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Bulleted List of the 100K LEED Checklist Targets

December 11, 2008

In preparation for our open house this weekend, I created a quick document with a bulleted list of all of the LEED for Homes points we are going after to achieve LEED Platinum in the 100K House. It is basic, but I thought I’d post it here since we haven’t spoken of the checklist in [...]

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SIPS Week Teaser Trailer Video

November 26, 2008

We’ve had a busy couple of weeks here at Postgreen with the attendance of Greenbuild ’08 and trying to juggle finishing our first project while starting the second. Unfortunately, Nic has not had time to put the full SIPs Week video footage together. He has however, given us a quick trailer of what is to [...]

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Daily Construction Images of 100K House Project to Date

November 21, 2008

Things got a little more exciting the past two weeks in our Daily 100K Construction photos. This set includes a picture taken every day of construction from the same spots in front, back and to the side of the 100K House construction site. With the SIPs going up in the past two weeks, the set [...]

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100K House SIPs Installation Flickr Photo Set

November 19, 2008

While we are gone, we thought we would give everyone a chance to catch up on our latest construction photos. The SIPs Install photo set is part of our 100K House Construction Photos collection on Flickr. We tried to take a picture from a couple of different angles after each panel went up on the [...]

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Construction Update – Week 5

November 10, 2008

The SIPs are going up this week, but until we finish shooting and producing on our most elaborate construction recap video to date, you’ll have to make do with our recap of the last few weeks of construction. Enjoy.

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SIPs are Going Up Today

November 10, 2008

Just a quick post here to let everyone know that the long awaited SIPs Week has finally arrived. After many delays, we are finally throwing up our first wall panels today. Our participant list is full but anyone is welcome to stop by and observe the process. I am going to try to be around [...]

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Construction Update – Day 25

November 5, 2008

We haven’t had a construction update since Oct 14th when we finished the foundation walls so I figure it’s time for another one. The site doesn’t look a whole lot different as shown in the photos below, but we have actually accomplished a decent amount of labor intensive tasks. Front of 100K site at end [...]

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SIPs Delayed Another Week & Lessons Learned

October 23, 2008

Another unforeseen delay in construction has caused us to delay our SIPs Week event once again by a week. The new dates for those of you interested in participating or just stopping by will be November 4th – 7th. See the once again updated flyer here. This dissapointing delay has prompted me to jot down [...]

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SIPs WEEK Event Delayed Until Oct 28th – 31st

October 16, 2008

Well, we have had our first official delay in construction. Two things happened at the same time that actually worked out in the end. One, it is taking us a bit longer to get our plumbing permits and second bank draw than anticipated. This is causing us to not be able to finish the slab [...]

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Foundations Completed on the 100K House Project

October 14, 2008

The end of week two of construction marks the completion of the foundation. Tino surprised us and came out on Saturday evening after to wrap up the foundation work. In a matter of hours, he and one helper installed insulation, backfilled the entire site and leveled the interior of the foundations in preparation for slab [...]

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