Finding my blog
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 minutes later | 1 comment
I have expanded information on some of my abreviated blog or message posts so if you choose to read more on one of my subjects please go to my blog for more. As near as I can tell now you must first go to my profile and then to "Blog".
How much does an ADU cost?
posted about 1 year ago, updated 2 minutes later | 0 comments
There are six (6) major variables that affect an accessory Dwelling unit’s construction cost:
-Home Size
-Location
-Design
-Lot cost
-Utilities and fees
-Production & Repetition
Home size:
A median sized 2400 ft2 wood framed one-story home ...
-Home Size
-Location
-Design
-Lot cost
-Utilities and fees
-Production & Repetition
Home size:
A median sized 2400 ft2 wood framed one-story home ...
Book Signing Party
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
We are having a party and book signing on Oct. 6 from 4 PM to 8 PM at the offices of KEPHART at 2555 Walnut St., Denver, CO. Both Judy Schriener and I will be on hand to chat about boomers, our book and how to design and build homes and communitie...
Denver considering a discriminatory law
posted about 1 year ago | 1 comment
How can I say this simply and clearly? I’m afraid that Denver, is about to pass a law that unfairly, if not illegally, discriminates against certain groups of citizens including Seniors, renters, and those unable to afford housing that the average...
Building for Boomers
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Guide to design and construction
The day has finally arrived; our book is now officially published. Judy Schriener and I have had our heads immersed in the details for the last several months, capping off more than two years of research and writi...
The day has finally arrived; our book is now officially published. Judy Schriener and I have had our heads immersed in the details for the last several months, capping off more than two years of research and writi...
Forgotten City
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Forgotten City:
Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina and the massive flooding that followed, New Orleans is still struggling to house their people. Over 40% of pre-Katrina residents have been relocated to other cities or chose to move away ...
Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina and the massive flooding that followed, New Orleans is still struggling to house their people. Over 40% of pre-Katrina residents have been relocated to other cities or chose to move away ...
Put Mom in the yard
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Put Mom in the Yard
I Have a beautiful backyard that has grown into a burden, a duty demanding my time, rather than a pleasure that fulfills me with a sense of accomplishment, as mowing, planting and pruning once did. This “duty” now intrudes int...
I Have a beautiful backyard that has grown into a burden, a duty demanding my time, rather than a pleasure that fulfills me with a sense of accomplishment, as mowing, planting and pruning once did. This “duty” now intrudes int...
Small town Active Living
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Small Town, Active Living
Baby Boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are just now beginning to reach 60 years in age, and are starting to retire. Many will continue to work past 65 and many will look for a new way to live. Two thirds of the b...
Baby Boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are just now beginning to reach 60 years in age, and are starting to retire. Many will continue to work past 65 and many will look for a new way to live. Two thirds of the b...
I walked into the group of strangers
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I walked into the group of strangers standing around in scattered twos and threes. I had hoped to enter this gathering from the back of a room where everyone was facing the front with their attention away from me. This way I couldn't simply take t...
Chapter 1: The Boomers
posted over 4 years ago, updated 5 minutes later | 2 comments
Chapter 1: The Boomers
I set out to write a book in which I could share my experience designing homes and communities that would benefit designers, builders and homebuyers alike. My goal was, ultimately, to point the way toward an ideal in commu...
I set out to write a book in which I could share my experience designing homes and communities that would benefit designers, builders and homebuyers alike. My goal was, ultimately, to point the way toward an ideal in commu...
