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Construction week 50: the sistine chapel — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/8/23/construction-week-50-the-sistine-chapel

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Construction week 50: the sistine chapel. Track lighting has been installed where you see the larger black gaps. We’ll be hanging several pendants off the tracks over the void. Once we get the fixture order in. Written by Meghan Rosen. August 23, 2016. Larr; Construction week 51: the final countdown.

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Construction week 49: 2 weeks until occupancy — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/8/14/construction-week-49-2-weeks-until-occupancy

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Construction week 49: 2 weeks until occupancy. Here's the roundup from week 49. Looking down from the roof deck. Railings still to come. Benjamin was at the house and finished laying the tile in our bathroom. It was a lot of tile, extending all the way to the ceiling (which will get the special wood...

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Building for the long term — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/10/12/building-for-the-long-term

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Building for the long term. I want to talk to you about. Building for the long term. Through a personal project of mine my home. But since this is a UX talk, and I don’t have all week, I will stick mostly to talking about the design process. When you decide to rent, or to buy a house, you probably have ...

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3 tools to help us stay organized — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2015/6/6/3-tools-to-help-us-stay-organized

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. 3 tools to help us stay organized. Binder (above) and OmniPlan timeline (below). In order for us to successfully GC our house build we’ve got to be mega organized. We’re getting there. We have assembled three key tools:. The master budget spreadsheet. Written by Meghan Rosen. June 6, 2015. Life in a Pas...

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Construction week 28 — kitchen design — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/3/15/yx8qaikquohy8oa1wy0zzim69lbaz3

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Construction week 28 kitchen design. We’ve been finalizing our kitchen design. Check it out! And on to week 28. Our crew started on interior wall framing and have been going around the outside of the house on scaffolding sealing and taping the wood fibreboard spots they missed when they had to stand up ...

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Green Energy Doors Open — Sept 10th and 11th — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/8/16/green-energy-doors-open-sept-10th-and-11th

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Green Energy Doors Open Sept 10th and 11th. We are participating in this years Green Energy Doors Open. Taking place over the weekend of September 10th and 11th. This is a great chance to get out and see some Passive House builds near Ottawa! Http:/ www.ottawagedo.org/. Written by Meghan Rosen.

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Project management 10x — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/7/25/project-management-10x

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Our latest project management software Trello. Full disclaimer: who am I kidding? If you remember from our previous project management post. Written by Meghan Rosen. July 25, 2016. Larr; Construction weeks 47 and 48: sprint to the finish. Construction update week 44: wood floor fiasco →. We build a home.

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Construction weeks 47 and 48: sprint to the finish — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/8/5/9j8r21ocb9f9une7ah3m6eo2fi97kz

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Construction weeks 47 and 48: sprint to the finish. But first, we had a rooftop picnic with the girls tonight (on our newly finished rooftop deck! When we arrived back at our just-ok rental house a few blocks away, Josie started crying. She said I no want this house . Ha! Stairs and screen wall. Gary, w...

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Construction week 51: the final countdown — we build a home

http://www.webuildahome.ca/journal/2016/8/30/construction-week-51-one-week-to-go

Documenting the design and construction from start to finish of a Passivhaus (Passive House) in Ottawa, Canada. Insider info on what it's like working with an architect and costs associated with building. Construction week 51: the final countdown. The one week (less than! Countdown begins. Our official move day is Friday, September 2nd. My daughter's 4th bday. Sure to be a memorable one. A full glue down was the trick for our 5 white ash, site finished hardwood. We used two different polyurethane flo...