Posts Tagged ‘Oyster Works’

The walls are painted, most of the lights are installed, the cabinetry is being made, and we are finishing the floor.   We are using BioShield Aqua Resin an environmentally friendly product with extremely low volatile organic compounds (VOC). Formulated in Germany, in partnership with their sister company Volvox, Bioshield  is a leader in the growing industry of environmentally friendly paints and finishes.

The Aqua Resin contains stain, a dispersion of polyurethane in water, micro wax, silicone, and silicic acid, has a high abrasion-resistant finish and is formulated for high traffic areas.  We wanted a look that will recall the warmth of an old country store and we think we’ve got it .

The Eastern White Pine flooring soaks up the finish and we’ve found that the best way to apply the product is on hands and knees with a brush.  Tim and Ezra will feel it tomorrow.

Two months to opening day and, like the Yankees and Red Sox, we are working hard to get ready.   Last week we poured the concrete in the loading dock area and beer coolers – we had to wait until all of the geothermal and electrical lines were run and pressure checked.  And we finished laying the floor in the retail area and loft.   This week (and it’s only Tuesday) we’ve installed the beer cooler doors, built the stairs to the loft, installed two of the space heating units, and are continuing to install the lights.   Take a look:

Soon we’ll be back outside.  It’s been a long winter and we still have to finish laying the permeable pavers for the parking lot and sidewalks, top coat the asphalt, and finish the landscaping.  Once that’s all done we’ll move the existing inventory into the new store and get ready to open.

There will be a Grand Opening and a chance to tour the building.   If you are interested in coming please send us an email.  We will notify the owners and make sure that you’re invited.

Cheers!

Watch the recent NBC News Channel 10 report     GOING GREEN: PACKAGE STORE

The design and construction of the  Charlestown Package Store has been featured in recent front page articles in the Providence Journal and the Westerly Sun.

Read the articles –  GEOTHERMAL IN CHARLESTOWN and   DESTINATION PACKAGE STORE

Oyster Works has been featured in three recent Providence Business News articles.

MOYNIHAN TO AIA BOARD and   SUCCESS OF MARRIED CO-OWNERS and   GEOTHERMAL

Candelabra and Timber Frame

Geothermal Equipment

Grandscapes' Stone Masons Mark & Sean

The Charlestown Package Store marries traditional forms with energy efficient technologies and building systems.  Grandscapes’ stone masons Mark & Sean are building a stone wall along Old Post Road with native field stone and granite columns salvaged from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Oyster Works’ commitment to environmentally friendly design began with how we understood the site.   Landscape architect Jenn Judge developed a plan utilizing non-invasive native landscaping, permeable paving stones, and natural stone walls.   We are very pleased to have a Charlestown based company, Grandscapes, doing all the landscaping, building the stone walls, and laying the permeable paving stones.

The store is being sided with NuCedar, a Leed eligible recycled PVC product that is factory finished with a solar reflective ceramic coating.   Painted to our specifications and installed by Charlestown’s T & J Construction, NuCedar is a new product that promises to be virtually maintenance free.

Stone Walls and Recycled Siding

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