How we verify local construction news
A useful construction update starts with the original source. We confirm the publication date, the place affected, the agency or project team behind it and the exact rule, plan or milestone being reported before we summarize anything for Denver-metro homeowners.
That method separates a current permit change from an old proposal and a funded project from an early concept. It also lets us link the update back to the official record so readers can check the source instead of relying on a headline alone.
How local news becomes a project decision
Once the facts are verified, we translate them into the questions that affect a real home: whether the permitting path changed, whether a construction corridor may affect access, whether a zoning update opens a new option and whether the timing should change a design or budget conversation.
The goal is not to turn every city announcement into a sales pitch. It is to show which updates deserve a practical next step, which ones are worth monitoring and which ones do not change a homeowner's plan at all.
Denver Construction Roundup: September 7, 2026
Colorado moved to the 2026 National Electrical Code on August 1, and it applies to anything submitted for plan review since. Plus Denver's revised Energize Denver rules, the Burnham Yard stadium review, where the metro's money went this week, and CDOT's US 287 work.
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Denver Construction Roundup: September 1, 2026
Denver's Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance takes effect today, and it lands squarely on remodels and demolition. Plus CDOT's I-70 and C-470 work, RTD's rail rebuild through 2027, and where the permit clock really stands.
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Denver Construction Roundup: August 24, 2026
CDOT set two extended I-70 weekend closures at Kipling for September, Denver’s construction waste diversion rules are one week out, RTD rail work took lanes on Speer Boulevard, and the city has three construction contracts open for bid.
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The Denver Contractor License, Explained
Colorado does not license general contractors at the state level. Denver does it locally, in classes, and the license is checked at the permit desk. Understand where that leaves you and you will never hire the wrong crew again.
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How to Vet a Denver Contractor
The bad outcomes in this industry almost never start with bad craftsmanship. They start at the signature, with checks nobody made.
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Denver Construction Roundup: August 17, 2026
Denver's construction and demolition waste diversion rules kick in Sept. 1 with a plan and a refundable deposit before permit issuance, the 2026 electrical code is already in force, and CDOT has September weekend closures coming on I-70 at Kipling.
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What Actually Adds Value to a Denver Home
The projects with the best return are rarely the ones people dream about. The trick is knowing which category your project is in before you spend.
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Radon and Your Colorado Basement
Radon is invisible, has no smell, and is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Colorado sits well above the national average, and a finished basement is where people spend the most time.
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Your Right to Build an ADU in Colorado
A state law reset what Colorado cities are allowed to say no to. If you were told years ago that an ADU was not possible on your lot, that answer may simply be out of date.
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Denver Permit Timelines in 2026
The single most common scheduling mistake we see is treating the permit as a formality that happens while you pick tile. In Denver in 2026, the permit is the schedule.
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RCV vs ACV: The Roof Coverage Trap
Two policies can look identical and pay wildly differently. Replacement cost puts a new roof on your house. Actual cash value pays for the roof you already wore out.
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Your Hail Deductible Changed in 2026
Most Colorado carriers have moved wind and hail off flat-dollar deductibles and onto a percentage of your dwelling coverage. On a $600,000 policy, a 2% deductible is $12,000 — and a lot of roofs cost less than that.
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Denver Construction Roundup: August 10, 2026
CDOT starts rebuilding the C-470 and Bowles interchange this week, Denver's 90-day affordable housing review opens a door for deed-restricted ADUs, and material cost pressure keeps shifting from framing lumber to metals and finishes.
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Floating Walls in Colorado Basements
Walk into any half-finished Denver basement and you will find stud walls that do not quite touch the floor. That gap is not sloppy framing — it is the single detail that keeps a finished basement from being wrecked by the clay under the slab.
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Denver Egress Window Requirements
A basement room is not a bedroom until it has a way out that does not run past the furnace. Here are the exact numbers Denver-metro inspectors measure, what a window well has to look like, and what it takes to add one to an existing foundation.
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Colorado Hail Damage Beyond the Roof
Every Front Range homeowner knows to look at the roof after a hail storm. The gutters, siding, window wraps, screens and deck take the same beating, get left off more claims than anything else, and are the easiest money to lose.
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Denver Kitchen Remodel Permits
Replacing cabinets in the same footprint is exempt. Moving the sink is not. Here is the line Denver actually draws, which trade permits a kitchen pulls, and why the unpermitted shortcut shows up years later at the closing table.
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How Long a Denver Remodel Takes
Most remodel schedules people quote you only count the construction. The design, the selections and the permit review are where the calendar actually goes. Here are the ranges we plan around in the Denver metro, start to finish.
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Denver Construction Roundup: August 4, 2026
RTD's downtown rail rebuild reaches the Cherry Creek Bridge and Colfax this week, Denver Water starts replacing nearly 8,000 feet of pipe on Sheridan Boulevard, and a DTC office tower's conversion to housing welcomes its first residents.
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Denver Construction Roundup: July 30, 2026
Denver Water's second tap-fee increase took effect July 1, Denver's 90-day permit lane opens to deed-restricted ADUs, the state funds five Denver housing projects, and CDOT and RTD keep four highways and half of downtown under construction.
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Denver Construction Roundup: July 20, 2026
Denver moves to buy a Golden Triangle lot for a park, investors pay $71.55 million for a Lakewood apartment complex and budget a full renovation, downtown rail work runs through September, and Denver's ADU rules are more permissive than most homeowners realize.
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Denver Real Estate Investor Remodeling Guide
Fix-and-flip scopes that pencil, BRRRR rehabs that survive the refinance appraisal, ADU income math and the permit realities that protect your exit — the Denver investor remodeling playbook, from the contractor side of the table.
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Denver Construction Roundup: July 13, 2026
A neglected 1908 Ballpark corner reborn as the Western Hotel Denver, downtown office towers converting to apartments, RTD rebuilding its oldest rail, and why adaptive reuse is the homeowner's move this year.
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Denver Construction Roundup: July 2026
Ball Arena's 6,000-apartment mini-downtown, DIA's endless makeover, a friendlier ADU rulebook, and permit queues you should plan around — the July 2026 state of building in the Denver metro.
Read the full post →Every week we collect the Denver metro's new construction projects, building opportunities and rule changes that matter to homeowners — from Denver Community Planning & Development, CDOT and local business press — and translate it into plain advice. Planning your own project? Start with the pricing guide or jump straight into a calculator.
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