Deconstruction – Day 1 – Camera A
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A lot of rock
How to measure a day . . .
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The best word that would describe this day would be unknown and awe.
I missed the first day of the dismantle because I had to be in Fargo for school, so when I got back on Wednesday morning it was almost unreal how much of the house had come down already. The dismantle went so quickly that by the time I got to the site on Wednesday morning the interior was almost done, and the trim around the windows was almost off as well. I started taking the blocking off from around the windows and then went to taking off the exterior siding from the west side. It was a very quick take down that day. The dismantle actually went a lot smoother then I had anticipated, everything was organized so when you would take something down from one part or another of the building you would wrap it up and label it. It had made things a lot easier, except that we are going to take a lot of time moving things around more then anything, but this is a minor problem compared to the ones we could have.
Surprise
Circular Reasoning
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Shady Things
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How to measure a day . . .
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In 12 days the students have now become the professors. Educating the masses on how being conservative in they way they built and being efficient in their energy use would help them out in the long run.
The 12 days of the Minnesota State Fair were filled with explaining the way that the passive house worked and trying to educate those who were so convinced that it would not work. I think repetition would also be another word that would describe the experience among a few others of course. The state fair was a multitude of what are the rocks for? How does the house heat itself in the winter? How do the windows work? Can you retrofit any of this in an existing house? How much does it cost to build, compared to a typical house? Will you explain everything to me? These were just a few of the questions that were asked on a regular basis by almost everyone who walked through the house. It was an experience that will for ever change the way that I think about building things and the way that you can reuse and recycle materials to do so.
Time for fun!
We have a line!
Full house
The world we live in
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Ghost (september 2)
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Today seemed to be like any other day. Mike and I arrived and walked into the chamber of sound. I started with resupplying some business cards, picking up garbage, answering questions, not much new. I grabbed the drills and began to open up crates in search of some extra cellulose, some how it keeps disappearing. I have noticed people MUST touch the wall sections, I don’t blame them. I found the cellulose and as soon as I pulled it out of the crate I was approached by a man. He wore small round glasses and a black leather beret. The man had an haggard beard with twisted once-upon-a-time blond hair. The lines on his face told the story of time. He began casual enough asking a few questions about the house nothing out of the ordinary but soon the story began to play out. He described his life, things he had seen and I was genuinely interested. Claiming to be a professor at Berkeley he told stories of technology, music, and chemistry. The details and descriptions where dense but from my point of view deceptive. Soon this was no ordinary encounter and two and a half hours passed. Ultimately the conversation ended and I asked for his name, he asked, “Does it matter?” I said “No” as I stepped away. I still don’t know how I feel about the encounter but one thing is for sure, I wont forget it, and maybe this was the point.
Windows
Fixed
Thumbs up!
Anyone want a card
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