DrLan34 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Has anybody heard any additional info about this?This is just a guess but I'm thinking they were just testing to make sure everything was in working order and then plan on putting them back in once Hess moves in. Hess is probably paying higher than average rent for this place and they want to use the turbines as a marketing/advertising tool once they move in. Maybe? I don't know... Edited January 10, 2011 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Seems like a lot of trouble to remove them, although maybe it's not as difficult as it seems. They must have a plan in place for hurricanes, so I guess they would need to be easy enough to remove/store for temporary periods. When does Hess move in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Seems like a lot of trouble to remove them, although maybe it's not as difficult as it seems. They must have a plan in place for hurricanes, so I guess they would need to be easy enough to remove/store for temporary periods. When does Hess move in?June or July, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The IT guys are going over next month, summer for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Has anybody heard any additional info about this?I haven't heard anything about it, but if I had to speculate, it'd be that aerodynamic turbulence associated with the design of the tower (or other towers nearby) was exerting unforeseen loads beyond the design capabilities of the turbines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 One of the blades flew off and hit a car. If I had to bet, they are gone forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 One of the blades flew off and hit a car. If I had to bet, they are gone forever.Funny how that wasn't reported in the news. The TV stations would have been all over it. How do you know?If that is the case, then they weren't properly manufactured and had a weakness. Those things would have to stand much stronger winds, particularly since we are susceptible to hurricanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 One of the blades flew off and hit a car. If I had to bet, they are gone forever.Tht's crazy if true. I'd also like to hear of some more concrete evidence.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 One of the blades flew off and hit a car. If I had to bet, they are gone forever.I'm with ricco, How do you know this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 They were very lucky it did not make the news (it hit a subcontractor's pickup, not a random passing vehicle). I've heard and confirmed this from multiple sources, all of whom have direct knowledge of the tenant and building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Furthermore - if you are Hess and your new headquarters just had a piece of a wind turbine fly off of it and hit something (and recognizing that the turbines produce less than 1% of the buildings energy), would you knowingly allow them to be put back onto the building you 100% occupy? The answer is probably no, because if it happens again and hurts someone, you have a major PR crisis on your hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 They were very lucky it did not make the news (it hit a subcontractor's pickup, not a random passing vehicle). I've heard and confirmed this from multiple sources, all of whom have direct knowledge of the tenant and building.What a load of B.S. This sounds like a complete lie to me. Another lonely cybergeek just looking for some much needed attention or something like that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) What a load of B.S. This sounds like a complete lie to me. Another lonely cybergeek just looking for some much needed attention or something like that.http://swamplot.com/...own/2011-01-13/ looks like something did fly off... Edited January 13, 2011 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 http://swamplot.com/...own/2011-01-13/ looks like something did fly off...looks like someone else owes PAC an apology... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 "I don't always post on HAIF, but when I do, I prefer apologies" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 "I don't always post on HAIF, but when I do, I prefer apologies"I'm sorry you don't know how to find links to back up what you say. I'm sorry I don't believe everything I read on the internet. And I'm really sorry that the defective turbine didn't land on your head. Just kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) No problem. Just trying to help. Edited January 14, 2011 by PAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I work for a local tv station here. I'm on it. I'll see what I can find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) I work for a local tv station here. I'm on it. I'll see what I can find out.Hopefully they find a secure way to put the turbines back in... I fee like they set a new standard for buildings (at least in Houston)... those with moving parts, and those without. Edited January 14, 2011 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hopefully they find a secure way to put the turbines back in... I fee like they set a new standard for buildings (at least in Houston)... those with moving parts, and those without.Perhaps someone should start a thread to promote buildings with moving parts, much as someone has for promoting downtown lighting. Therein, we can all find the courage to flush toilets on an excessive and unnecessary basis and contribute to ecological degradation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I always find myself entertained my Niches 2am postings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Perhaps someone should start a thread to promote buildings with moving parts, much as someone has for promoting downtown lighting. Therein, we can all find the courage to flush toilets on an excessive and unnecessary basis and contribute to ecological degradation.Sounds good but only for buildings with moving parts in Houston, otherwise I don't really care to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Sounds good but only for buildings with moving parts in Houston, otherwise I don't really care to comment.Let me put it another way for the humorless among us. If a building has a working toilet, then it will already have moving parts. Those parts, which move in a clockwise direction, provide a good rhetorical analog to my opinion of the moving parts that are the subject of this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Let me put it another way for the humorless among us. If a building has a working toilet, then it will already have moving parts. Those parts, which move in a clockwise direction, provide a good rhetorical analog to my opinion of the moving parts that are the subject of this thread.haha i think everyone already understood what you were saying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Interior renderings, if anyone is interested:http://www.gravitasrenderings.com/hess-tower/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bach Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Interior renderings, if anyone is interested:http://www.gravitasr...com/hess-tower/Isn't that a LOT of green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Isn't that a LOT of green?Maybe so, but Hess' colors are green and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) Maybe so, but Hess' colors are green and white.I had a close friend who worked for Hess at the time they moved into One Allen Center. They did the same thing with that move-in where the IT department moved in first while the rest of the build-out was going on. One day, John Hess and his entourage walked through for a tour and stated that the green color in the carpeting was not the correct Hess green. All of the carpet was subsequently ripped out and replaced. And one other quirky thing: employees were allowed to have one "tastefully framed" photograph of a family member on their desks, but wall calendars and other "clutter" was strictly prohibited. In the cubicles, the file cabinets had top doors that opened out over the top of the file cabinet so it would knock off any items that were placed up there.But they did have a killer dining facility with all kinds of great food, including a grill where you could get chicken, hamburgers, or even mahi-mahi, a deli for sandwiches, gourmet entrees and soups, etc. And I think it was only like $3 per meal for employees. I guess if you can keep employees in the building for lunch, they'll have more time for work! Edited January 28, 2011 by heights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooires Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Drove through downtown, I looked up and noticed that the turbines were gone! That explains why the lights were off.Anyone know the story?Ooops!!http://swamplot.com/pieces-of-wind-turbine-fall-onto-street-from-top-of-hess-tower-downtown-blades-on-lockdown/2011-01-13/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ooops!!http://swamplot.com/...own/2011-01-13/That link was already posted above by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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