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  1. #3926

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    Nice^...

  2. #3927

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    AHHHH!! I cant wait for this thing to be completely glassed!

  3. #3928

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    Great pics! Thanks

  4. #3929

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    It's probably just me, but I'm thinking on severe clear days, this tower is going to be hard to see from a distance.... Great pics by the way.

  5. #3930

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    Thanks to those who take the tiime to post construction pics. Much appreciated!

  6. #3931

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    It already has broken the skyline if your driving southbound or northbound on Classen from about NW 6th to Reno.

  7. #3932

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    I was told by a Holder employee today that the building/skin/glass will contain more than 1 million LED lights when complete. He didnt exactly detail if they were built into the frames or if they were to be added later. I would describe his position more as a supervisor so maybe he would know..?

  8. #3933

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    Quote Originally Posted by PLM View Post
    I was told by a Holder employee today that the building/skin/glass will contain more than 1 million LED lights when complete. He didnt exactly detail if they were built into the frames or if they were to be added later. I would describe his position more as a supervisor so maybe he would know..?
    STOP! I can't take the excitement anymore!!!! GAAAAHHHHHHHH!

  9. #3934

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    Are those to columns fixed now? It looks like it from the cam but it's hard to tell...

  10. #3935

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    yes

  11. #3936

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    Yeah, they got em repoured and we should be on our way vertical again! The South core has lifted to the next floor. The concrete pumper boom looks like it is very close to the height of the tower crane #2 elevation so would expect to see that tower make its jump in the next couple of days. I wonder with tower crane #2 jumping the #1 position if it will make the tower crane the highest object in the OKC skyline yet? It should be close if not, either way it is exciting to see the forshadowing of the height and position of the tower represented by the tower cranes as this thing grows on the skyline. Another core level rise and we will have broken the horizon line as viewed from the web cam!!!!

  12. #3937

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    It's been way too quiet (crickets chirping) on here so I'll throw out a perplexing question...

    We know the rate on the floors (per no bad columns or other major mistakes which I'm fully aware are going to take place) is 8 days. What's the rate on glass panel installations per floor?

  13. #3938

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCisOK4me View Post
    What's the rate on glass panel installations per floor?
    Equal to, or greater than, 8 days per floor.

  14. #3939

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    Quote Originally Posted by dedndcrusr View Post
    Equal to, or greater than, 8 days per floor.
    Whenever they remove the shoring is when the glass for a particular floor gets installed.

  15. #3940

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    They typically will shadow the pace of the floor construction rate. They are a distinct trade and so you don't typically want the glazing subcontractor to mobilize and start work that they have to stop while waiting for more structure to be built. That would incur additional charges and could threaten availability of the skilled crew who could be reassigned to other projects. They cannot afford to sit idle which is why they waited until they had completed the 8th floor and had begun the faster pace on the floor plates. Hanging the glazing is much like doing new forms in that it takes them a little longer to run through the traps on the first floors while they work out any issues with the application of the product on the built form, and then it begins to become more systematic and quicker.

    They will perform tests on the glazing at various intervals, typically randomly selected by the owners rep and the architect to verify the performance of the assembly in place with regards to windblown rain, but that will come much later as they have much more glazing in place.

  16. #3941

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    Thank you OKC@heart for your intellectual/informative answer to an honest question that was not asked for the sole purpose of receiving a crap answer with a slap in the head cartoon smiley. Glad you're here to provide some serious answers!

  17. #3942

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    I was just messin' with you OKC@heart. I was kinda curious about it too. I'm looking forward to seeing some more glazing from the tower cam.

  18. #3943

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    It appears the horizon has been breached from the webcam perspective. Exciting!

  19. #3944

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    Yes it has with the reinforcing steel...I was kinda holding off until the floor plate broke the horizon line, but even with that as the milestone we are only two weeks away from that happening! The other interesting thing is due to our perspective and the curvature of the earth the floors that intersect the horizon should also be about eye level to our view so from that point we will begin looking up at the tower being built instead of down on that construction. Unless of course we are able to secure a vantage point for a second cam from over in the Chase tower or the petroleum club.

  20. #3945

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    Quote Originally Posted by maestro6 View Post
    It appears the horizon has been breached from the webcam perspective. Exciting!
    Meh...its no where near being covered up...wait a week or 2

  21. #3946

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    Quote Originally Posted by maestro6 View Post
    It appears the horizon has been breached from the webcam perspective. Exciting!
    Almost.... Not quite yet. If you put a ruler on the screen there's still about 2mm to go. Give it ten more days for the cores and two more weeks minimum for the floor plates.

  22. #3947

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    Great information here. Had a guy come into my work who works for the company doing the glass installation. Here is their website:

    www.permasteelisa.com

    This guy handles the safety aspect associated with the installation of the glass panels. He says that the company manufactures, distributes and installs all of their panels. He said once the floor plates start picking up and he said, and I quote, "on a 5 day schedule", they'll be right behind at the same rate! He also told me about the fiber optics that run through every single pane divider (I forgot the term he gave me for them) and that any color in the spectrum will be possible. He also stated that the tower will be at occupancy up to the 25-30 floor range while they finish topping out the glass on the building. Seemed kinda strange to me but he stated that this is how companies do it these days and I'd think he'd know because he's been head man for many projects around the world for this company for several years. It will be interesting to see none the less!

    PS... I've gone to the website and I can't really find anything associated with the Devon Tower but that doesn't mean anything. It could be under wraps until a certain point they reach in the project. I told him that I was on this website and that if he didn't mind I would speak of it and he said he didn't think that to be a problem. It looks to me that they've had some pretty big customers and this guy isn't the kind of guy that would make up something...

  23. #3948

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    The term is 'fins.'

  24. #3949

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    Ahhhhh.... I had to think for a minute to associate your post with mine, lol... Thanks!

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    How soon will these fiber optic lights begin to work?

    When it is all done, it will be very kool to see all sort of lights for each holidays, sport games, and thrill nights!

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