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Whatever the exterior material was that they used on this building, it created a synthetic snow all over this area. Not very environmentally friendly. Reminds me of styrofoam run through a shredder.
I noticed that as well. Had to close my sunroof and windows every time I drove past on my way home from work. It was everywhere.
Same thing at Smokey Hollow
The same thing happened to Boylan Ave. when the Revisn HOTEL was being finished. I think that itās a styrofoam that they āsandā with large screens and it sends Styrofoam pellets all over the place. I took a bunch of photos of it when it was happening and sent a letter to my council member and received no response. Itās appalling.
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It is styrofoam. And itās on every building everywhere pretty much, but that snow effect is most common with retail shopping centers. The tops of buildings that have a crown molding type look, sort of like this:
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Thatās all shaped styrofoam. I agree itās not very environmentally friendly, but itās kinda funny how little itās noticed apparently. Like I said, itās literally on nearly every retail building everywhere. Itās pretty common that if there is stucco, there is probably styrofoam like this involved somewhere.
Do they just blow the styrofoam all over the place. That is very irresponsible. But I guess they get away with it.
When they sand it with these giant screens attached to the end of poles, they arenāt isolating the styrofoam or sucking it up with an integrated vacuum. I took a bunch of photos when it happened on Boylan. Iāll have to search for them and share them.
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I knew that those types of molding were styrofoam, I guess Iād never experienced the aftermath before. And I didnāt realize that entire buildings are clad in it.
Us humans really need to start rethinking some of the cheap and easy new methods we have (not just for construction, but for everything we do) or at the very least figure out how to make sure they have less environmental impact. Pretty gross.
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Exterior insulation is very efficient and saves tons of energy over the life of a building, but foam has a pretty terrible ecological footprint and lifecycleā¦ Definitely would be better to use rigid foam board with cladding fastened through it, but still, with an EIFS panel there shouldnāt be much abrasion needed on the foam board except for trim pieces that need to be cut/shaven to get the right shapeā¦?
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Not sure if the time indications are accurate for Origin opening and tower two ground breaking Summer 2019
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Origin replied to me a month or so ago and said this winter. Hopefully Tower 2 starts sooner tho
I found all of my images of the Styrofoam sanding and the environmental waste that resulted from it. Unfortunately, those are all iphone videos and I canāt figure out how to convert them to a format that will allow me to share here. Iāll keep trying!
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@Deb @evan.j.bost Thatās $$$$. When it comes down to it, the guy who cleans up the mess will have a higher bid and wonāt get the job. Using cladded paneling is far more expensive then styrofoam and stucco. Looks a hell of a lot better too. Much cleaner, modern, high end look, but budget money goes to one thing and not another thing.
All in all, construction is NOT an environmentally friendly practice. Generally speaking, it means tearing up nature and replacing it with concrete. Itās pretty much the opposite of environmentally friendly. Iām not aware of ādangersā from styrofoam though. Is there chemical leakage? Idk. 95% of that āfake snowā is going to get buried when landscaping comes through. In fact, construction sites are all miniature landfills. So much crap just gets buried.
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If I can ever figure out a way to convert my videos, Iāll be able to show you the entire block where this fake snow ended up along Boylan Ave when Revisn was built. It doesnāt stay contained to just the construction site. Itās lightweight and is easily carried by winds, and it consolidates in places like pollen collects in April. Itās carried by water too, and makes its way into streams where itās ingested by fish and other wetland creatures as well.
Itās for very examples like this that regulations of use need to happen at the government level so that a low bidder, who wonāt clean up after themselves, doesnāt win the contract while destroying the environment.
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FYI to all Ancillary Fermentation fans and/or fans of the brick house that is being impacted by this development:
Sunday June 30th from 7-10pm Ancillary is holding a pop-up for next months beer at 709 Hillsborough St, aka the brick house.
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They have good events. Definitely going to this before they tear down that house. Iāll report back if it actually seems historic 
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I will be there (both with my pop-up and playing with one of the bandsā¦ 
) and in helping with the event, I was informed that the house is currently planned to be moved!!!
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Can you provide more details on the house being moved? Have been trying to coordinate offline with historic preservation folks on these type of moves (viability, cost, location identification). Would like to see a systematic process in place for historic preservation that includes land banking for easier relocation. Could market the area as a future historic district, etc. Iām a huge urbanist, but urban areas are great because of their history. Interesting in having a yes AND convo 
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