Ground breaking at last !!!!!
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionJul 8th, 2009 | No Comments
Finally the day has come. After almost two years of planning last week on July 2nd 2009 the action started and the new Tropical Imaging studio got underway. Having pointed out the site boundary markers to Frank McGurk and his team the day before, they were ready bright and early, with lines marked out ready for action. Read More →
Breaking ground next week? Cannot come soon enough!
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralJun 16th, 2009 | No CommentsWell to update everyone – things are still with the planning department – apparently we are waiting on just one final signature….. Having just received our monthly power bill from the local utility (PPC) for our current 1,000 sq ft office space of $957 – for the month!!!! – the new green building with its energy savings and I hope green power is simply common sense!! At 3,500 sq ft and with potentially 15 people inside we could easily be paying over $25,000 a year for electricity alone… So we’ll keep you informed !! Fingers crossed!! Read More →
Solar Tubes – what are those?
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralJun 8th, 2009 | 1 CommentAs we wait for the planning process to ‘grind” its way along ,I thought it would be good to target some of the greenbuild features we have included in the overall design of the building. A big part of why we decided to go green was the wealth of information available AND the willingness of others to share in their experiences and what worked/didn’t work. Read More →
No wind turbines for us ;-( maybe??
Posted by Andy Mann in PlanningJun 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
This is a greenbuild project – perhaps we believe the very first in Turks and Caicos and whilst we have approached this in a holistic “whole building” approach – we received disappointing news last week when our application for wind turbines was turned down by the Turks and Caicos Planning Board…. but why no to sustainable green power??? WHY???? Read More →
A site visit by the construction team…
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralJun 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
A while back – yes I know its been too long between posts – so probably at least a month ago – we got the architect Ron Shaw and Chris Nesbitt and Frank McGurk from the construction company Projetech to have a look over the site. I thought it would also be a good opportunity to start this Turks and Caicos greenbuild documentation by showing some pics of the site too!! Read More →
Its going to be GREEN !!
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralMar 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
So following from our first post below about our new photo studio in Turks and Caicos….thanks to a seemingly karmic series of events we were now looking at building our own studio on our newly acquired piece of land. That was great, but the opportunity to be on our own gave us another even bigger goal. Read More →
We are building a new photo studio in Turks & Caicos !!!! OMG
Posted by Andy Mann in GeneralMar 23rd, 2009 | 1 CommentAlmost two years ago – mid 2007, it became apparent that we were running out of space at our current offices in Turks & Caicos. With 8 staff , computers, equipment AND a showroom all cramed into 1,000 sq ft – it was time to start looking for options. There was a building boom going on in TCI – new developments were popping up everywhere – should be easy right? Grab a coffee or cocktail – this is a long post! Read More →
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