I am thrilled to announce JRC has officially achieved a LEED level Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), making it the highest rated green house of worship in the world!
I’ve written about this extensively before, but just to recap: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the point-based review process created [...]
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JRC Goes Platinum!
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries on September 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
JRC Comes Home
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries, Judaism, Religion on February 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Yesterday was a day of celebration that JRC will never forget. On the coldest day of the winter, (6 degrees, wind chill of -21) several hundred JRC members generated abundant warmth together as we moved into our new synagogue home at 303 Dodge, Evanston. That’s us above, making our first motzi in our new building. [...]
What Makes a Green Shul Green?
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries, Judaism, Religion on February 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
JRC will be moving home this Sunday! If you’ve been reading my JRC Construction Diary updates over this past year and a half, you must surely know what a long, powerful trip this has been for our congregational community. And you will also know that our new synagogue building is a green shul, having been [...]
JRC Construction Diary #30
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries, Judaism, Religion on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Things are getting exciting as the contractor puts the final touches on JRC’s new home. They are looking to finish the bulk of the work this week so that we can get ready for an upcoming indoor air quality test, a requirement of LEED certification by the US Green Building Council.
The picture above shows the [...]
JRC Construction Diary #29
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries, Religion on January 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The final interior finish continues. The two pix below show the reclaimed cypress slats that are being installed along the walls of the sanctuary. The bottom pic: the metal overhead hood for the kitchen stove. (The stove itself will be delivered next week.)
The other big news of the week is that we have, at long [...]
JRC Construction Diary #28
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries, Judaism, Religion on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
While there is still a bit of final exterior work to be done, the majority of the work now is primarily interior finish. The pic above shows a lovely view of the bimah construction. You can see how the steps have been cut out and run along the periphery. When finished, the bimah floor will [...]
JRC Construction Diary #27
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, JRC Construction Diaries, Judaism, Religion on December 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We are now closing in on the final two months of construction. The exterior is now almost completely finished (see pic above.) The next pic below offers include an interior view of the sanctuary. You can see the framework for the bimah platform being constructed and the sound baffle on the left, which will [...]
JRC Construction Diary #26
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, JRC Construction Diaries, Religion on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
We can safely say construction has entered the “home stretch” phase (not a technical term). As you can see from the pic above, the south side exterior is almost complete. The glass on the curtainwall should be installed in the next week or two. The pic below offers a close up view [...]
JRC Construction Diary #25
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, JRC Construction Diaries, Religion on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Much progress since my last construction update. As you can see from the pix above and below, the framing for the curtainwall on the south face of the building has now been installed. The glass for this façade will be installed over the next week or so. Two pix down: a shot of the [...]
That I May Dwell Among Them
Posted in JRC Construction Diaries, Judaism, Religion, Torah Commentary on February 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“And let them build Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.” (Parashat Terumah, Exodus 25:8)
This week’s Torah portion has incredible resonance as our congregation puts the final touches on our new spiritual home in preparation for our return home this Sunday. That’s a worker above finishing the ark in the chapel; below, JRC [...]
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