where would you have the workers urinate and defecate during this obviously in-progress project? It seems you also take issue with its "green" claims for the building itself, what is your gripe?

nothing new

By from brighton on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:56pm.

I am not defending the previous poster's sarcasm, but with the exception of the solar panels, all of the described energy upgrades are pretty standard these days...

Jp green project

By Johnny.green on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:10pm.

Thanks pierce.
For the record the port-a-jon is green (not just in color). It uses enzymes to breakdown the waste unlike most jon's. Not only are we bringing some needed character details back to the house that it's missing. We will be lowering the owner's dependents on fossil fuels to condition the interior space. This project will be 65% more efficient than most of the neighboring homes in JP when we are all said and done. We have other projects on our blog located in JP, check them out and check in on this project as it gains momentum.
Best,
John
Boston Green Building

They left a mess of nails,

By anon on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 5:55pm.

They left a mess of nails, screws and other debris behind in a recent job. They're fine with landlords and owners, but there's a definite lack of respect for tenants.

Respect

By Johnny.green on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 6:28pm.

This was hurtful. We try to balance a number of things while working on a project. Design, execution, products, deliveries to name a few. The most important are communication, sub-contractors and client expectations. Weather it's a port-a-jon that smells and we need to have it re-located or removed due to complaints. Or it's a sub-contractor w/ poor craftsmanship and even lower standards of cleanliness. We do our best to be respectful of all that could and can be affected by what we are doing. I would like to be the first to apologize for an experience you (Anon) have been witness to. Feel free to reach out to me off-line to discuss this further.
-J
[email protected]

Note to Johnny.green - 'Anon' usually = troll

By Jeff F on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:50pm.

I doubt the loser who wrote that has ever been near one of your project houses.

Removal of the deck

By anon on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 4:15pm.

Ridiculous. Any architect who thinks deck removal significantly eliminates "thermal bridging" obviously isn't familiar enough with the concept or has his or her head jammed so far up their soffits that they think a wooden external addition somehow conducts as much interior heat as a concrete-and-steel cantilever.

Deck

By Johnny.green on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:27am.

The deck was falling off the house and was long over due to be replaced. But the ledger attached to the sill section of the dwelling is a thermal bridge. This goes hand and hand w/ completing blocker insulation in the basement. IF, the scope was not to install (2) layers of rigid insulation the ledger of the deck would not be so high on the radar. W/ 90% of the thermal bridging being removed it only leaves the windows and the deck ledger to focus on.
-J

is this news?

By anon on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 6:20pm.

or a link to a business' promotional blog?

This is a multitude of

By anon on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 11:00am.

This is a multitude of things: news, education, a link to more informational resources for those interested in the subject, and yes, a form of marketing and research for the business.
The previous posts seem to indicate it is also a valuable tool to get feedback from the community.

Sometimes a link is just a link

By adamg on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 12:34pm.

I ran across the post, thought the comment about increasing green retrofitting in JP was interesting, so linked to it. I have no connection with the company at all. Not "news" in the "breaking news," sense, but not everything here is - such as the photo I just posted of James Michael Curley and a zebra.

They like their houses green in JP

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