A very quick one from the site in Madrid…
The last few days have been tough on everyone – both those in Decathlete Teams A and B, who have not stopped since arriving on the 5th, and Team C, who are doing their best to be fresh legs but are already finding the hours debilitating. The days we lost to flooding on site have cost us dearly, but the amount of effort that every member of the H.O.U.S.E team has put in to compensate is truly commendable.
The good news is this – the H.O.U.S.E is standing, the planters are planted, the build is hooked up to the power, I’ve seen the Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling system working with my own eyes, the rooms are fully furnished, and really the only jobs remaining involve dotting i’s, crossing t’s and putting final coats of paint on everything. After that, a quick sweep round and we open up the site to the public – scheduled for 4 o’clock today (local time), with tours at 6. Thus begins the competition!
We might even be able to sneak away and watch the England game after the visitors go home…
Tom