Log

The windows and doors are all cut out so the wall construction is basically complete. Today we are continuing to complete the facade for the exterior of the building. The stucco is completed and dry and Kelly has begun putting fake brick print on the bottom of the walls. The written part of my press release is finished, I just have to add pictures. I plan on getting these pictures from uploading them onto my home computer from my camera and then sending them to school via BBS. I will also include drawings from class and put appropriate captions on all illustrations. Hopefully my press release will be completed by Monday in class or Tuesday during lunch.

Since I am at a stand still with the press release I will be working on the facade with Kelly and begin to discuss or plan out roof construction for the model. We seem to be about a week behind schedule according to my calendar but I purposely left extra time at the end of the marking period in case construction was a little slower than expected, as it has been.

Also, after discussion about how to model the exterior wall section I do not believe I will be doing presentation boards, only the drawings will be shown during my presentation. Ms. Green and I had come to the conclusion that displaying the materials and showing the construction of the actual wall would be too complicated so that will now be omitted.

I will be contacting my mentor this weekend with updates about the project and pictures of progress.

Log

We have begun to stucco the walls as the start of the facade. I have one more window to cut out which should take me about 5 mintues after I fix the measurements. One that is complete I will fix the 4 pieces I broke in my frustration to finish cutting. Today I will sit down with my group members and plan the roof and hopefully begin to construct it by the end of the week.

My press release is almost complete as well. I have an introduction and about 3 finished paragraphs. I will continue working on this either during class today when I finish cutting the last window and gluing, or continue to work on it at home. I keep BBSing it to myself after every update to continue to work on it when I have a chance. I plan on having this finished either by the end of the week or over the weekend.

After all of this is complete I will begin on other needed written documents or construction on the model roof.

Log

This is Friday's blog. I was so busy constructing in class that I did not get a chance to write the log in class. There are only a few more windows and doors to be cut out of the walls but there are some walls where the cutting is complete and the facade can be started. The next step is planning and constructing the roof for the model. Hopefully construction of the roof for the model will be started by the end of this week. Also, my press release is nearly finished. I plan on finishing it by the end of the week as well so it is done and out of the way.

Log

Today I decided to bring my project home. It will be tedious and take too much time to cut out windows and doors only in class. I concluded I will never finish in time if I continue to only work on the project in class. I am aiming to work on it the most this weekend so the walls will be ready for the facade and building windows can begin Monday of next week. Although this puts us a little behind on our schedule it will be relatively easy to catch up as long as we work hard and put in a little extra time. Otherwise good progress with construction is being made.
I started the press release last week and got the introduction done. Since then I have not worked on it but I will be sending it home over the BBS and continuing to work on it a little each night. I also plan on contacting my mentor with picture updates.

Log

This week we did not meet with the deadline but we are very close to completing our goal. I will finish measuring the windows and doors on the model and cut them out. I will then begin to construct the windows with my group members and we will assemble the walls completely by Monday or Tuesday of next week. Today in class I will complete measuring and cutting out the windows and doors and the walls will be ready for the facade work done by Kelly. We are pretty much on schedule according to our calendar but some things may take more time than originally expected. Today I am also starting my press release.

Log

Construction on the model walls continued yesterday. The walls are now measured and cut to the right size. Lauren will be replotting our floor plan today for there were complications in the measurements of the doors and windows. Now I will be cutting out the window and door frames in the model walls. I have included the line where the brick will end and the stucco will begin which is 3 feet from the ground. Once this is complete the group will begin constructing the model windows and putting the brick and stucco facacde on the exterior of the walls. We are aiming for all this to be complete by the middle of next week, February 18th.

Log

Yesterday I measured and cut out the walls for our model. I also measured where on the model walls the brick should be and that would be the height where the windows sit. Today we will be measuring where the windows and doors will go and possibly start cutting those out.

Log

Yesterday we went supply shopping for our model materials. Construction began yesterday with the plotting of our floorplan and placement onto the foam core board with discussion of how we will construct the rest of the model and plot of land. Today we will continue construction with the measuring and cutting of the walls from sheets of balsa wood. We plan to have this step of construction complete by the end of the week.

MP3 Calendar

Go supply shopping - 2/3
Calendar due - 2/3
Floorplan board- 2/6
Measure and cut walls for model- 2/6
Cut out windows and doors on model walls- 2/13
Stucco and brick facade for model walls- 2/18
Measure and cut roof for model- 2/20
Construct roof for model- 2/25
Help contruct model windows- 2/27
Attach model windows and put up model walls- 3/3
Press Release - 3/5
Help construct interior walls- 3/10
Begin presentation board for exterior wall section- 3/11
Finish presentation board for exterior wall section- 3/18
Construction/ Production – 3/18
Presentations – 3/26
Mentor Contacts – 3/30
Logs – 4/1