The building begins to take its shape!

Construction Waste

 Loven Construction and CDE have done a great job keeping the site very clean and implementing a strict waste management program. Here you can see scrap metal being separated and redy to be recycled.

As materials are delivered to the site, they are protected from the weather to avoid contamination that would later be transfered to the interior of the building affecting the building's indoor air quality.

Demolition materials from a concrete pour that did not meet quality control standards will be crushed and recycled.

Cardboard and plastic is also separated and hauled out of the site.

Wood from delivery pallets and wod framing waste are separated and later recycled.

Slab-on-grde insulation

Prep work to receive the concrete slab continues. It is important to note the placing of 6" of High Density Extruded Polystryne insulation around the first three feet of perimeter of the building. Properly insulating the slab-on-grade floor not only will help save on energy bills, but also will improve the building's comfort.  Cold concrete slabs can be a source of discomfort for the building's occupants. The insulated slab will reduce heat loss. This reduction in heat loss will help moderate indoor temperatures.

Slabs lose energy primarily as a result of heat conducted outward and through the perimeter of the slab. The R Value at the perimeter of this slab will be 30, preventing heat loss.

Vapor barriers are traditionally specified to minimize moisture inflow through concrete that’s in contact with water or water vapor from a high water table.  Although a  vapor barrier may not be necessary where no drainage or soil problems exist and in arid regions where irrigation and heavy sprinkling are not done. However, it was decided to use a vapor barrier because it is fairly inexpensive to install at the time of construction and moisture problems are always difficult to correct after construction.

Site Progress Continues

 

Masonry work begins

Soil erosion controls are in place. We can see the columns of the south porch start to take shape.

Site Prep Continues

Site preparation continues as trenching for utilities as well as foundations takes place. The last picture shows the snow covered site in late March of 2012.

Site Preparation

Although a little bit late, we've begun posting some images of the construction process of the SRM buidling. This image corresponds to the initial site preparation. Great care was put into the planing of the construction site lay-out to limit the effects of contructions to the smallest foot print on the site and avoid affecting the nearby areas.