DBUG> Agenda for September 11 2019 Meeting

[Evan H. Shu, FAIA]

                    AGENDA for SEPTEMBER 2019 DBUG MEETING

WHEN: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Neil Blanchard's House

13 Chandler St. (Directions & Map Link Below)

Maynard, MA 01754

Cell: 508-341-0231; House 978-897-2765

RSVP to HOST: Neil Blanchard <neil.bl...@verizon.net>

http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/

                         PROGRAM AGENDA

*Food / Reception ($5 donation for pizza)

*Welcome, Introduction, General Announcements

*Blanchard House Update  

         by Neil Blanchard

Over the last two years, Neil has showed us his ambitious plans for house addition, solar panels, and cellulose insulation. See and tour the latest "State of the House"!

*DataCAD 21.02's new PDF tool

          by Neil Blanchard

Learn about DataCAD's coming new "biggie" tool for using PDFs with DataCAD 21.02 with several new control parameters for precisely using PDFs directly in DataCAD, as well as other great new features currently in Beta testing.

*Life Without Gasoline

          by Neil Blanchard

Neil will also give us a report on his 329 mile trip to Vermont and back "driving" his electric-assist better-bike PEBL. He will also tell us what it is like to now be a household free of gasoline use, as his family has sold their last gasoline car and now drive 3 all-electric cars (charge-supported by solar panels on his house).

DIRECTIONS: Google Map Link: http://goo.gl/maps/e3rSN

13 Chandler St.

Maynard MA 01754

Cell: 508-341-0231; House 978-897-2765

Chandler Street is inside the triangle formed by Routes 117, 62 and

27, pretty much in the center of Maynard. So, not surprisingly all

the approaches to my house will be on at least one of these roads.

Take 128 to 2A (or 2) and then take Rte 62 through Concord into

Maynard. When 62 becomes Rt 27 (Parker St.) at the traffic light

Elmwood Street is the right turn off about 0.3 miles past Waltham St,

at the neighborhood ball field park. Our house is on the northwest

(uphill on the right hand) corner of Chandler Street crossing Elmwood

Street.

From the west on Rt 495 you can take Route 117 (Exit 27) east through

Bolton, Stow into Maynard, and turn left at Rt 27 north (at traffic

light), then take 4th left onto Elmwood Street at the ball field park.

From the west on Rt 495 you can take Route 2 (Exit 29) east through

Littleton and then in Acton take Rt 27 (Exit 42) south into Maynard.

Then you can take the left turn onto Nason Street (soon after

Cumberland Farms), then straight through traffic light at Summer St.,

then right onto Main Street, then immediate left onto Walnut Street

(right in front of The Mill), then second right onto Dartmouth Street,

then bear left onto Chandler.