Mayor Hick was in Sunnyside yesterday, touring one of the newly energy-efficientized units in the Quigg Newton Homes housing development (near 44th and Mariposa). The entire Denver public housing system will be going green over the next few years, adding low-flow faucets amd high-efficiency lighting and appliances. The savings will amount to $1.8 million a year, not counting the environmental benefits. More on the conversion in today’s Denver Post.
While we’re on the subject of housing, here are a couple of related items. First, NEWSED will be running free housing workshops this fall; the first one covers home repair / maintenance and is slated for September 19, co-sponsored by Denver Urban Renewal; several financial-education classes will ensue in October / November, co-sponsored by Mile High United Way. For more information, see NEWSED’s August newsletter or call Ricardo Rodriguez at (303) 534-8342.
Second, I stumbled onto a pretty cool blog today: Baker Pads. It chronicles the renovation, step by step, of an 1892 Victorian in the Baker neighborhood, in the southwest corner of District 9. They’ve been at this for most of a year, and have documented every phase of the renovation with descriptions / photos. Featured in today’s update: pristine hardwood flooring. If you own (or covet) one of District 9′s many historic homes, you’ll get a kick out of this blog.
