Architectural process 
Means of Egress Hazard Categories in the Existing Building Code(0)
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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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 Review program as a means for clients to review our drawings throughout the design process. Builders also use it for calculating or gathering area take-offs. Here, [...]
Put a Light Switch on the Bed Wall in Your Bedroom
If you’re the type of person who likes to climb into bed and watch TV or read a book before bed you probably don’t enjoy getting up to turn off the light. What I’d suggest is putting in a 3-way switch for your bedroom lights next to the bed along with the one by the [...]
EVstudio Basecamp
We have added a basecamp online collaboration website to our list of tools. We are using this tool to better work with clients that have complex projects with multiple drawing releases, tight schedules and/or large groups of contacts. If you’re currently working on a project with us and think this might be a useful addition, [...]