5,475 square feet, coming along beautifully

Native landscaping often requires minimal irrigation

First sticks in the air!

Check out the ladder blocking and 3 stud corners - These are two methods of advanced framing techniques that reduce thermal bridging and allow for better insulating.

 

Pouring the slab

What a beautiful day to be out in the field! The waterproofing of the insulate crawl space is complete and today we are pouring the concrete slab.

The boxes are working!

Laying down Stego Wrap vapor barrier

That is one good looking job site! Progress update January 2015

The yellow sheets are Stego Wrap vapor barrier designed for long-term moisture vapor protection. The sheets are rolled out  under where the slab will be placed, then taped with Stego Tape to seal any permeations.

You can see the Stego Wrap is all laid out and sealed together underneath the dirt.

Check out our solution to construction waste diversion! We created plywood boxes for the main recyclable materials and painted them so that separating the materials comes subconsciously to those working onsite. When the boxes fill up we'll take them to a recycling facility which prevents tons of unnecessary waste in the landfill.

Boxes for wood, plastic, and cardboard, and a trashcan for metal on the left!

   

We are lucky on this spacious site to have enough room to stockpile materials.

Raul and Lupe constructing the boxes

Timelapse update and the conditioned crawlspace

They may look somewhat like legos, but the white panels you see are actually Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs). ICFs are usually made with a rigid thermal insulation and are stacked and filled with concrete. In this case they are being used to line the conditioned crawlspace at the Greisman Residence. Having the crawlspace being within the thermal envelope allows for higher efficiency of HVAC ducting that runs through that crawlspace. Good building science applied!