Steel Building

[mella l]

Found this link to an article on the Hilo web and thought it might be interesting to you all. I found the 60 day building time frame very optimistic. Enjoy! Has anyone heard how this business is progressing?


http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/articl...bz02p.html

mella l

[Rose C]

Isn't this the company that is building houses in Discovery Harbor?

Rose C

[Hotzcatz]

Here is an excerpt from the article:

Dickler declined to disclose the pay ranges for plant workers, but said jobs at the plant will offer pay comparable to the pay ranges at a big-box retailer.

The company said in a written announcement that applicants should be familiar with assembly and measuring tools, and must be familiar with simple shop math. Jobs entail frequent bending, stooping, lifting and carrying, but previous construction experience is not required.

All employees will be subject to random drug testing before hire.

Aloha Aina will initially be seeking 80 workers, with plans to take on as many as 150 later. The company expects it will take six months to reach full production of 400 homes a year, all of which will be sold on the Big Island.

The Aloha Aina job fair on Feb. 15 will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, with positions available in assembly, administration, accounting and management.

Hmm, so someone can work for these folks at "pay comparable to the pay ranges at a big-box retailer" or go do the same sort of work out in the contracting field for three or four times the amount? Seems they are making a lot of their profits from not paying the workforce comensurate with what they would be getting elsewhere. Plus if the workers are working for the "big box retailer" they would be in air conditioning instead of a manufacturing setting.

Well, today is their job fair, wonder how they will do.

If they have an excess of workers, maybe I can get one to do yard work for the same pay scale? Heheheh!

A hui hou,
Cathy

[pam jones]

We seriously considered metal framing as my husband can, in the words of a former boss, "weld the crack of dawn," but then he swapped story w/ some bradahs at work who told him about some pretty heavy duty earth quakes in the past decade or so. In the event of one of da kine dat make u talk story, what happens to the metal inside your home? Does it bend and then stay bent? Hmmm..

[David M]

Related to topic but a different company.
Looks like these steel frame houses are already in HPP.
May be of interest to someone?

http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/arti...ures01.txt

David

Ninole Resident

[jdirgo]

I just love Auntie Jeannie! I first met her a couple of years ago when she was just starting out doing this and thought it was a great idea. I'm so glad its going well for her.

John Dirgo, RA, ABR, e-PRO
Island Trust Properties, LLC
808-987-9243 cell

[Rob Tucker]

After working with steel frame for a number of years my biggest concern has been the thermal problem. Steel frame is rarely designed to reduce the heat transfer into the building. This is called decoupling. Simple steel frame can act like a radiator moving heat from the exterior walls or roof into the building. Metal moves heat and cold very well.

I don't know what these companies do to keep the homes from being energy sinks - heavy air conditioning is the usual remedy to a badly designed steel frame home.

I saw a lot of this is SoCal over the past years.

[Ironman]

Related to the reference to "Innovative Housing Solutions" I have specific information and experience with this group and extensive backup documentation that has been forwarded to the Better Business Bureau.

Before you make any decisions I am available to discuss candidly offline.

Will Peratino

[jdirgo]

Interesting, Ironman. I don't have specific experience with the company, I just like Auntie Jeannie as a person. If you would please email me, I'd like to hear of your experience so I can determine if I should refer customers to them or not. Let's take it to a non-public forum in the interest of fairness to everyone.

John Dirgo, RA, ABR, e-PRO
Island Trust Properties, LLC
808-987-9243 cell

[Ironman]

John:

I did not mention anything regarding Auntie Jeannie so that inference is misrepresentative of my statement. You can call me directly at 202 693-5904.

Will Peratino