moving out

everything is out of the house by now, and we are waiting for Paragon Industries to finish their job. the move was relatively smooth, except for the unexpected tension of everything beginning. finally.

solar chimney (passive cooling)

i just got an update on the PC chimney (passive cooling). it is nice and simple. much more refined than the model i have suggested.
tomek

solar studies ...

here is a page from one of Colin Grover' e-mails. his former prof Leon wrote a small review of the pinedale house project. it is interesting. have a read. tomek

the beginning of a new layer...

we have begun all this last summer. the house has been in our possession since 2001. our son was just turning 1 when we first moved in after finishing some small renovations, well maybe not so small, and now the changes are a lot bigger. we decided to stay here simply because of the neighborhood and the sheer proximity of downtown. we did think about moving somewhere, where we could build new, but i always loved the idea of reusing an older building. there is so many great examples of this treatment in this city. i will try to collect some of my favorite homes this summer as i try to squeeze in some riding (or maybe scootering) with our friend colin A. this is a test of my hobby building skills.
here are a couple of drawings i did of the future pinedale house. i will fill in the story as we ramble on. tomek