Nearly there! Just a few more details…
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionDec 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
Well we’re just about at the point where we builders were expecting to hand over the building to us – and although it’s not 100% done, really now it’s all about finishing touches and details – then getting approval from the building inspectors, and then getting power, phone and internet connected. We’re hopeful that we will be able to start moving furniture etc in after Xmas and be up and running in the first week of the New Year! Meanwhile, here are some pictures of the last major item to go in… Read More →
Finishing touches starting to go in…
Posted by Chris Mann in GeneralDec 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
Work continues on fitting out the interior of the building – and also on the landscaping outside… When I went to the site this morning, the guys were starting to install the light fittings, and also finishing off the steps on the front porch. And we now have palm trees around the parking lot, and cacti! Individually these are all small things, but they each take us closer to being able to move in… Read More →
A month to go? WOW – Turks and Caicos first greenbuild almost done?
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralNov 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Well its now mid-November and it feels like just yesterday that I was watching the bulldozer make the first cut into the bush to start the building process. Now the building is essentially finished and we are in that “home stretch” with everyone pulling to have things finished by Dec 20th 2009. All that is left to do are lights, the stairs and the exterior areas. Read More →
Only two months to go?? Will we be finished by Christmas??
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionOct 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The summertime always zips by so quickly and I cannot believe it’s been almost exactly a month since our last update. With the prospect of our green studio being ready at Christmas – we are basically only two months away from being “in” – woo hoo !! “Inconceivable!” Projetech have been on the ball as always and have been relentlessly pushing to get things done on time and seem to be maintaining their “month ahead of schedule” projection for completion. Read More →
Interview with local Turks and Caicos TV – here it is!!
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralOct 1st, 2009 | 1 CommentOK – so it was my 2.56 minutes of fame. Hardly oprah and I errr, didn’t errr realise errr howmuch I say ERRR !!!! Anyway it was fun – the interviewer was Allison Capron who is Miss TCI Earth and I did a photoshoot with her a couple of months back so she was getting her ‘revenge”!! Read More →
Interviewed today by Turks and Caicos TV WIV – on air tonight!
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralSep 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Well I didn’t know this morning that I was going to be on TV, but a quick call from WIV and I was standing in front of our new studio at noon, in the bright sunshine giving a quick interview on our greenbuild building for this evening’s news!! It was at least 110F in the sun, but luckily it didn’t take long and the questions were more “desert island disks” than “question time” so I hope no “gaffs”!! Read More →
Inside and out progress report!
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionSep 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments
It’s been a couple of weeks since the last post – so time for a progress report. We are still ahead of schedule and the progress that Projetech and their team are making looks great. All the windows are in and green bits are starting to all come together too!! Very exciting! Read More →
Progress – the roof is coming along and windows are going in!
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionSep 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments
The headline says it all really – progress! Our Turks and Caicos green build studio is coming along nicely and we are starting to see some of the “green” elements come into action. It’s been about a month since I was on-site and the change is dramatic. It really is starting to look like a studio now and it’s getting more and more exciting. Read More →
The roof has arrived!
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionAug 27th, 2009 | No Comments
On my way to work this morning, I noticed that towering over the building site for the new studio was a large mobile crane… Sure enough, this signaled that the roof trusses were being raised into position, the first stage of building the roof. Luckily I had the Canon 5D Mk2 in the car with me so I was able to shoot some stills and video as the Projetech guys began to hoist the prefabricated trusses into position… Read More →
Building progress – August 20th
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionAug 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Although I drive by the construction site every day on my way to and from work, I haven’t had a chance in the last couple of weeks to go on-site and see how things were going; until today… basically they are going great! Building the blockwork for the walls was always going to be the part of the build that shows the most dramatic results in a fairly short time, but even so it’s impressive how things have come on in the last couple of weeks… Read More →
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