Tag Archive for ‘Affordable Housing’
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity 2010 Hard Hats & High Heels Event
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is hosting the 3rd annual Habitat Hard Hats & High Heels fundraiser the evening of Saturday, June 12th at a fabulous 6,800 sq. ft. luxury home at Cub Creek Ranch in Evergreen. Donations from the event will help build the next Habitat for Humanity home in Evergreen, which is currently [...]
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity ‘Base House’ Design Criteria
There are standard guidelines for designing a Habitat for Humanity ‘Base House’ regarding size, floor, wall & roof systems, exterior materials, windows & doors, and heating & ventilation. The guidelines vary depending on location. EVstudio has worked on a number of projects with Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity which covers Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Park [...]
Rally for Affordable Housing: Housing Colorado’s 2010 Day Under the Dome
Thursday March 18th was Housing Colorado’s annual Day Under the Dome Event. This event brings together advocates and their legislators to discuss affordable housing for the State of Colorado. Though this was my first year at the event I can assure you I will be attending for many years to come! The event was complete [...]
Grants Available for Green Affordable Housing
While helping a client explore the matrix of options for a potential Green Affordable Housing development, I came across two different grant sources that specifically support Green Affordable Housing efforts: The first grant is “The Affordable Housing Initiative” offered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) through a grant from the Home Depot Foundation and [...]
Eco-Craft Green Built Homes are Selling in Central Texas
On October 4, 2009 we introduced our readers to our “Eco-Craft” series of homes. These homes were designed with Central Texas home builder Dustin Dewald, president and founder of DPD Custom Homes. Dustin Dewald and Gene Dane, principal in charge of our Texas office, collaborated in a a true Design / Build approach to develop [...]
Cooperative Living (Co-op) Option for Affordable Housing
Cooperative ownership or shared equity ownership has great potential for providing affordable housing to families and individuals of modest incomes. Cooperative living creates opportunities for tight knit communities to develop and sustain themselves for generations. Being part of a co-op requires that residents work together, build trust and soon networks creating positive social capital for [...]
Grand Opening of Habitat for Humanity ReStore
We are proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Evergreen this coming Friday, January 22nd. EVstudio was the Architect and Engineer of record for the Evergreen Mercantile building as well as the TI for the ReStore itself. Come on out for the ribbon cutting and help support this important local [...]
HFHSVV Five Dollar Difference
EVstudio would like to help spread the word of the Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley fund raiser. Please visit their website to learn more. Fund Raiser website http://www.5dollardifference.org/ HFHSVV website http://www.stvrainhfh.org/ EVstudio is proud to work with HFHSVV providing Architectural and Structural Engineering services. Jim Houlette & EVstudio were recently awarded a [...]
CNYC 29th Annual Housing Conference; Steps Toward Energy Efficiency for Existing Multifamily Housing
The Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums (www.cnyc.coop) held their 29th Annual Housing Conference on Sunday, November 15th in New York City. The yearly conference offers a full day of workshops as well as exhibitors that offer various services and products housing cooperatives or condos benefit from. Two workshops I attended focused on energy [...]
EVstudio Will Be At Housing Colorado Now! Conference
EVstudio will be represented at the 2009 Housing Colorado NOW! Conference by Dean Dalvit, AIA. In addition to attending the conference, Dean will be available to meet with affordable housing providers at a table sponsored by AIA Denver’s Housing Committee. Architecture and engineering of affordable housing is a focus area for EVstudio and we’re excited [...]
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