This will be my last entry this summer because tomorrow is my last day. It's been a great summer sharing construction news and planning for my trip to Uganda. Today, I rode the cherry picker (or boom lift) called the Genie S-60 up to the white metal roof to see the green roof sections, the 5 solar hot water panels and all the extra space for student projects.
Inside the house, construction workers finished drywalling the pocket doors and the other interior doors were piled in the common space. On the way up to the second floor, I noticed the glass brick style window was installed for the secondary staircase.
Outside the home, workers are installing the back deck and front decks . The most dramatic change in my opinion is the front decks because of the large steel support beams that were being put up today. See the photo below to see how it looks.
Another focus of being up on the Genie S-60 besides checking out the solar thermal panels was to see how the green roof actually is right now. Although there is a drought in the area, it rained here in Durham yesterday! As you can see below, the plants are growing even though they are spread out and fairly sparse. Time will only tell how the green roof will develop.
Lastly, don't ever look down (like in this picture below) if you are afraid of heights when riding a cherry picker. I was strapped in a full body harness so I didn't feel in any sort of danger.
Thanks for reading my blog on the construction and keep looking on the webcam for more updates and browsing the Picasa Photo Archive for all of the photos taken since last year. The project is scheduled to finish sometime in late October and it will open up to the Board of Visitors in November. More entries will likely follow after school starts and hopefully other projects and residents will use this blog to share interesting photos and stories.Signing out,
-Scott
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