Luminare Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, phillip_white said: Somebody get that robot a hard hat! They need to put him with the tree at the top out ceremony. That would hilarious. Lets put this robot to work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2021 So I was talking with a guy from Embassy Suites who I assume was a manager, he mentioned that Skanska was going to remove the huge Oak tree across the street in the parking lot and move it to this project. It will supposedly cost them $150,000 to move it. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted October 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2021 Fun Fact: Skanska has a bit of a history with heritage oak trees. On their first project in town they put in a big oak tree (3009 Post Oak) and then their next job at West Memorial Place had a few large oak trees. Cap Tower doesnt really have BIG trees outside but they do have some cool ones in the Understory not to mention the whole rooftop garden. Yes it is a bit of greenwashing but its pretty cool that they have brought in serious landscape budgets to all of their developments. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Save the trees!! Goodness knows downtown needs more shade in the summer. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I noticed that they took down a number of trees downtown on Main and on Travis in the last month or so. I assume that they were dead from the freeze but it seems like we never have a chance for most of the street trees to mature in DT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted October 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2021 One of the two pile drilling machines was loaded out. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 Talked with the site superintendent, he told me that the 2 tower cranes will both be luffing cranes due to the 2 hotels nearby. One tower crane will be in the southeast corner and the second on the northwest corner. Maxim crane will supply the tower cranes. Hopes to finish with the last big core drilling machine next week. They are 14' deep now but will go to 32' total but have to do it in sections due to the Embassy Suites. Mat pour is scheduled for Nov. 20th. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 One of the 2 luffing tower cranes will go in this area. And the other will go in the street were the bike path is/was. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I was driving around this part of downtown this morning, and south of the convention center and to the east every street in that area has 72" pipe parked on both sides of the street for countless blocks. Obviously this is staging for a major water project. I haven't found anything on this and thought someone could enlighten. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, bobruss said: I was driving around this part of downtown this morning, and south of the convention center and to the east every street in that area has 72" pipe parked on both sides of the street for countless blocks. Obviously this is staging for a major water project. I haven't found anything on this and thought someone could enlighten. Thanks I created a topic about them in the Downtown section and in the Montrose section, I believe the 2 are related. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, bobruss said: I was driving around this part of downtown this morning, and south of the convention center and to the east every street in that area has 72" pipe parked on both sides of the street for countless blocks. Obviously this is staging for a major water project. I haven't found anything on this and thought someone could enlighten. Thanks I think they found evidence of oil and gas at the construction site and are going to go ahead and frack the site before proceeding further with construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 The superintendent also told me they won't have their own chillers but will tie into the downtown Enwave Energy Corp's system through tunnels. https://www.enwave.com 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 That system still has excess capacity? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 hah, northern cities have a steam system, we have a chiller system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Does chiller = AC or is it something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted October 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2021 Enwave has plenty of capacity and they are always happy to expand if they can lock in a new client. FWIW the other Skanska building downtown is also on district cooling. "Does chiller = AC or is it something different? " short story yes. Longer story: Chillers make cold water by a magic process involving a cooling tower to reject some heat and then some weird compression thing happens and stuff gets colder (again magic). Longest Story: I am not an engineer so you will need to go to wikipedia to learn the dark arts of heat rejection and mad science of delta T. 7 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) The 2 luffing tower cranes. Edited October 20, 2021 by hindesky 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eastdwntwn Posted October 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2021 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2021 @Eastdwntwn I rotated your pic....my neck was hurting. 13 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Any chance that power station on the right (or whatever its called) will get covered like the one Seattle just completed? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 14 hours ago, hindesky said: @Eastdwntwn I rotated your pic....my neck was hurting. I tried to fix it on my end and just gave up. I figured I should probably get back to work lol 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Houston19514 Posted October 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Amlaham said: Any chance that power station on the right (or whatever its called) will get covered like the one Seattle just completed? That's really cool. Apparently it was publicly funded. Send the idea to the Mayor's office, Houston First, Central Houston, Downtown TIRZ Here's some more info: New public artwork rises at the new City Light Denny Substation May 9, 2019 by Erika Lindsay Leave a Comment Denny Substation is now home to two incredible new public artworks, the towering Transforest by Lead Pencil Studio and a kinetic piece, Switchwall, by Ned Kahn. The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) worked with Seattle City Light to incorporate artworks and cultural planning that supports the utility’s mission and goals at the Denny Substation. ARTS worked with City Light and architects to develop a temporary art program prior to construction of the substation, and permanent art installations at the new facility that are responsive to the surrounding community and reinforce the public nature and essential function of the station. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amlaham Posted October 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Houston19514 said: That's really cool. Apparently it was publicly funded. Send the idea to the Mayor's office, Houston First, Central Houston, Downtown TIRZ I will do so! Hopefully they consider something similar to it 😅 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2021 Found out from a worker that CapForm is the concrete contractor for this. First time hearing this company in Houston, they are from Dallas but have done work there and in Fort Worth, Austin, Miami and Tampa. https://capforminc.com/CFI2019/ 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2021 Working on Sunday. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sapo2367 Posted November 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2021 The crane has arrived 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 2 hours ago, sapo2367 said: The crane has arrived I know I'm hopelessly behind on many things... but... how long has the St Joseph Professional Building had the new facade? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: I know I'm hopelessly behind on many things... but... how long has the St Joseph Professional Building had the new facade? About 1 yr., paint job and interior work, Hoar is the GC. Edited November 9, 2021 by hindesky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted November 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2021 Fun Fact of the day back in the 90s there was a large regional contractor named Beers Construction (bought by Skanska). Back in the day Hoar and Beers at a Joint venture and no one could decide which name would look less bad: Hoar and Beers or Beers and Hoar. 6 1 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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