Eric’s entry – “No pressure, no diamonds”

As the construction date falls closer and closer, I find myself filled with equal parts excitement and anxiousness. The more pieces begin to fall into place, the more daunting the big picture appears to be. But that is part of the beauty of Poly House; the task at hand seems difficult, if not impossible at times, yet rather than throwing your hands up in the air and calling it quits, it forces you to find ways to do the impossible.

Our team has received a lot of help from our sponsors (big shout out to those who have helped us so far), but there remains a lot of resources that we have to obtain. One of my greatest motivators throughout the entire planning process remains my desire to provide a final product that I can look back on with pride. I want the family to be as excited about changes we’ve made a year after we’ve made them as they are when they first see their new house. Never before in my academic career have I had a course where there is such a tangible result of my efforts, and while that’s pretty amazing, it also forces me out of my comfort zone.

The next few weeks are what will determine the success of the project, and I for one am going to do everything in my power to make sure that we have our bases covered. With good, adaptive planning, communication between the teams, and a unified vision of the final goal, I think that we will make this project one of the most successful ones yet.

-Eric