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Site Preparation with Sustainability in Mind April 21 to May 16

The following photos show some of the ecologically sensitive approaches utilized as we prepared the building site for Rieth Village

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Surveyor begins the layout of the Rieth Village site from a key benchmark location. April 21, 2005


Accurate site design takes into account all of the micro-watersheds, which eliminates storm water leaving the property, and establishes the best opportunities for solar gain in the buildings.

 

  
 

Bill Minter, Director of Land Management at Merry Lea, is setting up construction fencing to protect vegetative areas from construction impact. May 2, 2005
 
   

The excavator takes the first scoop of earth in creating the access road for Rieth Village.

County Road 200 South is visible on the left side of the photo. May 2, 2005
     

Cottonwood stumps are removed in preparation for the establishment of a more diverse natural habitat, which is the focus of the landscaping plan. May 3, 2005


A record of all the trees and brush that have been removed has been kept as a part of plan for recycling construction waste.
     

The roadway and parking areas are being cut in while the topsoil is harvested for reuse in the landscaping plan.

A pile of "concrete stone" is ready to be used for creating the roadway base. May 5, 2005
     
All of the material for the roadway is recycled concrete, which has been crushed and screened for size. The excavator had collected this material from demolition projects. May 5, 2005

 
     
Topsoil is harvested from the roadway for reuse in the landscaping plan. May 11, 2005
     

The building pads have been prepared for cottages #3 and #4. These two buildings will be of "slab-on-grade" construction. May 16, 2005