Danielle Andrus, Author at Colorado Builder Magazine

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Keystone Hardscapes’ Panorama family of pavers mimics weathered cut flagstone

October 10, 2019October 14, 2019 Danielle Andrus 113 Views 0 Comments outdoor living, pavers

Regardless of your space and application needs, Keystone Hardscapes’ collection of pavers offers a wide variety of colors, patterns, sizes

Single-family home permits fell 5.8% nationwide

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Industry and Economy

West leads in single-family, multifamily permit decline

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Danielle Andrus 41 Views 0 Comments permits, single family

Single-family home permits fell 5.8% nationwide between May 2018 and May 2019, but western states suffered an 11% drop.

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Build Technology

Construction 3D printing market set to grow

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Danielle Andrus 30 Views 0 Comments 3D printing, construction

The market for 3D printing in the construction industry is expected to grow by nearly 16% between 2017 and 2021.

Growing a business takes dedicated planning.

Business Development Business Management

Planning for purpose—How to build and grow a business

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 Danielle Andrus 107 Views 0 Comments business strategy, Professional development

The Harvest Group’s Ed Laflamme encourages landscape business owners to “start with why,” referring to author Simon Sinek’s influential book.

Covington Homes helped raise over $940,000 for St. Jude (Photo: Blue Owl Photography for Covington Homes)

Build Charities and Foundations

Builder dreams big for cancer research

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Danielle Andrus 105 Views 0 Comments cancer research, giving back

A future free of childhood cancer is a big dream. The St. Jude Dream Home giveaway is a novel step

Fewer birth rates mean lower demand for rental housing. (Photo: Zastrozhnov, dreamstime.com)

Industry and Economy The Homebuyer

Americans’ declining birth rates set to hit housing market

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Danielle Andrus 50 Views 0 Comments homebuyer, housing market

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in May examining provisional birth data from 2018 and found

Statewide economies depend on a robust and attainable housing market. (Photo: Rmarmion, dreamstime.com)

Industry and Economy Legislation and Regulation

Lakewood voters pass housing growth cap

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Danielle Andrus 65 Views 0 Comments CAHB, housing growth, legislation and regulation

Lakewood voters approved in July an ordinance that would limit housing growth to 1% annually.

Employee burnout results from chronic workplace stress (Photo: Igor Stevanovic, dreamstime.com)

Business Management Labor and Safety

Employee burnout classified as occupational hazard

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Danielle Andrus 57 Views 0 Comments employee, stress

In late May, the World Health Organization listed “burnout” as an occupational phenomenon.

(Photos: Modern Forms (left) and WAC Lighting (right)

Design Outdoor Living

WAC, Modern Forms launch new indoor-outdoor LED lights

September 16, 2019October 7, 2019 Danielle Andrus 26 Views 0 Comments LED, outdoor living, wall sconces

Launch of new indoor-outdoor LED lights featuring new Archetype LED pendant and the Fathom wall sconce.

Open layouts are still the prevailing preference for home design (Photo: Beck Building Company)

Build Design Materials

Rooms with a view

September 12, 2019September 17, 2019 Danielle Andrus 433 Views 0 Comments build, custom home, design

Designing and building a high-end custom home starts with a different mentality from other custom building, according to Forrest Watson,

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