Posts Tagged ‘Green Design’

Jeff Brennan (UBS) & Megan Moynihan; Breck Tully & Tim Van Wormer

Oyster Works’  commitment to sustainable design and building a sensibly green building is dependent upon an efficient and coordinated team that includes subcontractors and material suppliers.

We are very fortunate to work with Jeff Brennan of United Builders Supply (UBS), pictured here with architect Megan Moynihan and Breck Tully and Tim Van Wormer of T & J Construction.  In addition to providing lumber and fasteners, Jeff has gone the extra mile and helped us purchase specialty products, including NuCedar Siding and Unilock Permeable Pavers.   A tip of the hat and thanks to Jeff and the team at UBS!

Elsewhere on Site…

On the outside we are finishing the NuCedar siding and preparing the site for landscaping and paving. All of the underground systems are installed and Morrone Excavation is screening the top soil.

Morrone Excavation Screening the Top Soil

When we started the project we removed and stockpiled all of the topsoil. Before we spread the soil  to establish a base for the landscaping, we are screening it to remove all the stones.

Inside we are working to complete the rough plumbing, finishing the electrial wiring, and installing the geothermal equipment. All of this is precise work made more difficult by a timber frame builidng with exterior walls made out of solid EPS panels.  T & J Construction is doing the siding and general carpentry, Stedman and Kazounis  the plumbing,  Century Electric the lighting and fire alarms, and Alares and Mercury Tec the geothermal system.

Thanks! to all.

Phil Boster and Architect Megan Moynihan

Doug Ainley installing the geothermal equipment

The Charlestown Package Store is located at 4625 Old Post Road in Charlestown, RI.  Scroll back through earlier postings for a complete history of the construction.  For an overview of the design and approval process see the blog entry  on the Oyster Works website.

We are siding the south and west sides of the store and think it looks great!   We are using NuCedar siding which is a product made out of recycled PVC and painted to our specifications.

Ezra, Breck, and Jimmy at the end of the day.     Oyster Works’ Jeremiah Bowman watches as Ezra and Tim install the exterior door to the loading area.

Yesterday we poured the cement slab in the retail area of the store.   After installing the drywall we will strap the floor with 2×4 sleepers, cover the sleepers with 11/8″ Warmboard, install radiant heat, and then a wood floor. But first, before we poured the slab, we had to put in all the pipes and wires!   Planning, coordination, drilling holes in the foundation……

Once the floor is poured, all the pipes and wires will be encased in concrete and correcting mistakes or making changes will be difficult.  First thing yesterday morning the concrete arrived and now we have a floor.   Take a look.

We are very excited to be among the first projects in RI to use NuCedar Siding.   Made of recycled PVC NuCedar is beautiful, well engineered, and maintenance free.  We are using three different siding profiles – a panel system (pictured below), board and batten, and traditional clapboards.  Special thanks to Tim, Breck, Ezra, and Jimmy from T & J Construction for taking the time to learn how to use this product and for doing such a thoughtful and careful job! And check out the standing seam metal roof – a tip of the hat to JC, Glen, and the crew from Bradford Standing Seam!

We are also in the midst of installing a denitrification septic system – sized to handle the Charlestown Package Store and a future building that will go up on the site of the old store.   This system is essentially a miniature sewage treatement plant that filters and treats the waste water to make it safe for the environment.