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    Youre right. I wonder If there's an engineering delay or contractor issues.
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    They are building this thing super slow....nearly a month with barely any changes.
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    That would be pretty skyline changing if we have a reverse floorplate design here's a highrise in Charlotte, NC that "cantilevers" like that...
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    Ruining views from the stadium is contingent on fans actually attending astros games---Which is numbering in the what... low thousands per game?
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    Agreed. I'm not a huge fan of a wood frame structure in the heart of downtown. Wood frame structures--- tend to be temporary in nature... That being said, I wouldnt be surprised if the first floor is reinforced concrete with wood frame above it...
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    theyre fattening the tower. Interesting. I'd expect new exterior columns for that
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    redevelopment? https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=3300+main+houston%2C+tx&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-95.377805!3d29.740595!2m2!1f265.77!2f86.2!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1scbVegRkW4JeYTxQGJ2cPyw!2e0!5m2!1scbVegRkW4JeYTxQGJ2cPyw!2e0!4m12!2m11!1m10!1s0x8640bf6dd4c86605%3A0xc81dc7775aa6516!3m8!1m3!1d55448!2d-95.1158934!3d29.704698!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1&fid=5 thats whats there now...So are they bulldozing that building? or do i have the wrong spot.
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    Ditto, Thank you Skyline view. These photos are great!
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    This renovation/rebuild has been impressive, in my opinion. What percent of the old building did they actually keep? %5? haha
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    iPhone users, ask Siri who your favorite baseball team is... Bit depressing
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    This is great. Gonna save this
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    It is higher. Ill get you the OSHA documents when I get back to my office next week.- if you're interested
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    Right now we have over 1000 apartment units on the drawing board or under construction in downtown. There are currently just under 3000 total living units in downtown Houston. My guess is that a 33 percent increase in people living there will be followed by a small retail boom. Hopefully the housing construction continues and more people move into downtown
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    That's awful. Safety lesson: the construction industry had 775 fatalities in 2012. 280 of those were fall related. Always 100 percent tie off when working at unprotected elevations of greater than 6 feet. 45 percent of falls under 20 feet are fatal. And even at 6 to 10 ft the rate is 11 percent fatal. Falls account for the 3rd highest workplace fatality rate --- behind homicide and roadway accidents. I shared this article with my companies safety team. We had an hour long safety stand down at our construction sites to discuss the importance of 100 percent tie off.
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    Nice size residential building. My apologies if this has been answered, how many apartment units are they planning for the site? /edit: nevermind- 289 units listed on the PDF
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    I think the footprint for sky house is a lot less than this... /speculating
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    Downtown. It'd look better there even if it was a 1960s box design. Imagine if Williams tower was built near minute maid, or where Allen center 5 was supposed to be. That tower would look so much better downtown
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    So many blue glass high rises! Architects need to diversify their photoshop painting skills!
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    Looks like a well lit strip club to me
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    It's okay. I actually like the speculation. I was making jokes at the expense of you, but was hoping it was in good fun. I apologize. I'm not trying to rip on you.
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    I hear since Houston is the space city, they're going to build a SPACE ELEVATOR in midtown! This guy on an internet post said they'll demo the Greyhound station and put it there. Total Height: 22,236 MILES! The FAA has to approve it, but I think with Captain Spock's Jedi mind trick, they should be able to secure funding from Omnicorp!
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    Things that probably helped to kill Detroit: Globalization Mechanization Rigid unmoving Union Practices Crime White Flight Lack of Economic diversification Trains are a "bit" of a stretch.
  23. Purdueenginerd
    Hey! Shopping is pretty exciting for some people... especially on Black Friday
  24. Purdueenginerd
    I was going to go into a long an elaborate post: but wikipedia will pretty much cover what you need to know http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel#Construction
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    I have several friends who are employees of exxon. All in their 20s. Their reactions range from "moo" To "I dont like it" Anecdotal evidence considering all of them live in Midtown or downtown....
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