Caddis Collaborative

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Caddis is doing a talk on green building in cohousing for the CGBG at Wild Sage Cohousing - should be a lot of fun. Please join us!

CGBG Education: Cohousing in Action: Building Sustainable, Inclusive Communities Cohousing offers deeply sustainable and supportive communities. Come hear about the movement from the thought leaders at Caddis Collaborative.

Join us on April 16th at Noon MT to network, share updates, and earn AIA/PHI CEs with one of our principal's Kristen Uitto:⁠
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Rebates and Resilience: Lessons from a Marshall Fire Rebuild⁠

This 1,700‑sq‑ft post-Marshall Fire rebuild was designed to solve multiple challenges: wildfire risk, guest suite, aging-in-place, and a steep hillside site.⁠
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A cantilevered pavilion turns a tricky slope into a design feature while framing sweeping Foothills and Flatirons views. Inside, vaulted ceilings, exposed wood beams, and a bifold door maximize daylight and indoor-outdoor connection, all without sacrificing performance or budget. And while not Passive House certified, the design prioritizes a high-performance envelope, including fire-resilient walls using autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC).⁠
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Come hear how fire-wise strategies drove the design, and how utility rebates made it possible. Discover how landscape and material choices serve as a buffer for the home and its neighbors. See how ENERGY STAR NextGen requirements integrate with site-driven solutions, making post-fire rebuilding more resilient—in architecture, landscape, and budget.⁠
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Kristen Uitto, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, is a principal at our firm with more than 20 years of experience designing housing at all cost levels, including single-family, multifamily, affordable housing, and cohousing. As a principal, she has expanded her work to include deep energy retrofits, eco-tenant finishes, and community master planning, with a strong focus on building science, resilience, and sustainable design.

Our office is happy to be hosting local artists for First Friday April-Oct 2026 ... come buy art!

How cool is this tile?!

Happy Friday / bring your cats to the office day!

Might need to dress a little warmer for winter bike to work day...

Progress continues through the snow at The Grove at Cottonwood.

We’re proud to share Treehouse Village Ecohousing—North America’s first net-zero community designed to Passive House standards. A place where sustainable building, resilient design, and human-centered living come together in one model for our climate-positive future.

Caddis Collaborative embraces the actively evolving field of human-centered design. Read our five-part blog series to learn how and why we focus on human-centered design and how we are incorporating what neuroscience teaches us about how design choices affect the human experience of the built environment, creating housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, designing for children, and designing for those who have experienced trauma. We encourage you to join us to move forward to a more inclusive, belonging way of being and living. Link in bio!