tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375908511974388422024-03-13T12:04:49.563-07:00Lopez Common Ground CommunityCommon Ground Community, Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064766561038782194noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-33008509013321073632009-08-07T07:27:00.000-07:002009-08-07T07:53:23.214-07:00Time lapse video: Common Ground Solar array installation<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zy7gX8OaSo8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zy7gX8OaSo8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">At the beginning of July we finished the installation of our 33.8 kW solar electric array that will, we hope, provide all the electricity for our zero-net community throughout the year. Since it went in, it's been making more electricity than our community consumes! (But, it's still summer...). Most of the work for this project was done by interns and volunteers, with the company Power Trip supplying the equipment and expertise. Thanks to the Washington State Solar Production incentive we earn $0.15 for every kWh we generate, which is helping to pay back the system cost, and thanks to Opalco (our utility company) and to an anonymous donor for helping make the systems financially possible. Eric Youngren set up the solar powered time-lapse video equipment and posted the video.</span><br /><br />System stats:<br /><pre wrap=""><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">11 separate arrays, each 3 kW array comprises 15 Evergreen 205 Watt Modules (ES-A-210), making 165 solar panels in total. Panels are installed on ground-mount unirack racking. Each system uses a SMA Sunny Boy 3000US grid-intertie inverter mounted on the solar panel rack next to each array converts the direct current (DC) electricity from that array’s solar panels to 240 volt alternating current (AC) electricity. The AC electricity from each inverter is passes through a production</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">(kWh) meter, and then connects into each home’s electrical mains panel.</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br />A conservative production estimate for each 3 kW system is 3075 kWh/yr per 3 KW system, or a total of 33,825 kWh/yr for the entire project – and is enough to provide each household’s annual electricity needs if the household is conscientious about electricity use. So far on sunny days each 3 kW system is making about 20 kWh per day.</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br />Equipment supplied by Power Trip. Power Trip pulled the permits on two systems. Residents pulled permits on the other 9, with residents and volunteers doing the work on these 9 systems.</span><br /></pre>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-59161065543642416992009-06-14T22:51:00.000-07:002009-08-07T07:26:26.602-07:00Common Ground's first on-site vision meeting<div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxrsbLSsNAWNDaHGpEuy2Gcy5AcsHf1yC2tl3UkhPOBl8sYU5KzybQl8eqfnl8tj9L5Wi44tIecM87ThWTdyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />We held our first meeting vision this evening, down by the pond. Started with a potluck dinner and an outpouring of volunteer spirit to dig 67 holes needed for the fence.<br /><br />Here are some of the 'visions' of our group:<br /><br /><pre wrap="">C.G.<br />Spacious open feeling<br />Abundance - Herbs, flowers<br />Fun: Playground<br />Life: Water flowing, paths, solar water features<br />Career and professional life is supported and showcased here.<br />Learning from one another<br /><br />J.V.<br />Individuals helping one another<br />Wealth in friendship and help<br /><br />C.M<br />Knowing each other Deeply from the years together, the ups and downs of life<br />together<br /><br />J.V.<br />Feeling like family to one another - no discrimination<br /><br />Intern (Eric?)<br />Children have a greater experience living amongst a larger family<br /><br />F.V.<br />Food: Paths are a feast of food and companionship<br />Continuance of sharing our space with the greater community and greater<br />world<br /><br />K.B.<br />Being open with oneself and sharing oneself with neighbors<br />Keep awareness of what we do and how it affects the larger community<br /><br />D.H<br />Our front houses facing one another: openness to each other<br />Able to say what we need for full respectfulness in our lives<br /><br />A.G.<br />A new family feeling vulnerable - giving faith to the process of this<br />community<br />Trees, dappled sun places to be together and alone<br />A dock into the pond<br /><br />C.G.<br />Our house feels like it is shared as part of the community<br />Chickens!<br />Our community is a model for others to look at<br /><br />A.R.<br />More self contained - cocooned<br />Lots of kids<br /><br />V.C.<br />Homebound - likes to be able to see coming and going. Likes paths enveloped<br />around her<br />Diversity<br /><br />T.G.<br />Likes the site layout<br />Feels like the community is much larger than it is<br /><br />S.M.<br />Has exceeded his expectations<br />Closeness and genuineness<br />Feels secure and warm here<br />Thankful to be here<br /><br />Interns<br />Cultural diversity<br />We provide comfort<br /><br />A.M<br />A sign "Common Ground"<br />Atauri gate<br />A Totem<br />Sacred grounds<br /></pre>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-73230676247573023832009-06-04T15:05:00.000-07:002009-06-04T15:07:56.751-07:00Video about this project -- early stages<a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3215945">Lopez Community Land Trust</a><br /><object width="425" height="360"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=3215945,t=1,mt=video"><embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=3215945,t=1,mt=video" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="360"></embed></object><br /><br />Back in 2008 Laura Goldhamer made this fantastic video about the project. I'm floored when I watch it, and then compare it with the reality of these homes now all built! As I write this, the solar PV system is being constructed -- the last major component of the project except the permaculture landscaping.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-9332505541869552012009-05-20T11:35:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:54:00.860-07:00<div><a style="" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOhOaADkpOzixWvNQxbmXP2YEGSnmkHjqQ7BzkfFz43-H1Ye1XF0-oGYZxXrUw8Vm_fbPMMUbRI3OTXKFTAkbXu9zCf1VR8Ty3w4cQ0YEFDqctK7lWIWC5nirjLTnYyvLlu-RhgdLotE/s1600-h/DSC03228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337977336512450050" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOhOaADkpOzixWvNQxbmXP2YEGSnmkHjqQ7BzkfFz43-H1Ye1XF0-oGYZxXrUw8Vm_fbPMMUbRI3OTXKFTAkbXu9zCf1VR8Ty3w4cQ0YEFDqctK7lWIWC5nirjLTnYyvLlu-RhgdLotE/s320/DSC03228.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We've been living in our Common Ground home for about a month and a half now. The photo on the right gives a sense of scale of the 11 homes of Common Ground. I love the proximity to the village, and the way that our children Ty and Sara can roam safely and play with their friends. I feel that so much of the urban/suburban world is crying out for this type of living arrangment: pocket communities, zero-net energy goal, built in-part with the love and sweat of the community that lives here.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7Y8t-8qZLo3ct7B6e3jkudfpvFbYZ1LvkMc-HZZzONekI47NZUSAT43yC7zoNmtiunEDkdvIow8f9tqoIHs78APnqOcKrDDWxZDxTzlywQr_MQhhJs_qlAUrG6WZfjSEXyV7aNBKzZ0/s1600-h/DSC03232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337977341784746882" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7Y8t-8qZLo3ct7B6e3jkudfpvFbYZ1LvkMc-HZZzONekI47NZUSAT43yC7zoNmtiunEDkdvIow8f9tqoIHs78APnqOcKrDDWxZDxTzlywQr_MQhhJs_qlAUrG6WZfjSEXyV7aNBKzZ0/s320/DSC03232.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-20571291743323564642009-05-15T19:26:00.000-07:002009-05-15T19:26:55.155-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJ56lbx5NQO8dvGw6U4kMQzsxJq4gVltZ1J7-EOWcm52HFZC-vFmCMgq-8L7t-bGB8ElLWKMGHFijKODeyMTa3GfefUE54UVVnrRhRo1sGKDheUInBQX6GMRVeag_xAbuI9ss9ffoofw/s1600-h/IMG_8299.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJ56lbx5NQO8dvGw6U4kMQzsxJq4gVltZ1J7-EOWcm52HFZC-vFmCMgq-8L7t-bGB8ElLWKMGHFijKODeyMTa3GfefUE54UVVnrRhRo1sGKDheUInBQX6GMRVeag_xAbuI9ss9ffoofw/s320/IMG_8299.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />It was cold when we were installing these solar water heating tubes, but the water they've been providing has been toasty! We turned off our electric heating element in our hot water tank when we moved in April, and have had <u>plenty</u> of very hot water -- all from the sun!<br /><br />Yay for solar water! It's such a pleasure to take a hot bath or hot shower and know that no electricity was used to heat the water.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-35267037938197575322008-12-10T21:01:00.001-08:002008-12-10T21:06:21.365-08:00View from the field<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYk_FDibbRVIAyQfAYxAc276VjCkFkE-IrGjEDjw4BGjor4MZVKpkq161VaCzdSEIv34pmMsD412zsDSJeK5EpquJPerdIx4wkfyEmFB12CkzM5CW4mXQP-bPVwBkrgsixLx6yrMsSA/s1600-h/LCLT+shingles+going+up.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYk_FDibbRVIAyQfAYxAc276VjCkFkE-IrGjEDjw4BGjor4MZVKpkq161VaCzdSEIv34pmMsD412zsDSJeK5EpquJPerdIx4wkfyEmFB12CkzM5CW4mXQP-bPVwBkrgsixLx6yrMsSA/s320/LCLT+shingles+going+up.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278393853103907538" border="0" /></a><br />Things are moving right along! The photo shows how the project looks as of the first week in December. These days a hearty crew of interns, residents and the occasional building partner are part of a marathon effort to shingle buildings.<br /><br />Inside, Juan is doing sheet rock and mudding, and Karen, Saba, Mik, Faith and others are srubbing floors and painting.<br /><br />This photo was taken on a brilliant sunny day. We've been blessed with pretty nice weather, but there have been some miserable rainy and windy days as well!Chomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10313176682433759516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-90231771194370262012008-11-28T08:14:00.000-08:002008-11-28T09:06:35.632-08:00Cider pressing! Harvest time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61uZOKkA_1xHQgi2pqt5s8lkHNb18nrLRwoO8sOguAejZQKvRGwxE6wJSscV1UbxcPDPcgJ-IfGWWEHKJguWEdB0rvPfeuTdp_zU5pN_eO-BhYYLjYYAy6X1_mc-mWYoSBYAyxQqOfnU/s1600-h/04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61uZOKkA_1xHQgi2pqt5s8lkHNb18nrLRwoO8sOguAejZQKvRGwxE6wJSscV1UbxcPDPcgJ-IfGWWEHKJguWEdB0rvPfeuTdp_zU5pN_eO-BhYYLjYYAy6X1_mc-mWYoSBYAyxQqOfnU/s320/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273755697782805570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvX4HNCrbYLonGCQEp4oIQH6pfH1vLkjAyBpY_GQyg7Q0KLLPTOaYhguSd7hW3pyyfGEu9BABYJqaqOmBjovxtqxtNEqCJFZjzxgJfgkYm0e2ysD0wkvk3tlXDxVDuvbrDerNG0bRcTk/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvX4HNCrbYLonGCQEp4oIQH6pfH1vLkjAyBpY_GQyg7Q0KLLPTOaYhguSd7hW3pyyfGEu9BABYJqaqOmBjovxtqxtNEqCJFZjzxgJfgkYm0e2ysD0wkvk3tlXDxVDuvbrDerNG0bRcTk/s320/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273755699399261826" border="0" /></a><br />Common Ground residents and interns went to Orcas Island at the invitation of Maile and Ed to pick apples and press cider. Maile and Ed also gave us some beautiful baby trees to start our Common Ground orchard. Someday we'll have apples, currents, figs, jostaberry, and plums all growing at new home!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-28541070446758259802008-08-18T12:57:00.000-07:002008-08-18T13:05:11.186-07:00Potluck dinner collage...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLUAU64Hl7qzc1Pyl-P4dV-vCNWcnT9UKdL88LO6lWtQtad6VDhXeEgnDxCda2jP3U33vdQyvsEqpsqi70vQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />This past Thursday LCLT interns and residents and friends enjoyed a potluck dinner out at the Davis Point. Here's some video and photos together as a little collage. Please pardon the transitions -- i have extremely limited video-making skills, obviously. If y'all have more photos to add, let me know!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-43161422323962857892008-08-07T11:38:00.000-07:002008-08-07T11:40:46.449-07:00Way to go Chom And Chris!Thanks goes to Chom and Chris for starting up the blog! I can't wait to see other interns and residents join in! When I get back to home base I'll upload some pics for all to enjoy. Peace to you all.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-37776310785559344022008-07-31T18:12:00.000-07:002008-07-31T18:14:48.383-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bioregionalanimism.blogspot.com/2008/07/house-people.html">House people</a></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lopezclt.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUncmSjAdnonAlIWz27sBUhqsXjEPlIn8Dw4tgjvkRQVX3R9nxJ6KhW0Zb7XIbwu4YE4uKveOYqd93ekF0_PQtxd-rj7IfWyGBeDOyTI5OiWaFSwWHelO_-djQLRT17Kz_6WjN7FkD8SU/s320/houselogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227535904808443650" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style=""></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style=""></span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bioregionalanimism.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_1GIqYRDtckun_wGAIKLP386Q0dohcUPkzkhrVj2hLY60r959VDWniPu1ZJDWdIqRHQo0ylDmgdFZR7la2S-xgMZpJMQKm54jLYdqZUBW19jWFhxm0_ENK3dhq3Rmxbm6Wd6Fw-8QSLu/s320/skookum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227750490364099682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="">The origin of the Guardian Spirits and the Smoke house.</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="">a Skokomish story told By Uncle... whos true name cannot be said now that he has died.</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="">Smoke House was a chief long long ago; but he was not called smoke house back then. He was just called chief. He Decided to create all the animals and all the birds. So he created them and named them all. Then he told each one, " In times to come, when people have been created, they will send their children out, </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="">during the night or during the day , and you will talk to them and tell them what they are able to do. You will tell the boys they will be able to get things easily, are to be good hunters, good fishermen and so on. You will tell the girls that they will be able to get things easily. At that time I will be smoke house myself."</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="">Then he spoke again; " I'll have no body, no head, nor will I be able to see. Who ever desires to construct me will have the right to do so. The one that made me, I will take pity on him, and I'll give him what he requests. People may approach me thus; if anyone is injured, or if he is sick or if he is poisoned, he may come to me for help and I will give it to him. Also when any one is dying he may come to me and I'll help him also. I'll help him to the next world.</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="">So in this world I am smoke house, for the help of human beings."</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style=""><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmMRMfez25T0Rf5dZ2fCGkaeMHbcFcs5P8MN13TBy849sz4cxfn1cYM2ptwBRey-I1ADVPJZfdVwRDSRPGeFPeTkVw6aaQCEDS4XyhNUCHhmFxeRbaRySB39bvrrti-wswfH-xaG_fv1s/s1600-h/intplaster08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmMRMfez25T0Rf5dZ2fCGkaeMHbcFcs5P8MN13TBy849sz4cxfn1cYM2ptwBRey-I1ADVPJZfdVwRDSRPGeFPeTkVw6aaQCEDS4XyhNUCHhmFxeRbaRySB39bvrrti-wswfH-xaG_fv1s/s200/intplaster08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227535688185915666" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style=""><br />So in building these straw bale homes, I cant help but remember this story and think about all of the other than human persons that give their lives and bodies so we can fashion them into a home, I think of how the creator become these other than human persons so that they could take the form of these houses, I think of the tree people and the stone people, I think of the straw people, all the people, and I remember that its them and the creator that I am shaping into a home, I pray that others might be able to see this as they build these homes too.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style=""><a href="http://bioregionalanimism.blogspot.com/">http://bioregionalanimism.blogspot.com/</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style=""></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-39999788477645017562008-07-29T19:56:00.001-07:002008-07-29T19:57:28.294-07:00thanks for the blog!Hi guys! Thanks for setting this up. This is Nathan Y, by the way. My user name is weird because of other blogs I belong to.<br /><br />I'm excited to see all that'll come up here, both while I'm here and once I've gone.<br /><br />Wahoo!TSOldtimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01796518913827331806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-40837329041723907112008-07-29T15:12:00.000-07:002008-07-29T15:13:01.743-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGWbBmxbKU75dcd928Io8kN3-dS7oySvn17cFRvPYgUVLCF-yDup06HmvRO0Lx2o17QhtwyTwGpsZ4YbhR_mlBQZbkZa7GbF2CxbN46jvNNZwWN33m1ocVETJ3ZuH5tCtXwU4wGJBctk/s1600-h/DSC01506.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGWbBmxbKU75dcd928Io8kN3-dS7oySvn17cFRvPYgUVLCF-yDup06HmvRO0Lx2o17QhtwyTwGpsZ4YbhR_mlBQZbkZa7GbF2CxbN46jvNNZwWN33m1ocVETJ3ZuH5tCtXwU4wGJBctk/s320/DSC01506.JPG" border="0" /></a>Y'all clap and cheer now, here comes the LCLT interns float!<br /><br />In the 4th of July Parade the interns put together a strawbale house on wheels. It was too cool...<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-30378763596917358292008-07-29T14:40:00.001-07:002008-07-29T14:48:07.690-07:00electrical and strawbale walls...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr4aGWylAgUhv0mgD2h2mdVeEqxVtAPZ_5Uxz8EQp9kqLUatQzfnXD5qoXQdqqIklrWPisLC3hNLEPD4tsU7lFMLPtZcKImmnDhn4VE4dCJVV8UfxsSumP2eA8oPa5oi6ND5U155_R3U/s1600-h/DSC01661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr4aGWylAgUhv0mgD2h2mdVeEqxVtAPZ_5Uxz8EQp9kqLUatQzfnXD5qoXQdqqIklrWPisLC3hNLEPD4tsU7lFMLPtZcKImmnDhn4VE4dCJVV8UfxsSumP2eA8oPa5oi6ND5U155_R3U/s200/DSC01661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228554298459985506" border="0" /></a><br />I was surprised that putting electrical outlets in strawbales requires armored cable -- electrical wires in a metal sheath. I guess the inspectors think that we'll be stabbing our strawbale walls with pitchforks or something.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-42417868484526569202008-07-29T14:24:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:46:36.171-07:00Where we're at now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7Xa29nL3uaooavfFxJ2hSjDWvHWNd19g0B-18N6oIE_ung1URYWcH4PPuQCl_V4DM9wzrqaOhQpA786fyNfr-tBdNlNZ0kZX31A39dl8xBMrD48EjekOw91Ak52wdEAiSnwfLdVaNM0/s1600-h/DSC01656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7Xa29nL3uaooavfFxJ2hSjDWvHWNd19g0B-18N6oIE_ung1URYWcH4PPuQCl_V4DM9wzrqaOhQpA786fyNfr-tBdNlNZ0kZX31A39dl8xBMrD48EjekOw91Ak52wdEAiSnwfLdVaNM0/s200/DSC01656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228551524463683250" border="0" /></a><br />It's an exciting phase of the project. Strawbale walls are going in. On some houses there's plaster going up. On some, we've even got metal roofing going up! On others the framing is being done.<br /><br />On the left is a shot of the site from the rooftop of building A. On the right we can see some of the roofers in action -- Brian, Levi and Jessica. Levi and Jessica are interns. We're so grateful for the contributions of these folks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhqgFobHpweyVIVsOP7_GyMtfqBZP8uumGZzn9rJvqi-9U6pUArAFq7tBOOsKW4KevXg__u17ZGpnEuxp_jV33as29kX03E08rd4alFWLjSRfNEWsPGIwp5Nt-oxWt1t4YwERYY7tWag/s1600-h/DSC01650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhqgFobHpweyVIVsOP7_GyMtfqBZP8uumGZzn9rJvqi-9U6pUArAFq7tBOOsKW4KevXg__u17ZGpnEuxp_jV33as29kX03E08rd4alFWLjSRfNEWsPGIwp5Nt-oxWt1t4YwERYY7tWag/s320/DSC01650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228555328753062850" border="0" /></a><br />Below the roofers, the plaster on the strawbale walls is drying. The darker corner section on the side is cob.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Chris/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Chris/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669870039212447032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-1035325717950905982008-07-29T13:13:00.000-07:002008-07-29T13:16:18.496-07:00Thanks!Thank you to Chris and Chom for setting up our Common Ground blog!<br /><br />VickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537590851197438842.post-48847550865624057492008-07-29T12:02:00.000-07:002008-07-29T12:16:53.021-07:00Welcome!This blog is a channel for all of us who has had a hand in building and helping with the "Common Ground" Sustainable Homes Project to share, reflect, exchange, chat, communicate or just stay in touch . The project not only provides sustainable housing for the future residents, but also brings together a community of wonderful people from all walks of life, all over the world to work and learn together as a team, learn and grow, laugh and share. It is our hope that this wonderful process will carry on well beyond the completion of the project.Common Ground Community, Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064766561038782194noreply@blogger.com1