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Posted: Aug 4th, 2006 06:02 pm |
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Are they going to have solar power other green things. They want to make it look old how about recycling old building materials, their is a place in Gboro downtown that sells saved building materials and the money goes to habitat for humanity.
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macca
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Posted: Aug 4th, 2006 08:13 pm |
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| Are you well-versed about solar alternatives, ff12? I think I've read that they are more expensive up front but then the payoff comes in operational savings. I think sometimes people think they aren't knowledgable enough to incorporate them into designs or that they think the costs are too prohibitive based on $$$ allocated for construction. I think it's good to open up the discussion for those kinds of options, although it may be too late for this project.
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Posted: Aug 6th, 2006 03:40 pm |
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macca wrote: Well, inquiring minds wanted to know.... I rode by there the other day just to see what y'all were talking about. I can see why you were so curious about it.... "A window to the site..." Did everybody see what the real reason is that it's there???♥♥♥
I'm glad to know now what this is all about. In the last week, they've added the different kinds of bricks and block that will be used, and it makes more sense.
Even though I knew about the plan and the size, now that they're putting up the steel supports, it looks BIG. ff12 had a good idea about using old materials if you were trying to make it look old, but looks like from that mock-up wall in front that everything will be new stuff.
I don't know that "green" alternatives are to be used in this building -- haven't heard anything about it.
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ff12
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Posted: Aug 8th, 2006 04:24 am |
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There are some things that can be used by them such as cfl's, energy star appliciances and electronics(did not know till today you can get a tax break for energy efficient windows and such). A Rinna water heater gas or electric , heats only on demand.
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DToney
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Posted: Aug 16th, 2006 02:09 am |
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ff12 wrote: (did not know till today you can get a tax break for energy efficient windows and such). dang... wish'd I'd have known this at tax time! 
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Posted: Aug 25th, 2006 05:04 pm |
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| Has anybody gone by to see the new OR town hall lately? That building is big!! And really tall to!! Is that middle part 2 stories?
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Posted: Sep 17th, 2006 03:29 pm |
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You're right zippity. They are moving along quickly with the town hall. They are expecting to be finished with it by around February.
I don't believe any part of it will be two stories. As far as I know, the tall part in the center is the council chambers, which has a high ceiling.
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ff12
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Posted: Sep 21st, 2006 04:49 am |
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Are council chambers in the middle of the building? Winston Salem city chambers was in the middle of there building , made it hard to get from one side to the other.
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Posted: Sep 26th, 2006 02:56 pm |
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ff12 wrote: Are council chambers in the middle of the building? Winston Salem city chambers was in the middle of there building , made it hard to get from one side to the other.
Yes, the council chambers are in the middle and the offices are around the outside perimeter. I think there are doors on either side of the council chambers, so I suppose you could "cut through" the middle to get from one side to the other -- but not in the middle of a meeting, of course! I'm sure they'd prefer people use the hallway to walk around if going to the opposite side of the building.
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ff12
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Posted: Dec 6th, 2006 09:27 pm |
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Is it just me or does the town hall need to have a visit from the code or historic police. If that was a personal residence how many complaints would have been lodged against it as an eyesore.
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Posted: Dec 7th, 2006 09:02 pm |
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How so? The historic commission and P & Z both reviewed the plans. I think the intent was for it to have some character of a barn and to look like it has been added onto.
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Posted: Dec 13th, 2006 02:49 am |
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Does that mean someone could add on to a barn and live in it?
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Posted: Jan 10th, 2007 03:42 am |
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Are we sure that to save money they visited DH Griffin and picked out what was there?
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Posted: Jan 16th, 2007 05:13 pm |
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ff12 wrote: Are we sure that to save money they visited DH Griffin and picked out what was there?
I'm not sure I understand your post. Do you mean are we sure they didn't visit D.H. Griffin (the salvage place)?
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Posted: Jan 16th, 2007 07:32 pm |
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ff12 wrote: Are we sure that to save money they visited DH Griffin and picked out what was there?
Oh - Sarcasm - not something we get a lot of around here. 
I would have chosen a different look for the town hall (I'm not thrilled with the "added to" look) and opted for a more rural farmhouse or horse stable/barn look. The different exteriors were supposed to give the impression that various materials were used. I think we missed on that attempt only because everyone knows it was built all at the same time. However, implying that recycled materials from DH is a stretch.
In the grand scheme of things - I'm pleased.
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