tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55750412341952235792024-03-14T05:01:03.406-04:00IDA International Inc.Press releases, Company Events.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-41281606671097254722012-11-08T08:53:00.000-05:002012-11-08T08:53:25.961-05:00Sand Bags for Flood PreventionWe just survived Hurricane Sandy, followed a week later by a November Nor'easter storm that dropped 8 inches of snow. Our property is adjacent to the Housatonic River, but we are well elevated and was not impacted. No wind damage occurred to our building either. Unfortunately, many of our employees suffered damage to homes and property. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones during this trying time.<br />
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In an effort to help with civil preparedness, we offered numerous sandbags that we had on out property from a past construction project. The Connecticut DOT had an emergency project to repair a drainage pipe that traveled underneath a canal that is also adjacent to our property. This required construction of a coffer dam (temporary dam while work takes place). When the project was completed and bags removed from the canal, we were asked if we wanted them - and we said yes.<br />
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These are the sandbags that we offered to the electric utility and the office of emergency management and local fire departments. They are not offered to the general public, as they are filled with apx. 2,000 lbs of material each.<br />
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If interested, contact me via email: thomas.harbinson@ida-intl.com 203-736-9249<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-50407364398302604282012-07-14T17:20:00.002-04:002012-07-14T17:20:55.499-04:00Efficient VehiclesBeing "green", or sensitive to the consumption of resources, is a path to fiscal savings. Our transportation costs are not a large percentage of overall expenses, but they can be reduced through planning of capital replacements with efficient vehicles. We haven't proven the viability of an electric truck yet, but switching from gasoline to diesel is one way to save.<br />
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One of our installation crews had a 2006 Ford E250 Cargo Van. It had a gasoline engine. <a href="http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=22304">It averaged 16mpg on highway</a>.<br />
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At apx. 20,000 miles driven per year, that is 450 gallons of gas saved, and when priced at $4/gallon, that totals $1800 every year.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-72806016336509114562012-07-07T13:47:00.001-04:002012-07-14T16:47:36.079-04:00City of Derby Taxes / ConfusionOur business is located in Derby, CT. It is a classic "mill town" with much of it's earlier industry focused along both the Housatonic and Naugatuck river to obtain power in the form of canals and sluices running water wheels and machinery. <span style="background-color: white;">When I say "classic" mill town, I also refer to the demise of industrial businesses, and vacant brick buildings becoming decrepit and eyesores before eventually being demolished. The downtown core has experienced this gradual decline, and it detracts on the surface of what the City has as potential.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Derby</span><span style="background-color: white;"> is also the smallest "City" in Connecticut (meaning an incorporated municipality).</span><span style="background-color: white;">With little real-estate for new business to locate into, and the tax base (Grand List) shrinking as business departs - the burden of operating government falls upon those remaining.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">There was a nail clipper manufacturer that operated here for years - gone. Next door to our company was a business that made rubber gasket for washing machines, refrigerators, and automobiles - sold and moved out of state. There were car dealerships - shuttered. There were lumber stores - vacant. Downtown was a national company that processed yearbooks and school photos - consolidated elsewhere. Those are just a few examples of reductions to Derby's Grand List.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">There have been new business faces arrive in the City, but they are usually rehabilitations of existing facilities. A Kmart retail store is remade into a Lowes Home Improvement. A Pearl Vision Center becomes a Starbucks. A former Woolworth's retail location becomes a restaurant. None of these are true expansions or growth of our tax base, which is desperately needed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Despite the arrival or departure of businesses, there are costs that remain to be paid for such as Police, Education, Public Works of Bridges/Roads, etc. The majority of income provided to Connecticut municipalities comes from Property Taxes based upon value assessed of real-property (real-estate and buildings) multiplied against a mill rate. Personal property (cars, trailers, business machinery, office equipment) also generates Property Taxes with the same multiplier of a "mill rate". The mill-rate is set every year via a budget process of elected officials with opportunity for public comment. The assessors valuations used in the calculations of Property Tax due, is 70% of market value.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Market values change, and t</span><span style="background-color: white;">he State of Ct requires a re-valuation periodically of all real property (real-estate and buildings). This occurred in Derby in 2011 and was implemented upon our tax bills for 2012. In "theory" if all property in the city faced a market downturn of 10%, and the mill-rate went up 10%, the net taxes paid would be level to the previous year. The reality is that certain property becomes more valued, some less, some have had improvements since last valuations, and thus the total taxes paid for real-property is a guessing game until the mill-rate is set. It's this guessing game and period of confusion that usually causes incorrect comments by the media or elected officials on the subject.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Lost in such confusion is the fact that the mill-rate is also applied to personal property, and if real-estate values have gone down as a whole across town, and thus the mill rate goes up as a multiplier, then the property tax paid on vehicles, machinery, equipment, etc - will likely go up.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">This year offers an extreme of confusion given the disparity of values arrived at in the re-valuation process. To better explain this, I will be open with our information to use as example.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Our facility is located on three parcels of land, all of which abut one another and are within an Industrial Zone that defines how it can be used. Each parcel gets it's own property tax bill as a legal lot of land. Two of the parcels are vacant and are only used for surface storage. They have had no change in character over the past years, and are of similar size.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">During the revaluation, one of those two parcels went down in valuation by 16%, understandable in the current economic climate compared to several years ago. With the new mill rate we paid 6% more in taxes on that parcel. </span><span style="background-color: white;">The second of those two vacant parcels went down in value by 50%, and with the new mill rate we paid 37% less in taxes. </span><span style="background-color: white;">The third parcel that is not vacant and has structures upon it (termed improvements) went down in value by 19% and we paid 4% more in taxes. Overall, our real-estate holdings went down in value by 21% and we paid essentially a zero% change of $73.30 more in property taxes on real-estate only. On the whole however (including personal property taxes on vehicles and machinery), our total personal property taxes remitted to City of Derby increased by 29%.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><i><u>How can one parcel be valued 16% less, and the adjacent (abutting) parcel of similar size, same zoning, and likewise no change in character from simply being a vacant lot go down in value by 50%?</u></i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I went to a re-valuation appeal hearing, but basically got no answers as to why such a discrepancy could occur.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">On top of this, there has been much current confusion in the public with City Government firing the Finance Director, or maybe he resigned, but possibly the resignation letter was forged, so a lawsuit ensued. In short order, the parties arrived at a settlement between them, but then it wasn't confirmed or agreed to by the Alderman, and thus it was taken to court, where it has been stated that the Finance Director was not qualified for the position, yet hired anyway. All of this soap opera occurred while the operations of finances and annual City budget approval were left to be delayed without any leadership or guidance from a Finance Director, on top of this year being a challenging period of implementing the revaluation and subsequent tax bill mailing.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><u><i>This sad comedy of staff/leadership caused me to pay attention to all of our Property Tax bills. What I found was unsettling.</i></u></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Of easy comparison, is the Personal Property Tax for vehicles, of which we have fourteen of various types ranging from trucks, vans, trailers, and passenger cars. As a vehicle ages, it's value decreases. The values are arrived at via a standardized listing throughout the state, thus a car in suburban Easton has the same value as in urban New Haven.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">One of our vehicles stood out, a 2011 F250 4x4 Diesel Crew Cab Pickup. In 2011, it was assessed at $27,590 and we paid $769.76 in property taxes. The year's 2012 tax bill showed an assessed value of $31,160 and $1,106.18 in property taxes.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><i><u>How can a 2yr old truck with over 100,000 miles on it go up in value by 13%, and with the new mill rate, go up in property taxes by 44%?</u></i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The assessed value used on a tax bill is by definition 70% of market value. State law: "Motor vehicle assessments are based upon 70% of average retail value as determined by your local assessor".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Using the NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) guide, this vehicle has an "average trade-in" value of $27,200. 70% of this 3rd party arrived at market value is $19,040. If this value were used, the tax bill at 35.5 mill rate would be $675.92, or $430.26 less.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The total Personal Property Taxes (all vehicles, machinery, equipment, etc - not including the Real-Estate Property Tax) rose by 29% this year.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><u><i>I will be appealing my vehicle's property tax assessment.</i></u></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">UPDATE: I visited the Tax Assessors office and questioned the valuation for the truck. The staff person looked it up in a reference guide, noted that the valuation was incorrect and provided a corrected tax bill. It took 20min.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-77060597270079400082012-02-09T17:36:00.000-05:002012-02-09T17:36:56.279-05:00Electric Delivery Vehicle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For over a year, we have been testing an electric passenger vehicle and the ability of it's charging to be done from the capacity of our solar array. The goal is to consider the possibility of electric trucks for delivering our product, which is typically a 120-150 mile round trip in an urban setting.<br />
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There are some thought that battery capacity needs to improve so that a vehicle with a load can make the round trip back to home-base.<br />
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Federal Express can test components of such a fleet vehicle with perhaps more credibility than our small operation. <a href="http://blog.cleantechies.com/2012/02/08/the-future-of-trucking-is-electric/">Read just such a story here</a>:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We have posted in the past about the possible future of electric propulsion for delivery vehicles. (<a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2010/10/electric-vehicle-delivery-truck.html">see this entry from 2010Oct</a>) Our typical delivery is a 150mile round-trip, many times with a substantial cargo weight.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Now it seems that FedEx is trying out cargo vans based on Nissan Leaf, and so is the Japan Post. (<a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/12/18/fedex-to-trial-the-nissan-nv200-ev-prototype-in-london/">article link</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Mitsubishi is preparing a light-duty electric truck for farmers and contractors with forecast of 1/2 it's sales to be electric by 2020 (<a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/12/28/mitsubishi-working-on-light-duty-electric-truck-for-farmers-con/">article link</a>). The former President of GM has joined a conversion company that makes hybrid pickups from existing lines (<a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/12/21/bub-lutz-via-motors-introducing-plug-in-hybrid-truck-at-detroit/">article link</a>).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Big corporate names such as Coca Cola are looking to the future with EV delivery trucks (<a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/11/18/smith-electric-will-build-ev-trucks-in-new-york-files-125m-ipo/">article link</a>), specifically the Newton by Smith Electric Vehicles. They have a range of up to 150 miles, and speed of 50mph, all while hauling up to 16,000lbs of cargo. They are a target market with 176 purchased by <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2010/09/13/frito-lay-to-deploy-176-electric-delivery-trucks-by-end-of-2011/">Frito-Lay</a>, 41 purchased by <a href="http://www.green.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/staples-orders-up-41-battery-powered-trucks-from-smith-electric/">Staples</a>, and plans by <a href="http://www.green.autoblog.com/2009/08/01/death-star-goes-electric-atandt-gets-first-smith-newton-for-expan/">AT&T</a> to purchase more, and the <a href="http://www.green.autoblog.com/2010/12/17/u-s-marine-corps-orders-pair-of-smith-newton-electric-trucks/">U.S. Marines</a> testing a pair of military spec versions.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">What does this mean for our company? The range and cargo capacity of all-electric vehicles is approaching the standards needed for our operations. We have been documenting capability of an electric passenger vehicle as preparation for a cargo capable vehicle. As of 2011Dec31, <i><b>our IDA electric car has nearly 13,000 miles that have been entirely powered with electricity that was generated by our on-site solar array.</b></i></span><br />
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<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltyaf9EWRYGz0m22UjxI_Vr6t56eBChSE4b8tyOadBWU4j3uJjZrTgv_KH6eriXXHkPVA2WnUfFTr16WHyhu4LRe9FolBiKpHFvV22P7g5rfS9sq4SYNcyXxyLYxAtjg5NehFrZHgv4g/s200/IMG00849-20110811-1258.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639647718260231938" /><div>The vertical uprights are 30 feet long, but can be cut down to shorter lengths. They are available in both 4ft and 5ft depths.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The horizontal beams are numerous and come in 10ft or 12ft lengths. All beams attach to the verticals with a pin insert for easy attachment or adjustment. The beams feature a shelf where corrugated decking, wire frame, wood, or other such shelf design would sit in.</div><div>
<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wgyUyuCj17zkGX-_3QLOjGKpy-3rFX-uSjga-4-tfLT5efwI_J1k7tU8YtJ4Hj7GlrCP_kN3YrkdL-EA8oCs-kpX_sJ6j-7FHUa3Uq3UZlUL6db6_n6v3j3TJeqcVHj5UkgkApSxKz8/s200/IMG00848-20110811-1258.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639647815455883970" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><div>All parts are sold as is, Cash and Carry, from our location at 200 Roosevelt Drive Derby, during business hours. Business hours are Mon-Fri, 5:30AM-2:00PM. Afternoon or Weekend pickup times can be arranged.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><b>Verticals: $30 each 30ft length</b></div><div><b>Horizontals: $15 each beam</b></div><div>Verticals can be cut into desired length (example - two 15ft lengths), and each horizontal includes 2 pins for attachment to Verticals.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>A single vertical cut in half, plus 4 horizontal beams = $90 for minimum setup. Subsequent verticals can attach to the initial first shelf making incremental increase in storage space even less expensive. Racks are available in either 4ft or 5ft depth shelves. Horizontals are 10ft or 12ft in length. No variation in price among those component sizes.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>This storage system is being dismantled from our property (see other blog entries), and has some surface rust spots where a coating of paint would improve it's aesthetics if you desired.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Use these to store small items, or complete pallets of product, even leave the space below open so that you can roll in access to equipment such as a lawnmower or welder and still have storage above.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div>Questions, contact Thomas Harbinson</div><div>thomas.harbinson@ida-intl.com</div></div><div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-14118906604347379462011-09-30T09:47:00.000-04:002012-02-02T13:12:10.932-05:00De-Construction Part6 - Complete<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">NOTE: Part of our <a href="http://ida-intl.com/vision.htm" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;">Vision Statement</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening.</span><br />
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<a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part5-siding.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Read Part5 of this series</a></div>
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We prepared to dismantle a significant sized structure on our property, starting in August. It was completed by September 30th. The footprint of the warehouse was 42,000 square feet, a light-engineered design style, with everything framed off the steel storage racks which supported the siding, roofing, electrical, plumbing - basically everything. The warehouse was never used by us since moving to the property in the late 1980's. It was a shell that had no stairs, elevator, or other ready access. When the structure was designed, materials and product were delivered via conveyor belt. All of these elements, along with accessory structures, were removed over 25 years ago, previous to our ownership.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recycling Center unloads scrap.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transporting sheething to recycler</td></tr>
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The storage rack elements and accessories were all dismantled and removed in two months. 95% of these elements were recycled for their scrap value. Close to 1/2 a million pounds of steel were transported by us to a recycle center within 20 miles. Other materials were taken away as refuse.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheeting removed from racks</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">While this activity wasn't technically a "demolition", it is important to not that such work, If approached in a proper way, can be accomplished in a "green" manner. Systematically removing the materials made it easy to consolidate for shipping to scrap yard. Keeping the standpipe and cast iron separate from the light steel, allowed us to get the best price rather than be a mixed materials. In essence we were constructing the facility in reverse, or deconstructing it rather than simply demolishing it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing the Racks</td></tr>
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The "floor" of the warehouse (technically not a "building") was elevated and it remains, acting now as a shed roof for our storage area below, sheltering our materials from the weather elements. Longtime local residents may recall that the area below was where the outlet store "Sewers Delight" was once located selling cloth remnants from the days when the location housed a fabric dyeing and printing company (Hull Dye Print Works).<br />
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With no specific plans at the present, the steel beams may be wrapped with the material we use on building facades to create a more pleasant presentation to the community, and help accomplish a roofing membrane and drain system to the deck for it's long-term protection.<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-14779270488265313562011-08-11T12:08:00.009-04:002011-08-16T17:44:10.026-04:00De-Construction Part5 - Siding
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">NOTE: Part of our <a href="http://ida-intl.com/vision.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Vision Statement</a> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part4-broom-clean-ready.html">Read Part4 of this series</a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">***</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-sale-racks-for-storage.html">See this blog link to information regarding these racks available for sale</a></span></div><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">With so much preparation work having taken place, it is time to dismantle the sheathing facing the canal and Roosevelt Drive. It's likely at this stage in de-construction that residents or passerby will wonder what is going on, and thus this communication stream.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The following photos were over just a couple of days.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: small; ">Link to Part 6.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: small; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: small; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgIs25h-MBcH1tbe5z3YdL_c0jb9BpEbXGRicWKltIfUOxCYqEL1NP4Kp1cq0sqGnL5W3Fj6BfbrmqlBL7wRJs5IetMOhvBdkxjwxJNBm24os7Gk50EfIpb3fjWwpsgZGdY8Y3y92yF8/s200/IMG00839-20110811-1046.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639632467061085986" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pM3Og5L_MOgf5M52lNJ445UbxT_rNhel14Yh4baZoP_LwsvJW96gdFGlq-PSVhwU96vwda2uWccrUaVSsOMocQ1H-DWFXAdQW4yd3pg_nI-hF21bMde14TsmckKyW4JSpKgj_3bv_II/s200/IMG00847-20110811-1112.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639632473971663938" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOY6Tg38-1QdB8RXSAoHhWwbI0tqqIEfAkbN6nWd94C4mxZ_7QjiDI0Q1XOy6os_q5S8ucHJBkkD9Jp1rjtcuYbq1Qm3WLTUCGzU7mxP-8_SEmQJcB7edIhkHJE1lm7mP1p_bDr42GD0A/s200/IMG00850-20110811-1259.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639657439292191762" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbvpX8XiWWZ8qwlEarUw-BnHamBlgTvXgx506YFXpCGT08pkYKRwH0Eb87IUq32s-xkpyFa7J0LQ8bDKqZ54f7ex3pofgf0E7fZkLb_HqXtmneQ8Wg_5lWjj9tbkN8ILRLOeWCgQoaqc/s200/IMG00859-20110812-1620.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641239396550041154" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYAj4_B7D0gQG2VIc41tmKH1SwHEC4OpWIZ8lMIz8vXYPtot4Yp8VDZX50HtFOex27BF2d80u2386t0icL8x_pg9GfzoiC34Yx0tlnEhxcVfFuoctwrwu-2y95ibbIEHUBTgUpf4J6FQ/s200/IMG00878-20110816-1025.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641469364827807234" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GDjsphdLYzxeZHpx8aSg-pUbP6dXDphJhdTtUunwMDaxkWhfF0Y5Azvz2tVSiY-JMMMfOMHeIf9tc3QSPyNIeEp8pudslDLC519sT3K3NbIbuwrmaGl1T8IaMyppbbv-71rOrv41MxA/s200/IMG00879-20110816-1600.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641572773039215666" /></span></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-37868073840527794282011-08-11T10:39:00.011-04:002011-08-17T10:39:21.053-04:00De-Construction Part4 - Broom Clean Ready<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">NOTE: Part of our <a href="http://ida-intl.com/vision.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Vision Statement</a> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part3-siding-first.html">Read Part3 of this series</a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">***</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-sale-racks-for-storage.html">See this blog link to information regarding these racks available for sale</a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYOMhjAvTBU7KZsXhlLiKMm6GhTyxVi1B4ym7T0kfcEzmjE_sUdq5ZXlWNiNIv9Cs8UjE7PsEi_jW0UzIy5Dnen_GhVsQKYMHQT5vqStL01qonXCq8u5SW8HHhCB6ivlXuKciNlJn2N8/s200/IMG00840-20110811-1107.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639622107931336002" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The interior of the building is now broom clean with all decking, pipes, electrical, lights and insulation removed. Everything except the insulation and roof materials in the 42,000 sqft building was recycled for it's scrap metal value. The only thing left on the floor is the vertical supports, with connections between the rows which tie it together as a structure with rigidity. The outside sheathing is attached to girts that run the full perimeter.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01dQmISqJOOwnj5QI_i7myMjqVLhYZn5Qd9mqMUPx4T35h0jaQ9MSyhj-ywC_U3BmQw1UlAeEX5pe1kYX1R0-_BFRGfhTATfdWNq7XPnlzc10UiqwtB2ORYAm_8H6519oihk69pRtDHs/s200/IMG00844-20110811-1110.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639625910624969842" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVs-SPX4M8QXhzBr2wlTRNez3Px3CHAycuIIHqlKSxbe0EAthqotTozNqwVCjzG55W-sndBPXqjpHl14BKXTacMXEFe7qeacuQ9UNIKw-b2a471xtBoNgpFGPGMAZ4g_u-0CTDVdDi5k/s200/IMG00843-20110811-1109.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639625911682434050" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The view up the river valley is spectacular on a clear day like today. The Yale University Boathouse is barely visible in this one-point perspective photo.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The building's footprint is apx. 42,000 square feet. The racks are over 30 feet high. This yielded 1.2 million cubic feet of storage space. Sadly, it has gone vacant for over 30years due to inability to heat the space and offer something other than "cold storage", and the lack of freight elevator accessibility as would be called for with modern warehouse standards.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
<br /></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXiEplmWcQp6SXveCLptBFkFpK_SYcDn2bwEf9d6qMp50oM82H88WiuEvhDAfXF42prn8Kira4Zsa8UcQ-Jw73YdEQBlbVcemg00wd7OxWGy11DswsueWRQjBGV4qleSUG18-BsTTAxc/s200/IMG00845-20110811-1110.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639627839664019218" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9Gy6TN59mZWfxq0XTHshyphenhyphentjAcxd5AipLOjc0rkVY1DBP7s9zZ9efg0ScHYymE_MP3pMceszkhsc_jV0qkpznEGrcKJ2Eu8WT7fat1Na2O34XfQyPX-diBAe4dqmcpI-EMqyCRtGvMHI/s200/IMG00846-20110811-1111.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639627843016007234" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The "erector set" of racks is simply held together with pins, and the gravity of the steel horizontal beams holds them in place. These components have been in place since the 1960's, and the structure vacant from use for over 30 years. As such, water that was standing on the floor from roof leaks had caused deterioration to the steel in a few places. The photo shows how rust has eaten like a cancer up this particular vertical support. Unlike structural steel (such as i-beams), rolled steel material is lighter and more susceptible to rust over time. In the few places where regularly in standing water, it thus causes significant rust penetration. This has simply become a safety matter and the structure had to be dismantled.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part5-siding.html">Link to Part 5</a>.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-46346969713430451622011-08-10T18:39:00.012-04:002011-08-11T13:47:21.636-04:00De-Construction Part3 - Siding First<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">NOTE: Part of our <a href="http://ida-intl.com/vision.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Vision Statement</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening.</span><div><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part2-preparation.html">Read Part2 of this series.</a></div><div>***</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-sale-racks-for-storage.html">See this blog link to information regarding these racks available for sale</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>
<br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrv6H_VnlGpg-tCs6QesuO-NouXnZtL6-2K3Zb954f03V3AcGBcWJAST6VOv5MYivjPTp2rCoG_wN6EfqecA4ZmqvcfcnjiDLkn3OnDXVRdMyTtexZWCXTS5REP1I-toOqOugmASMZzw/s320/IMG00463-20110428-0913.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639600514532871410" />At this stage, the Rack Storage structure has had all of it's roof decking as well as internal accessories removed. It was important to keep the various materials separated: cast iron drain pipe, sheathing sheet metal, roof decking corrugated steel, shelving steel, etc. Fortunately, we have a large yard to sort and separate the materials as seen in adjacent photo.</div><div>
<br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgttdh3gyR2nWCGJ2ykY8-4PyhQc-4ILelKlUVTQdnax4JYmMTSJyhXw555V7STaMpTpVDuEEg-M5VZvuL5Kek7T-CoLlJvi6cUrg6Pwlw9AJ9a1viifsDorzhzpa3gzwzcQ0T95Fprjo/s200/IMG00466-20110428-0917.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639601421046806882" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " />Keeping materials separated and uniform allowed efficient loading on trucks for consolidated delivery to the scrap yard, and yielding the best scrap price for semi-prepared materials rather than simply dumpsters filled with various components. It also allowed us to make the scrap deliveries ourselves rather than with large containers.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>
<br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnQOOwbdnpMfW295shZOAgRkNGvHsT-EPbeWlemvJhmpNgdtFMTNQFNW5g1X9HDzlf2ekAy9C1S60CjrwxTWZv2Jg4SSs6RLJvHDQ5M0dxWTQKfTwSSHXR_gBRC2yy4JBhRwd9jEuA54/s200/IMG00799-20110727-0828.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639602063744168738" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHfnBF74MpitLeX5zUJMMvPWrPdqtW0iktskRaRVLy2a4k8uR72IKdRq8p0jgXnEWripbdlaogxdfp3rV611kFs_g7Fa7bOcMOohHUX8pM6vbA7Z56eECbTVDepXRUakcqN-lo8lxqVM/s200/IMG00802-20110727-1335.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639602350337553714" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The rear of the structure was our first attempt because it was a bit more complicated. After the fire from the mid 1980's, when the State of CT seized the property, and subsequently sold it to the City of Derby, it was prepared to be marketed as an industrial park. As you might </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">imagine, there were some shortcuts taken in that governmental preparation. On some parts of the structure, they left the existing siding and put on some "Z" girts for attaching a second layer of siding that was more aesthetically pleasing. In between was a layer of insulation, which seems strange since there was never any form of heat provided within the structure.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyt8TVA46j4dMfc0A_KQhLADJLX9btMYeLcZCOcQ4YggyyIN533PYcdG2IrWBsFHs-Ie51o_bLryYElRYhw55zKBtPwHlWITkpRu40Mw8fIKDqkJB7L5_z2JZewHLZahe_QL6VwdprwU/s200/IMG00805-20110728-1111.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639605249041931378" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">After the first layer was removed, insulation pulled away, and the second layer of sheathing removed, it left exposed the simple erector set of the storage racks</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">With this accomplished, to speed the progress and minimize the disruption as witnessed from the street, we removed all the coping that bridged between the siding and the roof (which was removed first).</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Our next blog entry will show how the preparation paid off with quick work and minimal disruption to the street facing the Canal. Note: while "Canal Street" is technically closed due to a construction project by the United Illuminating electric utility, it is still important to minimize disruption of access for any emergency responders.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part4-broom-clean-ready.html">Link to Part 4.</a></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-59747209647761034672011-08-05T18:02:00.006-04:002011-08-11T13:47:34.258-04:00De-Construction Part2 - Preparation<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">NOTE: Part of our <a href="http://ida-intl.com/vision.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 136, 187); ">Vision Statement</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/07/de-construction-part1-history.html">Read Part1 of this series.</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>***</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-sale-racks-for-storage.html">See this blog link to information regarding these racks available for sale</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div>Dismantling the "rack storage" structure would require some planning. First, we front directly on what is assumed to be a City street "Canal Street", when the fact is that it is technically a "common pass-way", a relic from the old manufacturing days. Regardless of the legal aspects, the work to be conducted would require closing the road from any use for safety reasons. The electric utility had some work to replace underground vaults in August where there was a formal notice of closing for a month - so we synchronized our opportunity to occur during that time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>
<br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3tVFbaKgJL1xxp96Q0X7YxwSyaTrIh9pfMI0Un3z2f7jsmiyl92TFkayROQTJyB_M-2UD6dZWf4X5ojQ3wOAbbS391fCfYvEz_j1guUpR4Ks1Hecp4B5zqQPOpZqDCE6BERcom2ix80/s200/IMG00104-20100114-1434.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639357856778642418" />The racks themselves are a heavy steel upright with perforated holes where horizontal beams sat on pins with gravity. It was on those beams that corrugated steel shelving was placed, and upon that shelving where product was stored when the storage structure was utilized. Removal would be as simple as dismantling an erector set, but just needed to be done in a proper sequence.</div><div>
<br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>Since we utilize talented and trained staff in construction, it seemed wise to use the same staff to accomplish some de-construction. We allocated time in our schedule of upcoming projects to make use of our existing workforce in an efficient manner. All workers on site are trained in use of boom lifts, scissor lifts, fall safety, and other regulations related to OSHA that one would expect on a construction site.</div><div>
<br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSaG6NoPueRZ-do703r83MEauBuQ7If70vGiai6g1GeUCV5a-GPz6ARPTrDCW7X-3oCYdyDHsDHtoWKiDZIKy_JObWDmsmLAanIT7g9x1IUTXOmMjDSJZVnBcjn_2Nw__NTGa5GpWLjI/s200/11-14-2003d.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639595683553966978" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsKt2LisCMH89n5gy2ZDzHoNKMn_BssXkbI48GvF4wGe4-kIHmQWp14twfXPGlVOVVy0KTeNpJLrdQBKnn111XiIfBvEDKEmJpkThAK9TyxbQr6oLD3qRsehIWfa6E0CAfGY3unNDuzU/s200/DSC00043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639596609897369346" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The roof would come off first, and it was an EPDM type rubber roof with a build-up of styrofoam to create pitch toward the roof drains. This was compromised several times over the years. The photo to the left shows damage from 2003Nov. It was repaired, yet damaged again in 2004, and the photo on the right shows damage from 2006Mar. At certain points the roof has 11inches thick of the styrofoam to create pitch toward roof drains. The first step was to remove the roo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">fing materials and dispose of it. While styrofoam can be recycled, the moisture and contamination from dirt and rust made that impossible and this was the only component of the building that was hauled away as waste.<div>
<br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkdxLJrZVxqwT3GqIbQ8um6Q7aYZIWi8PSFas1VRyn1_ftxMbWOZVo68js4w5WPTfuzpghAf2pJJFdH20-HQ4QXkg9WYrp2zqWjADk_A0FttBwerSSptxa9W9SEFPk1s8OqudmZDelvQ/s200/IMG00465-20110428-0917.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639356625977615154" /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJkSh77sITXNK6iRP1oKAW3dYPWIE_Fi0mH1xkiiCNATwm34vwu1W1_w0bUlCWpgnPRkzWrJneSUiVMO-mi6CeDeeajh_Otx36lzPI4xC6Cf150h-GbZ3IQdLoR3C_UdiT_Sage-C6aI/s200/IMG00470-20110428-0920.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639357039565204882" />Many interior components were removed during this time, all the light fixtures, wiring, roof drains with piping, sprinkler system, and shelving were all systematically dismantled and collectively separately hauled to a scrap storage facility for recycling. As an example, segregated piping shown on left, shelves and roof decking on the right loaded on truck for delivery to scrap yard.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Now with solely the structural elements in place, the erector set could be removed in sequence. Our next blog entry will illustrate how this was accomplished.</div><div><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part3-siding-first.html">Link to Part 3</a></div></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-51239307610930000412011-07-30T17:27:00.017-04:002011-08-11T13:47:46.327-04:00De-Construction Part1 - HistoryNOTE: Part of our <a href="http://ida-intl.com/vision.htm">Vision Statement</a> is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening.<div>***</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-sale-racks-for-storage.html">See this blog link to information regarding these racks available for sale</a></span></div><div>
<br /></div><div>Normally, our company is involved with the construction of a new building, specifically the facade skin that protects the occupants from the elements. Soffits, Coping, Curtain-wall, Parapet, Column Covers, etc - all go into constructing the building "envelope". A photo-stream appears to the right on our blog page showing samples of such work.<div>
<br /></div><div>Sometimes that construction is part of a remodeling of an existing structure. This is the first of several blog entries which will discuss how we addressed a part of our own facility in a "green" manner to recycle the content, rather than just conducting a "demolition", and be an example for others to consider.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>First a little history.</div><div>
<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJaFxjauhxfr1wxwqPtCCOlogeenzz9_XnG_nhjMmzFPg4T0qnyWYbIx0Sg-KpmOmJSwvkG4B42aEEFQClq28LBiUI0r-IHMM2xyHTE8ArAUjBlp6AHuzOiobBnt9yEms6_9R1rob6m0/s320/Cannons+US+Rapid+Fire+and+Munitions.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639340602593014706" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><div>Our facility has several components that have been around for some time. It's location utilized water power to turn machinery and manufacture cannons at one time. The Ousatonic Dam is just to our north, and the canal that brought water with it's potential energy is still along side our property. Some buildings are riveted steel construction from that time of the "US Rapid Fire Munitions Company". Here's a picture of the factory when it was operated by the "US Rapid Fire Gun & Power Company" with (22) 6" PDR Semi Automatic Guns, and (1) 15" PDR Rapid Fire Gun.</div><div>
<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWb_kSC7bK4l4GQ68Z32dMiH7bc2DlmcoiKxaTiuL2v0XWSxIGgx2rDsyM2Qbp1_WToS7fC6O6FZqAuwVNKNleW5PIOnZo1TkWCpGPhzZ8Q21ebh9s6vMq_TgU_bHA8Dkm5rM6oqNGXdM/s320/Hull+Dye+Fire.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639341828808626962" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div>There were several textile operations over the years, such as "Victory Textile". In the 1980's, the last occupant before us was the "Hull Dye and Print Works", a fabric dye and print factory. They were one of the largest employers in Derby. Unfortunately, they had a fire in the mid 1980's, and the operations ceased. The State of Ct, and then the City of Derby took over control of the property and did remediation of contamination from years of industrial use, rehabilitated the parcel as an Industrial Park, and marketed it as such. That's when we came into ownership.</div><div>
<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmT6eHwFu-RNjbqgZlLBr55ZmJ-lX8DWUsdcVzo3qgjOTadUzq7vj4UN3iRd3igRqtFfEeU5X0A38ZXVmF-3IlGImHTbpV7PC4yCg6X9jW4jHE_5nUz5X2uoO5vKNaHJDc4XcS_iIzyY/s200/Landscape+improvements+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639342608817457410" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><div>They Hull Dye company would print fabric in a design according to customer specifications, and in many cases store the bolts of fabric for on-demand delivery to the customer as a warehouse type service. One of the structures on our property housed these bolts of fabric, what we refer to internally as the "rack storage" area. It is the large brown structure that faces the canal and Roosevelt Drive.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>This manufactured rack storage structure was from The Steelox Company, a subsidiary company of the Armco Steel Corporation. They had numerous structure types that were quickly and cheaply constructed, and thus popular during WW2 and subsequent years. You can learn a little bit about the company via <a href="http://www.steelox.com/pdf/history_brochure.pdf">this link to a history brochure</a>.</div><div><a href="http://www.steelox.com/history.htm">http://www.steelox.com/history.htm</a></div><div>
<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6L3_npJtX_Lium17VL06IYx7CfVLMpIKk1Rgvk8bJe5uJy_-Zuh9M-Oy-2Z4rs4kD1Ko0I2TTDJBaCyB7VeWzUOMDGuyLIEjfHFwsaahU8nVRVudUtZI_dyHMbx6RBFUR7Qj9jmE8zM/s200/IMG00104-20100114-1434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639349602274173074" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgru94QuKyzqSSz1gq24UjI_EWhDeKzIhhPwBUZ1k4Ok1BUD-W17dgup7u97JKhJceDJwX1ITWaO01V7CsbL-aS4lTKz8g0vRwn-uri0WhZ_Blo_3v0xl7BZH_nwt8nbmqIKVPUhq5RE7I/s200/IMG00103-20100114-1434.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639349424176796434" /><div>The structure is actually very minimalist in design, commonly referred to as "pre-engineered". What is surprising to many is that there are no columns, no beams, no framing other than the storage racks that exist within the sheathing. The racks support the siding and the roof. There are also no stairs, elevator, or access to the floor area after the renovation that was done by the City of Derby. It could solely be accessed by climbing an old conveyor belt. With the racks being the structure of support for the siding and the roof, these racks couldn't be removed to create a clear-span of work space within the walls. It has been over 1 million cubic feet of unusable storage space since the property was purchased in 1987.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Over the years, the structure became compromised, and despite some repair work, reached a state where a decision had to be made for it's removal. Desiring to illustrate a "green" construction method, we focused on how it could be dismantled rather than demolished. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Look for further blog entries that will illustrate how this was accomplished. (Use the blog label "Green Construction" to filter entries for this subject).</div></div></div><div><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/08/de-construction-part2-preparation.html">Link to Part 2</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783852806401849050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-87083450760024926532011-03-11T09:11:00.005-05:002011-03-11T10:24:12.963-05:00Housatonic River 2011 Spring Floods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOrKrvOCNLo/TXo2tyUF66I/AAAAAAAAAZw/hyIkHHBs5uw/s1600/DSC00646.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOrKrvOCNLo/TXo2tyUF66I/AAAAAAAAAZw/hyIkHHBs5uw/s200/DSC00646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582834848307211170" /></a><br />Our property is located along the Housatonic River in Derby. From our location one can access Long Island Sound and beyond with vessel, but just north of us is the Ousatonic Dam (sometimes called the Derby Dam). This is what created the canals on both the Shelton and Derby sides of the river that provided water power for factories such as the building we occupy (once a munitions factory, then a textile print/dye factory, now a <a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2009/03/announcement-of-96kw-photo-voltaic.html">solar powered building</a> products manufacturing company)<div><br /></div><div>Being so close to the river, the spring thaws from upstream snow annually cause quite a rush of water over the dam with a roaring sound to draw the onlookers. This year, it was particularly impressive. Cars floating down the river, docks being torn away, and numerous homes under water. Our<a href="http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/category/housatonic_floods/"> local online newspaper</a> covered the flood story and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCYyb_lFQY&feature=player_detailpage#t=34s">this video shows the dam</a> from the Shelton side of the river (our facility is just out of view further downstream on the Derby side) with the fury of the river at it's 5th highest level ever.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our property has some low lying frontage on the shore that gets covered in such spring storms and quickly dries out as the waters recede. Below is some video that shows the aftermath. Taken on Thu Mar10, 2011.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy6FOTpAHkjs0dHAYkx18wHWm4X8-Q6sD3PDtMRBqVs-DO590leS9gciC3x296DnlEPdKl1L2zoOvLmTFLU' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>This next video begins at the most downstream corner of our property, and walks upstream to show why the under-story vegetation along a river bank is so important to maintain it's integrity and keep from being scoured away. In fact, the event left behind a layer of silt at least 6" deep.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQ0mc90XVpZrg53Pl2ssa4elJpAF97qw4eXCg7f3upfab15ooKCyZSIt97tFmO-FSeBcT2c9pzffcsG0A8Ig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>And although it looks like the water was close to our building, this particular parcel's structure was constructed after the 1955 flood (which was several feet about this 2011 event), and the foundation was not impacted, as you can see by this last video.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwGwxCR6doCNKBr6NyDSUPo901O-tvk0e45KGdK72nl6oK7y60-xzFpQhlPcc2SkCslQxKtIDrQCzvuu87PJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-49071477614600736882011-03-04T11:37:00.009-05:002011-05-18T10:07:22.286-04:00Accolades and Recognition<div style="text-align: left;">Having done numerous projects in New York, it's fun to pick out our work on buildings in movie scenes. Recognizing our own work is nice, but it's nicer to be recognized by others for what we do.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wr7Ex2hBJXA/TXEYIrESHaI/AAAAAAAAAZY/ZCJM2IotYM4/s200/IMG00190-20110302-1301.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580267950567464354" /><div>Alcoa is the supplier of the main material we utilize "Reynobond" which is an aluminum composite sheet material. They have recognized us in 2010 for Outstanding Achievement. This is the 5th time we have been recognized by Alcoa for our "exceptional accomplishments".</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xs5ipw4kJoM/TXEYUS64XXI/AAAAAAAAAZg/wC0pTqpVt0I/s200/IMG00185-20110223-1701.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580268150244007282" /><div>They also produce an annual calendar to highlight projects where their Reynobond material is used in architecture around the world. It's considered an honor to have one of your projects featured in their calendar, and it is distributed widely to architects and fabricators. We are honored to have a project featured in the 2011 June page. It is 100 Park Avenue in New York City.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the next time you are watching a movie filmed in NYC, you might see some of our work. This same 100 Park Avenue Building was captured in a pivotal scene of Will Smith's "I am Legend". See it on the right of this photo with the sidewalk scaffolding in place.</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fYUodZXJxs8/TXEZqrUfxhI/AAAAAAAAAZo/36rV0MTIqbc/s320/100%2Bpark%2Bmovie%2BA.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 177px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580269634262648338" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Imagery from the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/">2007 Movie</a>, copyright <a href="http://www.warnerbros.com/">Warner Bros</a>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-428415762001552692011-02-21T01:00:00.003-05:002011-03-04T12:00:49.732-05:00Winter - effect of snow Part2<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_B8TluAmLqM/TW6_zwDKWgI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/iiJ7oEm1UMc/s200/P1030340.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579607884151020034" />So the snow built up until February 7th at about noon. That was when the snow guards holding back such a mass of weight said "no more". The courtyard area has a standing seam metal roof that pitches toward it and had built up with quite a curl of snow. I estimate that it was 4ft thick of ice and dense snow and went back a good 20ft from the eave toward the ridge of the roof.<div><br /></div><div>Heavy snow weights about 20lbs/cubic foot. 4ft tall drift x 60ft long gutter x 20ft from eave upward = 4800 cubic feet of snow, or 96,000 pounds. That my friends is a lot of weight. Snow guards were torn free, and it crashed into the courtyard. </div><div><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNizFZQTb98/TW6Ss1SKiUI/AAAAAAAAAZA/hhaVHA3TCkM/s200/IMG00149-20110215-0852.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579558287273789762" /><div>We have a mini excavator handy and dug a path to see what was buried. The inverter obviously took a hit on the roof as you can see from this photo. It is made to withstand outdoor environments, but never was envisioned to be under such a blast of weight. The blue canopy shown in other photos over the inverter was a light gauge cover to shelter a technician when they would service the equipment. Needless to say, it was destroyed.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ptqOMBRgjDY/TW6UIEDYDbI/AAAAAAAAAZI/lipaJcI7hXs/s200/IMG00153-20110215-0854.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579559854606388658" /><div>The inside corner also house the air conditioning condenser unit. We created a canopy cover to protect the unit from snow during the winter time. Little did we know it would be crushed under the impact.</div><div><br /></div><div>So my next post will discuss the recovery from the event.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-3605088341600443572011-02-21T00:00:00.004-05:002011-03-04T12:01:11.297-05:00Winter - effect on solar Part1As we entered winter, I'm often asked - how does that affect the electricity generation from solar panels? Certainly the shorter daylight hours reduce the potential for kwh, but this year the question was more often related to the snow we have had. In CT this winter, our ground has been covered by snow since the Xmas-NewYear holiday until March. More than 90days! In fact, we received some record snowfalls.<div><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-52kWIt79BrE/TW6KW12ChOI/AAAAAAAAAYY/xngtfAjT3a0/s200/IMG00115-20110127-1528.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579549113374115042" /><div>Our panels are on a pitched roof and rather tightly spaced. Thus, the snow can start to slide off as you see in these photos. Our standing seam metal roof has snow guards to limit hazard below, because as you can see, when that accumulation slides, it slams (look at snow splat on pavement below). What was unexpected was how much snow we got (2ft in one storm) over the winter with no thaw period between storms. It did get to be a problem as to where snow could be pushed, and still maintain access to the yard for materials deliver.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TnCPfOZDeUw/TW6LpDeAh5I/AAAAAAAAAYg/x9PymK3hxH0/s200/IMG00119-20110131-0949.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579550525780690834" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-md4dEdH5G60/TW6LyTg8sYI/AAAAAAAAAYo/c-HJk2BRWnk/s200/IMG00099-20110114-1202.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579550684706812290" /><div>After several storms, buildings started collapsing. Usually barns at farms or storage shed industrial structures that were light engineered on the limit of building code allowances. Still, we weren't taking any chances and started shoveling snow off our office roof (the only flat roof area we have). You can see by this photo that it was a lot of snow, up to our shoulder as we shoveled it away. The right photo is our courtyard area where some equipment for the solar array is located. The snow on the pitched roof area has curled and built up substantially. It couldn't be simply removed, and the buildup was worrisome.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nA2sr-nd4Ww/TW6Mqz3s-cI/AAAAAAAAAYw/ijoITzE_sG8/s200/IMG00095-20110112-1558.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579551655464860098" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5oQoUlhs7Dk/TW6M4KP5r7I/AAAAAAAAAY4/9lT787giYtw/s200/IMG00114-20110127-1523.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579551884810235826" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>It snowed and snowed and snowed!! It was quite the winter!! Despite the snow shed from our panels as shown in the above photo , we were getting a "DC fault" code causing the inverter to cease generating any electricity. We couldn't access the roof safely to confirm what was causing the fault, but the "DC" indication confirms it was at the panels. My <a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2011/02/winter-effect-of-snow-part2.html">next post</a> will show the effects.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-22511592972118549052011-01-07T16:04:00.007-05:002011-01-07T16:43:39.317-05:00Public Charging of Snowy Tesla<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TSeCeEomwAI/AAAAAAAAAX8/fj1i6NXdRI4/s1600/IMG00083-20110107-1135.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TSeCeEomwAI/AAAAAAAAAX8/fj1i6NXdRI4/s200/IMG00083-20110107-1135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559555718163906562" /></a><br />The company has <a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2010/09/electric-vehicle-public-charging.html">installed a weather proof electrical outlet</a>, which is openly available to any electric car owner who wants to charge their car with free electricity generated at our location from our solar panel array. You can actually power your electric car with clean energy from the sun generated at the location where you top-up your battery.<div><br /></div><div>Today we had another visitor take advantage of the offering, this time from Tesla Motors themselves! Michael Sexton, Senior Sales Advisor for Tesla Motors in New York City stopped by to visit on his way into New Haven. I showed him our manufacturing operations, we had lunch, and then he left with a full "tank" of sun juice!</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TSeC_xYWNxI/AAAAAAAAAYE/u1kQoUmG-Ic/s200/IMG00084-20110107-1450.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559556297110992658" /><div>As you can see, when he left, the snow was accumulating. I'm often asked how the Tesla Roadster performs in snow. As Michael illustrates - quite fine. He has snow tires mounted, and with the car's electronic traction control, it performs quite well. In fact, the battery weight is perfectly distributed over the tires of the rear-drive car.</div><div><br /></div><div>As the Tesla illustrates, battery operated vehicles, including delivery trucks or fleet operations, need not be worried about cold weather or slippery surfaces. It is a vehicle like any other, but simply is powered by electricity rather than petroleum.</div><div><br /></div><div>NOTE: It wasn't that long a stay to charge up the car, it started snowing during the first photo and was coming down at a good pace by the time he left.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-42726402190070229772010-12-29T11:57:00.007-05:002010-12-29T13:21:20.431-05:00Sunny Statistics 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The PV Solar System has completed it's 2nd Electric Year (2009Dec17 thru 2010Dec19). As comparison, look to the <a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunny-statistics.html">results for the 2009 Electric Year found hear</a>.<div><br /></div><div>For the 2010 Electric Year:</div><div><ul><li>The system was in place for 368 days (29 days of which there was no production due to equipment issues, snow load prevented access to equipment repairs in Feb/Mar).</li><li>The average system output was 330kwh/day.</li><li>The average consumption of our operations was 295kwh/day.</li><li>Highest daily electricity generation was May10 with 724kwh</li><li>112% of consumption was generated from the PV Solar System.</li></ul><div>January, November and December (and March due to equipment shutdown) were the only months when the PV Solar System didn't generate more than our entire operations electricity consumption. Since the system was installed on 2009Mar23, enough electricity has been generated on-location to power all of the company's operations.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Recognizing the excess generation capacity, during this year, items that were powered from other sources were replaced to electricity fueled such as hot water heaters and one vehicle vehicle. A sewer pumping station that was operated separately from our company previous to 2010, but which served our property and that of 3 adjacent parcels, was connected to our infrastructure and is now powered by solar generated electricity.</div><div><br /></div><div>With there still being an excess of power after these changes, further avenues of efficient utilization and conversions will be examined in 2011.</div><div><br /></div><div>QR code for this post:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://goo.gl/17PU1.qr" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-46352652326054229952010-11-02T16:33:00.004-04:002010-11-02T17:01:42.093-04:00Solar Panels on Frosty Morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TNB6JEIOrcI/AAAAAAAAAXc/TJPpSxy0psg/s1600/IMG00434-20101101-0841.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TNB6JEIOrcI/AAAAAAAAAXc/TJPpSxy0psg/s400/IMG00434-20101101-0841.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535058238184009154" /></a><br />An interesting thing regarding solar panels is their configuration or setup. Our 525 panel array is configured so that several panels are connected in series as a "string", and then combined with other strings to send their DC current to an inverter where the output becomes AC current.<div><br /></div><div>One design challenge is that the panels in that string need to be working well together. If 3 out of 7 panels in a string are not functioning - the entire string is unable to make production. On Nov1, we had an exceptionally clear and cold day. The panels had a frost that settled on them, and with the early morning sun rising clearly and slowly, the melt of the frost followed the shadow line as the sun rose in the sky. As you can see by the above photo, that meant that some panels, though being struck by sunlight, were unable to pass along their energy generation because other panels in the string were not producing energy due to frost blocking the light.</div><div><br /></div><div>One solution to this is micro-inverters that would convert the DC current on each individual panel into AC current. It is an interesting concept, which this <a href="http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/installing-solar-one-panel-at-a-time/">NYTimes article</a> discusses more.</div><div><br /></div><div>The photo is from 8:30am, and the array kept going in and out of operation as the sun glinted just enough light and energy on the threshold of operating. During the day total, there were 452kwh generated, the most in nearly a month. </div><div><br /></div><div>As of Nov1, the array has generated all electrical needs for the company, even with us switching gas heaters to electric and adding an electric car that charges it's battery here. In fact, the array generated all the needs, and created excess of over 14,000 kwh. The credit of kwh generated and pushed to the grid beyond our consumption pulled from the grid, will be drawn down upon during the winter months when we do pull more than is pushed to the grid.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-59576372423156493762010-10-15T12:25:00.001-04:002010-11-02T13:20:34.352-04:00Hot Water Heater - Electric vs Gas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TKtU4tl6GiI/AAAAAAAAAXU/GsSbrNU7hKU/s1600/IMG00265-20100929-1342.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TKtU4tl6GiI/AAAAAAAAAXU/GsSbrNU7hKU/s200/IMG00265-20100929-1342.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524602701188045346" /></a>The hot water heater in the manufacturing area serviced wash basins and a bathroom. It was gas fired, 50 gallons, and needed replacement. We switched to a 6 gallon electric which we believe will yield substantial savings.<br /><br />A physical review revealed that use of hot water occurred only at end of work periods (break-time, lunch, end of day). Otherwise, the system was maintaining 50 gallons of hot water during off periods (such as evenings and weekends).<br /><br />An on-demand system would not work due to the heavy load that occurs upon lunch time as an example, when all the workers are using actively washing up before a meal.<br /><br />A 6 gallon tank was found to be the right size for our peak use. The tank takes up less room, and doesn't require the venting like the former natural gas fired tank.<br /><br />The comparison of costs and determining payback of investment is offered via this <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13010">government website</a>.<div><br /></div><div>The system has been in place for 2 months, and functions as projected. We have ample electricity surplus from our PV solar array, so we have eliminated a natural gas purchase for the energy, as well as have eliminated the pollutants from burning the gas. All hot water in our facility comes from electric heaters, with electricity gathered from our Photo-voltaic array of panels.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-75993350121671209742010-10-05T11:53:00.007-04:002011-05-18T10:10:53.671-04:00Electric Vehicle Delivery Truck<a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/transit-connect-quick-spin-630c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 181px;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/transit-connect-quick-spin-630c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Electric delivery vehicles are a possibility of the future, which is why we are currently testing the feasibility via the electric passenger vehicle (the only pure EV available is the Tesla Roadster).<div><br /></div><div>Our typical market served requires a 150mile round-trip capability. Currently the trucks being tested or shown in auto-shows have a 100mile range (and that is not descriptive of the load they may carry).</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/04/morgan-olson-wraps-enova-tesla-tech-in-walk-in-van-package-for/">This link</a> provides a glimpse at what may be to come for larger vehicles, and <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/07/southern-california-edison-orders-20-ford-transit-connect-electr/">this link</a> shows that smaller delivery vehicles powered by electricity (solely) are becoming available (to fleet owners).</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/fccc-mt-ev-wiv-630.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 204px;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/fccc-mt-ev-wiv-630.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/fccc-mt-ev-wiv-630.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Images drawn from and copyright autoblog.com</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-27627585878626907292010-09-24T14:15:00.007-04:002010-10-05T12:45:51.344-04:00Emergency Preparedness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJzrL3o-wPI/AAAAAAAAAV0/0sRqWEP6Ut0/s1600/Hull+Dye+Fire.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJzrL3o-wPI/AAAAAAAAAV0/0sRqWEP6Ut0/s200/Hull+Dye+Fire.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520545832396308722" /></a><br />The location of our operation in Derby, CT has had quite a history. It was a cannon factory, then a munitions factory, and just previous to our residence, a dye and print factory of fabrics. There was a fire at the location in the mid 1980's that devastated the property. You can see the canal alongside the property from which previous occupants tapped it's kinetic energy for powering machinery. In recent years, it powered a turbine to generate electricity for McCallum Enterprises, who have a similar facility on the Shelton side of the Housatonic River.<div><br /></div><div>Given that emergency personnel in Derby (ambulance and fire) are volunteers, it's important that they be aware of our operation's layout and the hazards to be aware of within. When responding, seconds can make quite a difference and rather than require someone to call up drawings and files and radio them to the responders, we thought - why not make it available to them via the internet?</div><div><br /></div><div>We created the most simple of webpages: ida-intl.com/911.htm</div><div><br /></div><div>This should be accessible from most smart phones or a laptop that has internet access. The page contains only text so it's easily readable, but contains:</div><div><ul><li>instruction on where utilities access the property</li><li>emergency contacts of property owners</li><li>basics on the construction materials and layout of the structures on the site</li><li>chemicals that are typically stored and their location on the property</li></ul>We even created a QR (Quick Response) code posted on signs at our location for those who have such software on their phone. Snap a photo, and go direct to the webpage with the data.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-18534409938683285482010-09-20T21:40:00.003-04:002010-09-24T22:47:23.623-04:00Electric Vehicle Public Charging Station<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1YQKq6IpI/AAAAAAAAAW8/TPzUbj7rO5U/s1600/IMG00033-20100717-1522.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1YQKq6IpI/AAAAAAAAAW8/TPzUbj7rO5U/s200/IMG00033-20100717-1522.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520665752991572626" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Just this month, we <a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2010/09/electric-vehicle-charging.html"><i>installed a weather proof outlet</i></a> to charge our Tesla electric vehicle at our Derby location to harness the "free" solar electricity rather than power a car by hydro-carbon fuel.</div><div><br /></div><div>As early adopters to such means of transports, the challenge for electric vehicle drivers is finding places to charge up quickly. After we installed our equipment, we thought: why not offer free charging to other electric vehicle owners? One hour of charging on our 220v 40a outlet would only cost us about 40 cents. If someone were to spend an hour charging their vehicle, it would put another 25 miles in their "tank", and while they waited they could enjoy some food and bring business to our favorite pizza joint across the street, Apollo Pizza (tell Gus we sent you).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We put together a <a href="http://ida-intl.com/electric_car_charge.htm"><i>webpage describing our charging location</i></a> and what we offered, and made mention of it on the forum pages of the Tesla owners website. To my knowledge, <b>IDA International is offering the first free public charging location for electric cars that is powered from the sun in the State of Connecticut - maybe the USA?</b></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1ZhAinILI/AAAAAAAAAXE/3fX7rA3Ctn8/s320/IMG00255-20100920-0925.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520667141841821874" /><div>It didn't take long!! On 2010/Sep/20 we had our first visitor with Mike from New Jersey! On his way toward home from Massachusetts, he stopped for a quick top-off while he toured our factory where we explained how the solar array functioned that was currently filling his car with energy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Visit our Derby location and we will offer you free electricity for your car that we've gathered from the sun. And you might enjoy a good pizza!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-20414091337599324562010-09-10T20:43:00.002-04:002010-09-24T22:28:22.946-04:00Electric Vehicle ChargingIf you read this blog, you will know that the company's operation in Derby, CT has a solar array that provides all our electricity needs, and then some (114% of our consumption since the installation went live in 2009Mar).<div><br /></div><div>Rather than sell that electricity to the utility (in March the electric company sweeps out any kwh we have "banked" and pays us based on the average rate of the New England Regional market, which is about 5cents per kwh), the value is in deferring buying electricity from the utility (which in total of all the line items on your electric bill is about 21cents per kwh).</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1MGyGladI/AAAAAAAAAWM/1tlP2agWUyo/s200/IMG00250-20100919-1726.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520652397638412754" /><div><a href="http://ida-intl.blogspot.com/2010/08/vehicle-efficiency.html"><i>As mentioned earlier</i></a>, we have a diesel powered delivery fleet of light-duty trucks. With a round-trip delivery of apx 150 miles, they might one day be served by electric power. We are testing the viability of this with the only pure electric vehicle available to non-fleet owners as a purchased vehicle, the Tesla Roadster. While not a "delivery" vehicle, it is a real-world case study in how electric vehicles perform in hot or cold weather, and the reality of their charge time that yields miles driven. Our methods and purpose is not unlike <a href="http://www.google.org/recharge/index.html"><i>Google's fleet of vehicles</i></a>.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1OB9JP_1I/AAAAAAAAAWc/Vi2wbKTK7PE/s200/IMG00114-20100902-1436.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520654513726291794" /><div>An issue often raised is that there needs to be a charging station infrastructure for people to adopt to such vehicles over internal combustion engine power. While there are outlets most everywhere (the Tesla can charge on 110v 15a), a quick charge requires power and that comes in 220v 40a or higher.</div><div><br /></div><div>The defining characteristic is power (kilowatts) input into the batteries. Returning to your basic science: Watts = Volts x Amps. Thus, 110v x 15a = 1650w, or 1.65kw. Plug in for an hour and you have 1.65kwh. Go with a 220v x 40a for an hour and it = 8.8kwh, which equates to substantially more miles from the contribution to the battery's storage of power.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1OrpVkacI/AAAAAAAAAWk/vSJX1nrxtAI/s200/IMG00117-20100902-1437.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520655229963758018" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TJ1O2d5FR7I/AAAAAAAAAWs/uNZ-DlpCXwk/s200/IMG00113-20100902-1435.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520655415870048178" /><div>To put this in real world terms from our actual experience and data, charging a Tesla for 1hr at 110v = 5 miles of driving. 1hr at 220v = 25 miles of driving.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575041234195223579.post-86078401587428483602010-08-03T10:06:00.009-04:002010-08-03T11:18:54.141-04:00Vehicle efficiency<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TFguAivWQaI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/dMlV7RrmdRQ/s1600/DSC00296.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S-pOGrnua6M/TFguAivWQaI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/dMlV7RrmdRQ/s200/DSC00296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501197531693334946" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Our fleet of vehicles is primarily for delivery of finished product. Given that there is little storage on construction sites in Manhattan, our deliveries are almost daily for the material that will be installed promptly. The weight and size of materials being delivered results in diesel powered trucks proving to be the best vehicle choice.</span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Looking to the future, there is a possibility that delivery vehicles could be electric. To test this concept, a real-world case study is underway. There are very few plug-in electric vehicles available unless you participate as part of a large fleet. At the current time, the only plug-in electric vehicle readily available is the Tesla Roadster.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Having driven one from home to work this morning, it took 788 watt hours of energy. This is the same energy as a 60 watt light bulb left on for 13hrs and 8minutes. At peak generation time of our solar array, that much energy is captured from the sun in 28.4 seconds. If purchased from the electric utility, it would have cost 17 cents.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This alternative vehicle does have limitations due to the charging time nature of the batteries storing energy, so more testing of the concept is required.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0