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Denver Students Construct Tiny Homes for Homeless

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Denver Students Construct Tiny Homes for Homeless. Students at Denver’s Cherry Creek career and technical education campus are launching a second initiative to build tiny homes in an effort to help people out of unsheltered homelessness in the surrounding area, according to the Highlands Ranch Herald. Thu, 12/23/2021 - 10:01.

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Denver Art Museum gets much-needed design revitalization

Construction Specifier

For the Denver Art Museum, an institution of visual art, it was a necessary revitalization effort to better serve the increase in foot traffic, which has now grown to more than 800,000 visitors annually. The post Denver Art Museum gets much-needed design revitalization appeared first on Construction Specifier. By Ally James.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing. The power comes from 688,360 solar panels across 870 acres just north of town that provide electricity to the entire community. Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum.

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Students Build Net Zero House in Colorado

Natural Building

When they toured the Solar Decathlon showcase in Denver in 2017 they wondered why wasn’t CU involved? Department of Energy Solar Decathlon building event: they designed a net-zero energy house in Fraser, Colorado, one of the coldest towns in the nation. The CU team’s house is just under 1,200-square feet with 1.5 photo: Casey A.

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Expanded In-House Engineering Staff Aids Integration at CTA Denver

ENR Construction

CTA Denver recently added mechanical and electrical engineers to its in-house design team.

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Should You Consider Hybrid Heating?

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As a cost-effective step toward an all-electric future, hybrid heating systems offer real customer benefits. With a growing percentage of electricity generated by non-fossil fuel sources such as wind and solar, sustainability advocates believe that all-electric homes will lead the way to reducing housing's carbon footprint. .

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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?

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Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Louisiana have all enacted or proposed legislation to block such bans after San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York have all taken action toward phasing out natural gas. Restaurant associations across the nation have raised concerns about going electric. Housing Markets.