Hi'ilani
The Hi'ilani Eco House Project
The Hi'ilani House
The Hi'ilani Eco House is a living laboratory for implementation of the latest technologies in design, engineering, architecture and materials, culminating in a novel Carbon Neutral home.
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Click here to see a time-lapse movie of the foundation concrete pour on November 25
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What a Day!
Below we see the Oili Construction crew at the end of the day on November 25, having just finished the Hi'ilani Foundation behind them.
The Oili crew begins the pour on the northeast corner.
The Oili crew in the thick of it!
Josh and Ben Oili. They seem to think it is going pretty well.
The Latest ... [Nov 26, 2009]
The Foundation Is In!
On November 25, a cloudy day with periods of strong rain, the Oili Construction crew worked its magic and poured the Hi'ilani House foundation. (See a time-lapse movie of the pour.)
Assisted by drivers and crew from West Hawaii Concrete, 140 cubic yards of concrete was poured in about four hours. By the end of the day, the slab was finished and the forms removed.
The Oili Crew proved themselves to be masters of their craft. For those of us who are not normally involved in this type of construction, it was fascinating to see the intricate dance that is required to pour a monolithic concrete slab like this.
All of the work done so far on this project has been exceptional. We are incredibly fortunate to have such wonderful craftspeople working with us.
Our hats are off to all the exceptional people and crews who have worked with us so far: Krochina Engineering, Ty Drake, DeRego Grading, Oili Construction, West Hawaii Concrete, Mattos Electric, Van Dijk Plumbing, and Hadrian Tridipanel Systems.
And, of course, we have a special thank you today for Robert Mechielsen, the master architect, and his team at Studio RMA.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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