Solar Thermal Panels Installed

The Solar Panels were installed. As you can see there are two of them. They are being hooked up to the plumbing system with a holding tank and back-up electrical heater. They will supply the hot water for the entire building. The cost of the system will be offset by the lack of utility bills within a few years.

Watch a quick and dirty YouTube clip on it. (We are no cinematographers here, but give it a try!)

Solar Thermal Panels Installed

... a shabby but good look via youtube

More Sights of Siding

See the post below of more information. Keep in mind that these are not the final colors. Note the detailing around the windows and the building corner:

Siding in Sight

The siding is going up this week. Here you can see how the Hardie Panels are being installed. We are very specific about the detailing. Each panel is lined on all sides with a 1/2" reveal, a shadow line. These lines are being extended to create a cohesive pattern. The building corners, as well as the windows and other elements are treated the same way. We worked out the constructional details of these shadow lines with our siding crew to allow for optimal water run off and final looks.

These Hardie Panels and the flashing pieces of the shadow lines are going to be painted later on uniformly.

Another area will receive a metal siding. We will show you more as it goes up.

And dryer walls ......

Here is another shot of the library area being prepared by the drywall
crew. After painting the shelving units will go in.

Dry Walls

You can see here the drywall work shaping up in the library/play area.
A prototype of the shelving pieces is loosely hanging in its spot, as
well, for testing.