Today I ordered an estimate for soil and environmental testing for the lots from Ambric Tech Corp. Ambric is an engineering firm recommended to me by Brian at Interface Studios. The testing basically consists of drilling a few holes at least 10′ deep in each lot to determine the content and quality of the soil. […]
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Soil Testing and Next Steps
February 8th, 2008 — development, foundation, planning
Second Design Meeting (this time with our builder)
December 9th, 2007 — HVAC, floorplan, foundation, design, budget, planning
On Friday we had our second design meeting for the 100k house. This time we invited Scott from Level 5 to join us in order to give initial feedback from a cost standpoint on our initial design. Overall the meeting went very well and we all agreed that we got a lot accomplished. We left […]
Feasibility Meeting
November 7th, 2007 — HVAC, framing, foundation, design, budget, planning
A couple weeks ago on Thursday, October 25th the team had its first meeting to discuss the feasibility of building a modern and green home in Philly for $100K. Prior to this meeting the 100k house was nothing more than an idea or dream in the heads of myself (Chad) and Brian (Brian Phillips - […]