VILLAGE TRUSTEES GET EARFUL Development Pressures Bring Out Worried Citizens Sherrie Kingsley, above, proprietor of The Inn at Cooperstown with her husband, Marc (seated to her right), reads a three-page letter to the Village Board this evening raising concerns about impacts of The Grove, a 12-unit apartment complex developer Josh Edmonds is proposing at 10 Chestnut St., next to single-family homes on lower Chestnut and Pine Boulevard. Several neighbors seconded Kingsley’s concerns. Others, including Bill Rigby, inset at right, opposed…
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JOSH EDMONDS’ 45 DELAWARE He’s Built The Future Cooperstown House Efficient, Affordable By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Josh Edmonds has built the future at 45 Delaware St. • POINT ONE: A partner in the Simple Integrity construction firm, Edmonds has been paying $4,000 a year to heat his home in Springfield Center. The 2,600-square-foot house he’s just finished building at 45 Delaware will cost $254 a year to heat. “That’s a pretty substantial difference,” Edmonds said in…
Sidebar to: He’s Built The Future Passive House Institute’s 5 Rules Here are the five concepts Simple Integrity builder Josh Edmonds applied to 45 Delaware St., Cooperstown, necessary to win certification from the Passive House Institute. ►One, Thermal Bridging Nothing outside is connected directly with the interior, accomplished by a five-layered wall. From the inside out, that wall consists of a layer of 2x6s; a layer of ZIP System sheathing and tape; 12-inch-deep I-joints (plenty of room for insulation); a…
EXCLUSIVE IN THIS WEEK’S PAPERS Josh Edmonds Builds House Of The Future AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY HOME DELIVER OF FREEMAN’S JOURNAL STAY UP TO MINUTE AT WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM…
Simple Integrity Plans Net-Zero Apartments 2 Stories, 12 Units On Chestnut Street By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – For Josh Edmonds, the lot at 10 Chestnut St. represents a chance to solve two problems in the village – adding housing and reducing energy consumption. “The village needs long-term rentals,” he said. “And I see a need for more energy-efficient construction.” Edmonds, a passive-house consultant through, Simple Integrity, his contracting company, has proposed a two-story, 12-unit building on…
EDMONDS BRIEFS TRUSTEES ON ‘THE GROVE’ 12 Net-Zero Apartments Planned On Chestnut St. DETAILS IN FREEMAN’S & HOMETOWN, ON NEWSSTANDS THIS AFTERNOON…
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