the commons http://pdxlivingbuilding.com When LEEDing is not enough. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:05:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 wall section detail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rescommunisproject1/~3/9WO0MIVk7LU/ http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/09/wall-section-detail/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:09:44 +0000 dustin http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/?p=366 so we’re facing a challenge trying to figure out who can fabricate our different “hat channel” sections or whether we should redesign them… here’s our wall detail (roughly) that will eliminate thermal bridging typical in stud wall construction:

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCijwM_aCBg

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u5sK4GPyXs

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It was obvious Peninsula Truck Lines took little care in securing the windows, with one rope loosely tied around ten windows (I don’t even want to guess as to the lack of care they took in loading the windows into the truck). Fortunately only one window was broken, though I’m sure the rough treatment didn’t do the rest of them any good…

]]> http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/08/delivery-of-the-windows/feed/ 0 http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/08/delivery-of-the-windows/ Thanks to Pat O’neal from Studor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rescommunisproject1/~3/jUAaHzCqL-E/ http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/08/thanks-to-pat-oneal-from-studor/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:13:07 +0000 dustin http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/?p=329 Pat O’neal from Studor dropped by last week and helped us layout our plumbing correctly in order to use AAV (air admittance valves) in lieu of plumbing vents through the roof (holes in the roof are bad on two counts: potential leak points for water and definite leak points in the thermal envelope). Thanks, Pat!

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]]> http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/08/thanks-to-pat-oneal-from-studor/feed/ 1 http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/08/thanks-to-pat-oneal-from-studor/ Buy your tickets for Portland’s Build it Green Tour http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rescommunisproject1/~3/zcdt1u6mRH0/ http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/2010/08/buy-your-tickets-for-portlands-build-it-green-tour/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:29:55 +0000 garrett http://pdxlivingbuilding.com/?p=325 This is just a short note to remind you all that we’ll be showing The Commons on Portland’s Build it Green Tour. Get your 2010 tickets here.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcaMrvVPu8

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