Entry 24: First Sign of Cembonit

Hello reader,

Yesterday, I attended the bi-weekly morning OAC meeting to discuss the issues with construction and the project. The only updates I have for you as of now is the Cembonit exterior siding started to go up yesterday. It is a long and tedious process because each board must be pre-drilled beforehand. Ray, the site supervisor, expects it to be complete in roughly 3 weeks.

The First 2 Cembonit Panels!

Baker roofing was also finishing up the soffit work for the roof by installing the white large Hardiplank panels today. Check out the photo below:

Installing Hardiplank as soffit for the roof

I ventured into the basement on a site visit today and wanted to show you the solar thermal collection tanks. Each one holds 100 gallons of hot water.

Solar Thermal Collection Tanks

I also saw in the basement the Trane CleanEffects unit that we had recommended in Entry 16 from February. There are 2 units - 1 for each heat pump and it is installed within the ducts to filter air. The only maintenance is to wipe the collection filters clean when they are dirty.

Trane CleanEffects

Next Monday, they will begin spraying the dry wall insulation, Icynene, into the walls that are open on one side.

Today, Verizon came to visit to get an update on one of the other interns here, Jack Li, who is working on a project on social communication. I don't think I've mentioned this before, but we have another intern this summer from the far away lands of Ithaca, New York (Cornell). She is working on a cheap wireless power monitoring solution.

Check out the Picasa site for some more photos (26 in total from today's visit) and I'll be sure to write again soon.

-Scott