We’re Almost There!
Feb 10th, 2012 by ychebunin
Well, there’s a week left until reading break at UBC and our CSL project is coming together really nicely, in fact we’re almost there! So, here’s the update so far. After our site visit last week, we met up as a team and discussed exactly what we wanted our final solution to look like and how we plan on implementing it. We settled on a product by sold by Lee Valley that perfectly fits the criteria for our irrigation system. We then picked out all the necessary parts and tools required for the system and wrote a brief proposal for the client. The proposal included two potential systems that could be implemented, a detailed cost breakdown (including taxes), a schematic of how the irrigation system fits in, and a general overview of how we would build it and how it would function. (See the sample screen shots of the proposal below). We sent this proposal to the client and got a response almost immediately! The client really liked the proposal and chose the drip irrigation system over the row garden system (as did we). The client even proposed to pick up the materials and have them ready for us when we go to build the system next week. However, the system that we decided to build is not going to be a full scale irrigation system, rather it is going to be a sample system that we are going to try out on only a few planter boxes. If the client is satisfied with our solution then we will either provide documentation on how to complete it, or we will finish implementing the system on the rest of the site. We are all looking forward to the build date and hope that all works out well. Until next time!
Introduction (part of the proposal)
A schematic of the system (part of the proposal)
This is looking great! I’m glad that you will be testing the set-up before recommending to the client that Evergreen invest in the full-scale system.
Given that CIVL 202 is “technology and society” course, can you step back from the project a little and ask yourselves about the role that “relationship-building” has played in your success so far?
Keep up the good work.
Regards,
SN