NEWS + AWARDS

December 2024

Peter spoke at the Golden Rotary Club breakfast, presenting two pro-bono projects designed in Africa: RICA School in Liberia and CURE Children’s Hospital in Niger.

November 2024

Peter spoke at AIA Colorado Practice+Design Conference with Trevor Kindell (mechanical engineer at Given & Associates) and Elizabeth Gillmore (energy modeler with Energetics) about creating All-Electric and Net Zero Energy commercial buildings

October 2024

Peter became a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD)

2023

Ewers Architecture received the City of Golden “Sustainable Business of the Year” award

October 2023

Peter spoke at “Zoom at Noon” online sustainability forum about all-electric and Net Zero Energy commercial buildings

October 2023

Three Ewers Architecture homes were featured on the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour

August 2023

Peter presented “Designing All-Electric & Net Zero Energy Commercial Buildings” at the ASES (American Solar Energy Society) national conference

April 2023

Peter spoke at “Zoom at Noon” online sustainability forum about all-electric and Net Zero Energy residential buildings

January 2023

Ewers Architecture was named fourth on the North American list of top performing sustainable architects by the EEBA (Energy & Environmental Building Alliance)

2022

Three Ewers Architecture projects were featured in the hardcover book “Architects of the Southwest: Grounded in the Mountains and the Desert.” Buy it now on Amazon!

October 2022

Three Ewers Architecture homes were featured on the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour

September 2022

Peter spoke at USGBC Fall Summit with Trevor Kindell (mechanical engineer at Given & Associates) and Elizabeth Gillmor (energy modeler with Energetics) about creating All-Electric and Net Zero Energy commercial building.

See https://www.usgbc.org/education/sessions/all-electric-net-zero-energy-buildings-12854057

October 2021

Three Ewers Architecture homes were featured on the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour

April 2021

Ewers Architecture was named one of the best residential architects in the area by Home Builder Digest

See https://www.homebuilderdigest.com/the-best-residential-architects-in-lakewood-colorado/

April 2021

Ewers Architecture was quoted on the first page with two projects included in the SWEEP (SouthWest Energy Efficiency Project) 2020-2021 report “All-Electric New Homes and Buildings”

January 2021

Peter was interviewed on the hour-long “Better Buildings Better Society” podcast titled “There’s Power in those Drawings”

October 2020

Peter presented “All-Electric Homes – the key to our energy future” webinar for New Energy Colorado.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWNLsOyvmY&feature=youtu.be

October 2020

Two Ewers Architecture designs were included in the virtual Metro Denver Green Homes Tour, advertised as their “greatest hits” from the past 25 years of solar tours.

See https://www.newenergycolorado.com/2020-tour-homes

August 2020

Ewers Architecture’s “Mountain Modern” home was featured in the Denver Modern Home virtual tour

July 2020

Ewers Architecture’s “Mountain Modern” home was featured with an 8-page article in the Summer issue of Home & Garden Colorado.

May 2020

Peter presented “A Holistic Approach to Design and Sustainability” webinar to a virtual Passive House Colorado gathering

November 2019

Peter was quoted in an Energy News US article by Allen Best

October 2019

Five Ewers Architecture homes were featured on the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour

September 2019

“Net Zero Energy: Making a Positive Impact” article written by Peter was published in the Colorado Real Estate Journal magazine

August 2019

Peter presented “The Case for the All-Electric Building” to the Colorado Renewable Energy Society gathering.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHntGWUqBrQ

June 2019

Peter presented “Net Zero Energy Goals” to the Golden Rotary Club

April 2019

On Earth Day, Ewers Architecture announced we will only accept new clients who agree to focus on all-electric buildings and Net Zero Energy

2018

Peter Ewers was one of two solar trainers to create an educational video for AIAU.

November 2018

Peter presented “The Importance of Sustainability” to the American Public Works Association, Colorado chapter

October 2018

Two Ewers Architecture homes were featured on the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour

October 2018

Peter lectured on Net Zero Energy Homes at the NREL Power Lunch.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st-Gd1ZcFyM

June 2018

Ewers Architecture hosted an open house with more than 100 clients, consultants and contractors to celebrate 20 years

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4XkLoVHtIc

March 2018

Ewers Architecture hosted an open house with more than 100 clients, consultants and contractors to celebrate 20 years

2017

Renaissance Secondary School was awarded a Design Award by the Town of Castle Rock

2017

Peter Ewers was chosen as a national solar trainer for the DOE Sunshot Initiative to train other architects and designers how to use photovoltaics in building designs.

November 2016

Peter presented the design for Renaissance Secondary School at the Green Schools Summit

October 2016

The first Ewers Architecture residence was featured on the Metro Denver Green Home tour

October 2015

Two homes and one school designed by Ewers Architecture were among the 13 sites on the Golden Tour of Solar Homes. The Samuelson Residence was featured in articles about the event in the Denver Post and Golden Transcript

December 2014

Municipal Sustainability Forum - Peter Ewers presented "Creating Cost-Effective Net Zero Energy Commercial Buildings" to an international webinar audience.

February 2014

Peter Ewers presented "Creating Energy Efficient Homes - Sustainable Design for the 21st Century" to two audiences at the 2014 Colorado Garden+Home Show

November 2013

Peter Ewers presented "how to design a net zero energy home" to the AIA 2030 Challenge class

November 2012

Peter Ewers presented the sustainable design of the Samuelson Residence to the AIA 2030 Challenge class

May 2012

Architect Colorado magazine - article about Ewers Architecture participation in the Arbol de Vida project in Juarez, Mexico

February 2012

Peter Ewers presented a paper entitled "Two Paths to Net Zero" at the World Renewable Energy Forum

March 2011

Colorado Real Estate Journal published an article about the use of beetle-kill pine in the Lowell Whiteman School Boys Dormitory project

May 2011

Environmental Design+Construction magazine website featured the Lowell Whiteman School Boys Dormitory project

February 2011

Sources+Design magazine published an article about the Lowell Whiteman School Boys Dormitory project

December 2008

Aspen Sojourner and Mountain Homestyle magazines both published the same article about the Telluride Mountain School design

December 2008

School Designer website featured the pro-bono Arbol de Vida project

December 2008

School Designer website featured the pro-bono Fabretto Cusmapa project

August 2008

School Designer website featured the Telluride Mountain School ceiling detail

January 2007

Colorado Construction magazine featured the Telluride Mountain School project

2007

Rocky Mountain News published an article about the addition to the West Denver Prep Charter School, featuring a beautiful photograph of the students silhouette against the new windows in the central space

October 2006

Rocky Mountain News published an article about Philip and Kaye Ricciardi and Ewers Architecture pro-bono work on the project

2006

Jefferson County Design Excellence Award for the Compass Montessori School

2004

Design Share international school design competition Merit Award for the Compass Montessori School

2004

Metal Architecture Design Awards competition honorable mention for the Compass Montessori School