I finally made it to Ikea to get the cabinet order squared away- it looks like everything is on the shelf there ready for pickup and assembly- there's just one glitsch. The wall where the wall-oven and pantry will go is an inch too short of being wide enough. Unfortunately Ikea's cabinet dimensions are a little less flexible, and I can't get a pull-out pantry any thinner than 15 inches. So I've asked Pete to see what he might come up with. It seems adding an inch of drywall to the end wall would be okay, and maybe we do it with a step in the wall so it doesn't mess up the switch plates. I'll let you know.
I'm on a train to Portland now, the project team from work is heading down to Oregon Health Sciences University to see the installation of a wastewater membrane bio-reactor, because we're considering it seriously for our project in Seattle. It takes the raw sewage from the building and through a series of filters and biological chambers, converts it to Class A potable water. Sort of like a large scale version of the Fremen's stillsuit. Only we're not going to make people drink it. Maybe.
What a great way to travel though- relaxed, spacious, scenic, and cheap. It's not that much slower than flying to Portland when you factor arrival time, security check, etc.
I sure hope the flooring guys don't puncture any of the hydronic heat lines today! Talk with ya'll later.
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Welcome Back Pete! So does this mean baaaa-aack on schedule, too?? Any final decision on the "red"?
hi there - google alerts found the word membrane bioreactor in your blog post and i thought i would write you a quick note. that OHSU facility that you were scheduled to visit happens to be one of our installations. our firm, treatment equipment company, is the Enviroquip/Kubota rep for most of the west coast. i'm in SoCal but my brother up in Bellevue handles the Pacific Northwest. Certainly would like to open a dialogue with you if it makes sense - of course you may have a dialogue with him already - not sure. anyway, i can be reached at josh@tec-socal.com.
and for karma's sake, good luck with the remodel too...
Hey guys. To Lori and Howard; yes- we're pretty much on schedule, such as it is. If only Jonni would get back to us soon about paint colors!
Josh; The bioreactor was amazing. I brought back a water sample with me in a clear bottle. One of the guys at my office actually tasted it. He said it's just like some bottled waters, but it has a peanutty finish! I hope he's at work tomorrow. ;-) Our biggest concern now seems to be the maintenance issue. How real is the local presence going to be? It's an awsome system - would be happy to include it in the project!
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