Comments on: Skinny Project: The Ground is Broken http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/ The former home of the 100k Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: GreenbuildinginDenverdotcom http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5408 GreenbuildinginDenverdotcom Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:50:40 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5408 Apparently you have started providing basements? What criteria are behind the decision? Apparently you have started providing basements?
What criteria are behind the decision?

]]> By: 100k House : Grassrootsmodern http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5378 100k House : Grassrootsmodern Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:48:52 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5378 [...] the Postgreen team has broken ground on their second house, dubbed the Skinny Project, and are well on their way in the planning of a [...] [...] the Postgreen team has broken ground on their second house, dubbed the Skinny Project, and are well on their way in the planning of a [...]

]]> By: RitaF http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5367 RitaF Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:34:13 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5367 Any interest in renting the remaining unit? If so how much? Any interest in renting the remaining unit? If so how much?

]]> By: Matt http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5366 Matt Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:15:12 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5366 As one of the future residents in this project, I'd love to have one or two of the bricks that I can display in my house as a conversation piece. It would be a nice symbolic tie to the history of the neighborhood. Even cooler: a pile of bricks to use as pavers for some back yard landscaping. As one of the future residents in this project, I’d love to have one or two of the bricks that I can display in my house as a conversation piece. It would be a nice symbolic tie to the history of the neighborhood. Even cooler: a pile of bricks to use as pavers for some back yard landscaping.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5365 Marcus Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:08:53 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5365 Any opportunities to re-use the found bricks in the homes? Is something like that a requirement for LEED certification, or could it at least provide additional points? I'm not necessarily thinking as external facade, but maybe in some artistic way inside, on an accent wall or something like that. It's a nice green move to recycle, and it also might help provide some historical reference for the houses. Just a thought. Any opportunities to re-use the found bricks in the homes? Is something like that a requirement for LEED certification, or could it at least provide additional points?

I’m not necessarily thinking as external facade, but maybe in some artistic way inside, on an accent wall or something like that. It’s a nice green move to recycle, and it also might help provide some historical reference for the houses. Just a thought.

]]> By: Nic Darling http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5364 Nic Darling Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:18:56 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5364 Nearly every vacant lot in Philadelphia once had a building on it. When the city took its big population dip many of those homes were abandoned and fell into disrepair. Those homes were then torn down by the city which essentially involved knocking them into their own basements, removing all the wood and other degradable materials and burying the rubble in 6 inches of topsoil. Bricks are plentiful in every hole we dig. This one also turned up a decent stash of yarn today. Nearly every vacant lot in Philadelphia once had a building on it. When the city took its big population dip many of those homes were abandoned and fell into disrepair. Those homes were then torn down by the city which essentially involved knocking them into their own basements, removing all the wood and other degradable materials and burying the rubble in 6 inches of topsoil. Bricks are plentiful in every hole we dig. This one also turned up a decent stash of yarn today.

]]> By: Matt http://www.100khouse.com/2010/03/03/skinny-project-the-ground-is-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-5362 Matt Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:36:38 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1757#comment-5362 It looks like you've discovered some old bricks. From earlier houses on the properties? Do you suppose there was this much enthusiasm and attention when the Victorian-era bricklayers set to work on sites like these 150 years ago? It looks like you’ve discovered some old bricks. From earlier houses on the properties? Do you suppose there was this much enthusiasm and attention when the Victorian-era bricklayers set to work on sites like these 150 years ago?

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