Around the Shop

 Here are some pictures I have taken while working around the shop on different projects.  I posted them because I think they are cool.  That is what a blog is for, right?  
Enjoy -

Dan Jovick

All glue, biscuits and clamps.  No fasteners.  This is a shelf for a friend
made out of douglas fir I found in an old barn.

This is a 100 year old piece of pine furniture I converted into
a vanity for a client.  Cutting into that was stressful!  When I
was done, both drawers were still operational.  See finished
pics at our website: http://jovickbuilt.com/MoradaGuestCottage.htm

I used a piece of purple heart to make a spline joint in this cherry framed glass door.  I love spline joints, they are easy and look sharp.

3hp, 18" Jet bandsaw set up to rip 5/4" cedar in half.  There is kind of a soft lighting thing going on in this picture.  Follow this link to see the privacy screen we made with the cedar: http://jovickbuilt.com/project3.htm

Cool shot of a dado.  After several rips with my
skill saw, I use a chisel to finish it off.

Finished dado. This is kiln
dried cedar, very $$.  I only use the best on my projects.

The shop is where a carpenter wants to be.  Usually we are
there making beautiful pieces for our clients.  Someday
we will retire, and make them for free for our families!

The boys are dusty and deserve a new case.  I never use a metal hammer on my chisels!

This is not at the shop.  But I love the picture and how the shadows work with the madrone floor we installed.
I love what we do and hope it shows in our finished products.  Nothing makes me happier than the smile on a clients face.

LEED Gold home in Medford, Oregon

LEED for homes is a nationally recognized third party certification program of the U.S. Green Building Council.  It is a point based system that measures performance in eight areas: Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Site Selection, Site Development, Materials Selection, Residents’ Awareness, and Innovation.  

LEED is like the nutrition label that demonstrates in measurable terms how a home incorporates efficient features, with the added assurance that the final product has been third party-verified and performance tested.  LEED homes are even given an EPS (Energy Performance Score), which is a clear and quantitative way to assess a new home's energy consumption, estimated utility costs and related carbon impact. 


Jovick Construction built this LEED Gold certified home in Medford.  One of the most critical strategies for this project was to keep the final build price within the range of it's neighbors for future resale purposes, while building to LEED standards.  The key to meeting this goal was the collaborative approach we took in which the homeowners, the builder, and the architect were working as a team from the very beginning stages of design.  The end result was an extremely functional floor plan and a house that performs as a holistic system.  


Here are some of the key factors which contributed to earning the LEED Gold certification:

Solar Hot Water

Fresh air ventilation system

HVAC efficiency of 8.5 HPSF-13 SEER

Roof insulation value of R-49

Floor insulation value of R-38

Greatly reduced envelope leakage (3.4ACH)

Water conserving faucets, toilets, landscaping

No or low VOC paints, primers, adhesives

72% of construction waste was diverted from landfill

To learn more about the LEED for homes visit:  www.usgbc.org/leed/homes

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Green Building Council

I was recently appointed the president of the Jackson County Home Builders Association Green Building Council - whew, it's a lot to say.

I have never been the president of anything. Never in high school, or college. But I never wanted to be, like I do now.  I accepted the position because I find it crucial to educate others on how to build homes that are not a waste of our resources. There are a lot of ways to define waste on a job site. Some items I don't like to waste are energy, materials, water, time, and money. 

It all comes down to education. Our goal is to educate everyone possible about the common sense building techniques Jovick Construction uses everyday, on every project we do. Once you learn the right way, why go back to the wrong way.

Below is a link to our local Home Builders Association website. Click on "Green Street" to learn more about what we are doing to promote green building. We always have several affordable opportunities for homeowners and contractors to continue their education about building science. Our next event is at the Jackson County Home Show in February.  We will have a booth and a presentation area. Presentations will be short and to the point, packed full of great material for everyone.

http://www.hbajc.com/
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