Widgets Magazine
Page 21 of 488 FirstFirst ... 161718192021222324252671121 ... LastLast
Results 501 to 525 of 12195

Thread: Devon Energy Center

  1. #501

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Forcing your employees to walk is a good thing.

  2. #502

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by Toadrax View Post
    Forcing your employees to walk is a good thing.
    Spreading employees across multiple buildings encourages web meetings - not walking.

  3. #503

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Also, forcing your employees to walk on company time is not so productive... just looking at it from the perspective of simple cash money!

  4. Default Re: Devon Tower

    ^^ Have you spent much time around the Chesapeake Campus? Because it's always full of people walking now. The employees walk a lot, and I think the fact that there is a nice place to walk has made the neighborhood a better place for non-Chesapeake people to walk. Functions just like a college campus- people in Norman so much more likely to bike/walk when they can travel through the OU campus, even when they aren't OU students or personnel.

  5. #505

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    If the employees and Chesapeake enjoy walking from building to building then that is fine with me. I just wouldn't want to do it.

  6. #506

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by lonestarstatesux View Post
    Also, forcing your employees to walk on company time is not so productive... just looking at it from the perspective of simple cash money!
    I would wager that the employees will be more productive overall having to go for walks on company time. One of the companies I do work for has a fitness center/shower inside of it, and employees are encouraged to use it on company time because it gives them more energy to get more work done. Healthy employees also get sick less.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kerry View Post
    If the employees and Chesapeake enjoy walking from building to building then that is fine with me. I just wouldn't want to do it.
    There are a couple people I see running around in golf carts. Or maybe you could get one of those machines that do the walking for you, like they have at the grocery stores.

  7. #507

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    I live in the Chesapeake area...and I agree that they have really made it a nice place to be. I'm torn because as much as I agree that it's great to have your employees walking/staying fit/etc...I just as much would love to see them put up a tower downtown! But now with the Devon project...I think we'll see at least a couple of new towers on the planning books before too long.

  8. #508

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    I don't work there, have only rarely been close to the campus, but I don't see how having it where it is could be worse for the city than leaving what used to be there on the ground and them tossing another tall building DT. Nothing against tall buildings on my part, but the University of Gas campus seems pretty nice all in all.

  9. #509

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by Toadrax View Post
    I would wager that the employees will be more productive overall having to go for walks on company time. One of the companies I do work for has a fitness center/shower inside of it, and employees are encouraged to use it on company time because it gives them more energy to get more work done. Healthy employees also get sick less.



    There are a couple people I see running around in golf carts. Or maybe you could get one of those machines that do the walking for you, like they have at the grocery stores.
    I'm not opposed to walking at all - I just don't want to do it in a suit and 100 degree heat or rain or sleet just so I can attend some meeting in another building.

  10. #510

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Drop the suit, get a speedo!

  11. Default Re: Devon Tower

    I think there needs to be variety in a city, and chesapeake's campus is first class and top knotch.

    I agree with the posters who said we should make sure Texans know that Chesapeake is OKC based!
    Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!

  12. Default Re: Devon Tower

    we don't have that many companies based here.... so we mos def can't let dee eff dub rob us of chesapeake.

  13. #513

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Chesapeake only purchased the building. They are NOT building a new one.
    I don't believe this is true. Someone I work with very closely has actually seen the architectural renderings of their new Fort Worth HQ. According to him/her it is very sleek and modern -- and high rise. Chesapeake is going to have a major footprint in Fort Worth.

  14. #514

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by soonerguru View Post
    I don't believe this is true. Someone I work with very closely has actually seen the architectural renderings of their new Fort Worth HQ. According to him/her it is very sleek and modern -- and high rise. Chesapeake is going to have a major footprint in Fort Worth.
    From what I understand they did purchase the building but they are going to do interior and exterior renovations. But the overall shape of the building will remain intact, here is a pic...

    http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1432/...2aba12.jpg?v=0

    My guess is exterior stuff will be landscaping and minor things.

  15. #515

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by OUGrad05 View Post
    From what I understand they did purchase the building but they are going to do interior and exterior renovations. But the overall shape of the building will remain intact, here is a pic...

    http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1432/...2aba12.jpg?v=0

    My guess is exterior stuff will be landscaping and minor things.
    I'll take your word for it. An associate of mine had seen renderings of building that looked much cooler than this, and hyperventilated with excitement when telling me about it. I'll see what I can find out and get back to you.

  16. #516

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by Toadrax View Post
    Drop the suit, get a speedo!
    LOL - you are getting very close to my ideal way to get fired.

  17. #517

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Fired.. or a HUGE promotion.

  18. Default Re: Devon Tower

    This is up at Skyscraperpage.com now


  19. Default Re: Devon Tower

    Wow!!!

  20. Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by soonerguru View Post
    I don't believe this is true. Someone I work with very closely has actually seen the architectural renderings of their new Fort Worth HQ. According to him/her it is very sleek and modern -- and high rise. Chesapeake is going to have a major footprint in Fort Worth.
    Chesapeake already moved into the existing building in downtown fort worth.

  21. Default Re: Devon Tower

    my original post said "someone should fix the date on skyscraper page stating that mid-continent in tulsa was built in 1918 and not 1984."

    however, i read up on it and found out that they added 20 stories in '84. sooooooo.... my bad. didn't know that tho, they did a great job... can't even tell.

  22. #522

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Every other building in OKC just became very small. The new bar has been set.

  23. #523

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Quote Originally Posted by edcrunk View Post
    my original post said "someone should fix the date on skyscraper page stating that mid-continent in tulsa was built in 1918 and not 1984."

    however, i read up on it and found out that they added 20 stories in '84. sooooooo.... my bad. didn't know that tho, they did a great job... can't even tell.
    The 20 story addition actually cantilevers over the 1918 building because it wasn't originally built for such an expansion. The architects and Flintco did an AMAZING job making it look like it's always been that tall though down to the intricate details at the crown. Mid-Continent is a beautiful building both inside and out. It is revered in Tulsa just as First National is in OKC.

  24. #524

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    the devon tower only has two more floors than the bok center, but is almost 300 feet taller....is that correct? How could that be?

  25. #525

    Default Re: Devon Tower

    Scroll back a few pages and someone extensively explained it. Keep in mind the lobby is going to be like 60 ft tall ceilings, first few floors will have like 17 ft ceilings to allow for mechanical and other things, then mechanical floors are like 20 ft ceilings, then you have like 75 ft crown, so needless to say, not all floors will have the same floor height, also modern buildings have bigger ceiling heights than older buildings did.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 91 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 91 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. 60 floor concepts on new Devon tower site.
    By Platemaker in forum General Civic Issues
    Replies: 80
    Last Post: 07-13-2011, 08:11 AM
  2. Let Construction Begin! - New Devon Tower Thread
    By OKC74 in forum General Civic Issues
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 10-06-2009, 12:04 PM
  3. Devon expands its First National presence
    By metro in forum General Civic Issues
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 02-22-2008, 11:36 AM
  4. Devon Tower real possibility
    By Pete in forum General Civic Issues
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 07-10-2007, 05:32 PM
  5. new edmond highway
    By metro in forum Suburban & Other OK Communities
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 11-17-2006, 07:34 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Single Sign On provided by vBSSO