Method to Generate Roof Material Take-offs – Roof Squares
This follow up article provides a method for generating roof squares of roof material. Builders, contractors and suppliers use “roof squares” as a unit of area for roof materials. All this term really...
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Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall
In planning and site design, and usually under the scope of civil and geotechnical engineers, earth retention becomes an integral part of how our landscapes get formed. Both for our roads and highway...
View ArticleDoes Jeffco Have a 50% Area Rule for Remodeled Homes?
Recently and in past years, at EVstudio we’ve heard rumors that Jefferson County, Colorado has a rule stating that if remodel work exceeds 50% of the total square footage then the entire home has to be...
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Grateful Manor Construction Progress
I had the pleasure of visiting the Grateful Manor property the other day. Here are a few progress photos of the construction, it is a custom home with about 7,850 finished square feet near Evergreen,...
View ArticleBell Park Estates Custom Home Flyover
At the request of our client, I created this flyover of one of our newest custom home designs that we are currently finalizing. The clients for this home are repurposing timber beams and posts, stone,...
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Lateral Design in a Single Family Residence, What is it and Why do You Need it?
Shear Wall Panel Schedule While lateral load requirements have been a part of the International Residential Code since it’s inception, until recently, an actual lateral or shear wall design was not...
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Architectural Copper – Science Meets Aesthetics with Living Finishes
Copper takes form in many ways and applications in our built environments. Plumbing lines, plumbing fixtures, electrical conducting applications, as an architectural metal for the exterior skin as...
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AutoCAD Tip – Example of Accurate Location of Objects with Rotation Command
This article is intended for a person having basic knowledge and familiarity of AutoCAD who needs a method for accurately locating an element in a drawing relative to other elements. There are other...
View ArticleJeffco 2009 IRC Quick Code Check
I came across this portion of Jefferson County’s website, Quick Code Check, that is a very helpful, sort of an abridged, 2009 IRC. It is basically a few key excerpts from the code book that contain...
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Where are the Best Places to Find FREE Revit Families?
On one hand I have to hand it to the Revit developers for a robust and state of the art design tool. But on the other hand, and as most Revit users will tell you, the out-of-the-box Revit leaves...
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