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  1. tangledwoods
    how is parking going to work for this building? Will they lease space in the adjacent garage?
  2. tangledwoods
    hopefully good news for their Capitol Tower project!!!
  3. tangledwoods
    that is a survey of existing conditions. The tunnels are already there.
  4. tangledwoods
    does this mean we can go east of 45 now??? BRING ON THE 3 STORY CONDO'S
  5. tangledwoods
    What you are looking at are called void forms. When we build a concrete building the process goes like this: 1) build a flat deck out of temporary formwork 2) set pans (void forms) on the deck 3) install rebar for beams, joist, and slab 4) place and finish concrete 5) let the concrete cure 6) drop the forms from the floor below and you are done! Here is a good picture of what they look like before the concrete is poured. Here is what it looks like from below once the pans are removed and you have just concrete.
  6. tangledwoods
    I took this pic on thurs, if you zoom in you can just see the tree on top.
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    3/29
  8. tangledwoods
    i spend way to much time in Galleria traffic.
  9. tangledwoods
    crappy night photo in the rain.
  10. tangledwoods
    the city is already evaluating options for a purpose built facility lease back. In this case it is a PPP (public private partnership). Skanska along with a few other firms have proposals in to the city.
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  12. tangledwoods
    really starting to love this building
  13. tangledwoods
    here is a photo from 2/13.
  14. tangledwoods
    you would be amazed how often design architects ignore the laws of nature / science when pursuing projects.....
  15. tangledwoods
    the only changes we are going to see in the design will be related to MAJOR constructability issues. Lets say the slope on the green roof exceeds ADA requirements or they cant find a warrantable product for that slope. Those are the changes we will see as more renderings come out. With a client like this you do EVERYTHING you can to preserve the design intent AND budget without neutering the architects key elements. People on here sometime think that any change to a concept rendering is evil, but it is honestly part of the design process. As the design architects hand over their baby to project architects there are often changes made before the builder is even involved. /end contractor rant
  16. tangledwoods
    They already have all of the foundations in place. This thing should go vertical in February.
  17. tangledwoods
    what i love is coming around the corner from 610 on post oak. Having the buildings nice and close to the sidewalks really gives a nice urban feel to the area.
  18. tangledwoods
    not to get overly nerdy, but they will likely use a Favelle Favco or Liebherr crane. Typical on something like this would be a luffing jib crane.
  19. tangledwoods
    HOK is the architect and engineer of record on this project. Skanska is in construction manager / general contractor. On this project they will not serve in a design build position. Skanska is currently planning the construction: cranes, schedule, city coordination, etc. Cool story time: There are steel columns on this project that will weight in excess of 900lbs per LF. There are less that 20 cranes in the world right now that make the cut for this project (weight limit, availability, cost, etc). Again, I am not 100% anything. I am just telling you what these people are working on. If you really want to know what the schedule is talk to someone at Kone or Mitsubishi. The elevator guys are always involved early and end up with all the juicy details.
  20. tangledwoods
    There are a few people on this forum with actual knowledge of this project. I dont know any big wigs at chevron, but i do know this: HOK has produced 100% CD drawings that are ready for permit. The contractor (Skanska) now has a big team working full time on this project.
  21. tangledwoods
    Random cool story time on Recycling: Houston is one of the few cities in which crushed concrete is viewed as a commodity. In many places it is taken to landfills, but here in H-Town it is almost always recycled. Some of it is even placed in shipping containers and sent to countries like India and China. Steel in this condition is separated from the concrete debris and sold back to the steel mills. Typical steel from companies like Nucor will contain 60-90% recycled content. It is pretty cool to think that the steel in that pile will all be taken and turned into steel for another building. Some of it could even end up back in Capitol Tower by the time all things are said and done. /LEED Rant
  22. tangledwoods
    When the Houston Club building was placed on the market it was being marketed for its current parking capacity / revenue only. The building itself was considered a massive encumbrance and brought down the sale price considerably. This was an incredibly complex real estate deal and an even more complex construction deal. Part of the reason that Skanska made a go a this one when other's didn't was that they have a good handle on the construction cost. Remember that Skanska is primarily a construction company, so they have the resources to really study all the different options for demo and build back.
  23. tangledwoods
    i took this photo from the Target parking lot on Monday.
  24. tangledwoods
    We are having crazy labor shortages. Also in sub markets like the energy corridor lead times for concrete are 5-8 weeks even for the big concrete guys (Keystone / Baker). Dont get me wrong there are plenty of warm bodies willing to fill your jobsite, but finding qualified labor is becoming a real challenge.
  25. tangledwoods
    I am hearing that this could be a late September early October implosion.
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