Grist Comment Feed en http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:03:00 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/1 Great to see the progress, Ken, and to watch it all unfold.  Can't wait to get our teams there at the end of Climate Summer.

]]> Great to see the progress, Ken, and to watch it all unfold.  Can't wait to get our teams there at the end of Climate Summer.

]]> http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:44:30 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/2 It's like This Old House, but in Jamaica Plain. Ken Ward plays the part of Bob Vila. No wonder it's getting an editorial endorsement from KWroth. If only you had a theme song... I recommend something by Asia. They're awesome!

]]> It's like This Old House, but in Jamaica Plain. Ken Ward plays the part of Bob Vila. No wonder it's getting an editorial endorsement from KWroth. If only you had a theme song... I recommend something by Asia. They're awesome!

]]> http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:46:32 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/3 Very exciting!  Good to see the neighborhood getting involved, too!

]]> Very exciting!  Good to see the neighborhood getting involved, too!

]]> http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:24:20 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/4 It's been great to be able to follow your progress, Andree. I hope the funding works out.

]]> It's been great to be able to follow your progress, Andree. I hope the funding works out.

]]> http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/ Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:22:08 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-18-chronicle-creation-eco-home/5 The project is like the first episodes of This Old House, for those old enough to remember, which had a very scruffy Bob Vila and master carpenter Norm rehabbing an old Victorian in Dorchester. I like PBS producer Russell Morash's quote on the aims.... "House will be more than a working model of rehab hints for homeowners and do-it yourselfers," he explained back in 1982. "This Old House will expand viewers" perceptions of what a home can be." Nowadays, "This Old House" seems to be primarily about how to manage your contractor and what a house can be (with 5 or 6 hundred thou...). We are somewhere in the middle - expecting to do substantial work ourselves, but with experts doing essential pieces of the work.

]]> The project is like the first episodes of This Old House, for those old enough to remember, which had a very scruffy Bob Vila and master carpenter Norm rehabbing an old Victorian in Dorchester. I like PBS producer Russell Morash's quote on the aims.... "House will be more than a working model of rehab hints for homeowners and do-it yourselfers," he explained back in 1982. "This Old House will expand viewers" perceptions of what a home can be." Nowadays, "This Old House" seems to be primarily about how to manage your contractor and what a house can be (with 5 or 6 hundred thou...). We are somewhere in the middle - expecting to do substantial work ourselves, but with experts doing essential pieces of the work.

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