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[Pete]

In Steve's article on late July, Nichols was quoted as saying they would start adding glass to the tower in September.

So, this is likely a small test ahead of the on-going glazing project.

[ndmoore]

From the Petroleum Club.

[redrunner]

Great shots ndmoore!

[SkyWestOKC]

Great shots. Hard to imagine that the tower will be taller than the vantage point you took those shots from.

[OKC@heart]

That vantage point would provide an awesome second Construction cam!!! Wow What a great group of photos!!!! fantastic!!! Thank You!

[sethsrott]

I am familiar with a union member working on the glass, he said that they are starting the full hanging. That they had to wait to start until the 8th floor was completed. But according to my source they should be going full steam a head. Also he said that there is fiber optics in the glass so the whole tower will light up and they can change the colors if they want.

[OKC@heart]

I am familiar with a union member working on the glass, he said that they are starting the full hanging. That they had to wait to start until the 8th floor was completed. But according to my source they should be going full steam a head. Also he said that there is fiber optics in the glass so the whole tower will light up and they can change the colors if they want.

that is awesome news! I can't wait to see what it looks like!!!!! Thanks for posting the info!!!!

[jmarkross]

I am familiar with a union member working on the glass, he said that they are starting the full hanging. That they had to wait to start until the 8th floor was completed. But according to my source they should be going full steam a head. Also he said that there is fiber optics in the glass so the whole tower will light up and they can change the colors if they want.

In my wildest dreams--I never thought of this...can you imagine how cool this will be? Now THIS is something SPECIAL. I have always thought there will be surprises on this Tower...this is part of many more to come. Count on it. I did always feel the recessed points of the triangle--had some optical purpose added.

[jmarkross]

Just think what the Grand Opening--or whatever the event is called--will be like when the light up the whole thing....like the White House Christmas Tree...it will be on every TV news program in the country. These are not guys with small minds orchestrating this project. They KNOW natural gas is the future, they know we have it here, and they are ready to take the reins on this wagon...hope I can run shotgun--at least as a fan...

[jmarkross]

Should this added paragraph be on the TV coverage, worldwide?...
"This Tower, at XXXX-feet, is the tallest building west of the Mississippi and the visual icon as air-travelers approach Will Rogers World Airport for landing in Oklahoma City. Company spokesmen say the Tower symbolizes the future of natural gas for the nation's energy and Oklahoma City is the strategic center of this power source. Capitals throughout the Middle East are scrambling to re-negotiate--at lower prices--oil commitments the world over."
Or...they could just skipp adding a few feet....

[hipsterdoofus]

Should this added paragraph be on the TV coverage, worldwide?...
"This Tower, at XXXX-feet, is the tallest building west of the Mississippi and the visual icon as air-travelers approach Will Rogers World Airport for landing in Oklahoma City. Company spokesmen say the Tower symbolizes the future of natural gas for the nation's energy and Oklahoma City is the strategic center of this power source. Capitals throughout the Middle East are scrambling to re-negotiate--at lower prices--oil commitments the world over."
Or...they could just skipp adding a few feet....

Holy crap dude let it go

[jmarkross]

Holy crap dude let it go

Why? Once in a while...people who make things read what the public is saying--and--if feasible...grasp on...does it hurt you?

[metro]

fiber optics embedded in the glass? does anyone have a picture example of this from another building?

[Kerry]

I am familiar with a union member working on the glass, he said that they are starting the full hanging. That they had to wait to start until the 8th floor was completed. But according to my source they should be going full steam a head. Also he said that there is fiber optics in the glass so the whole tower will light up and they can change the colors if they want.

Does this mean it has the potential to be the worlds largest jumbo-tron capable of producing images, even if they are window sized pixels?

I wonder how many OKCTalker are going to upset when they light-up in the shape of a cross in December.

[sethsrott]

This is a close example of the tower. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content..._agbar_led.jpg

Apparently, according to my contact, somewhere in MN there is a three story complete mock up of the entire project that lary requested to test out the glass.

[metro]

Wow, that would be so cool. Hope the rumor is true.

[CuatrodeMayo]

CuatrodeMayo, On highrise buildings they typically test the panels in place on the building so there is really less of a mockup with the curtain wall. They typially install it and then test in place with the pressurized blown water so they can test for soundness of the weatherproofing.

Yes. I think we are talking about the same thing.

[OKCisOK4me]

This is a close example of the tower. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content..._agbar_led.jpg

Apparently, according to my contact, somewhere in MN there is a three story complete mock up of the entire project that lary requested to test out the glass.

That is most interesting. I hope your source is not getting his rocks off by exciting all of us...

[Of Sound Mind]

This is a close example of the tower. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content..._agbar_led.jpg

Apparently, according to my contact, somewhere in MN there is a three story complete mock up of the entire project that lary requested to test out the glass.

OH. MY. GAWD! Please, say it isn't so.

[jmarkross]

Does this mean it has the potential to be the worlds largest jumbo-tron capable of producing images, even if they are window sized pixels?

I wonder how many OKCTalker are going to upset when they light-up in the shape of a cross in December.

I think LEDs are different than fiber-optics...left-wingers would drop dead in the streets in the big cross scenario...it will be interesting if this 'urban legend' comes to fruition. Neat idea, I think, and feasible.

[BDP]

left-wingers would drop dead in the streets in the big cross scenario

And right wingers would change the constitution so that it couldn't be anything but a cross.

[jmarkross]

A project for science geeks (like me)...take a piece of 3/4 to 1-inch thick plexiglas...shine a bright light on the edge--or a laser pen--and watch the whole thing glow.

[OKC@heart]

There are a lot of possible lighting application for such a building as this. The Hunt Oil building in Dallas utilized a combination of LED, Fiber optic, and traditional lighting. Fiber optic lighting can be very expensive and not always as reliable. I have seen building owners use them and then have fits calibrating them and then later abandoning those expensive systems. The memorial fountain (reflecting pool) has fiber optic lighting below the lip of the black granite so as to iluminate the space giving the slab carrying the water the effect of suspension or floating. However the fiber optics never worked as intended and eventually were left in place not working.

Times change and improvements in technology have no doubt been made, so here is to hoping that the lighting scheme is classy and allows for some drama on the skyline while remaining well crafted. Accents of light highlighting various features with illuminated planes and some glowing surfaces can have a dramatic appearance while not entering the realm of being faddish or gaudy.

I have high hopes that the scheme will be well thought out and reasearched with scale in mind! This is one big ole tower!

[jmarkross]

And right wingers would change the constitution so that it couldn't be anything but a cross.

I guess so...they would need a gigantic--O B A M A--by federal edict to be on all flat surfaces...and resurrect the old Stalin PA system horns on lightposts to play..."UMM UMM UMM...BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA"

[OKC@heart]

Then take a medium or even fine grain sandpaper to one surface and repeat the experiment and see what happens to the amount of light across the surface of the panel and see how the abraided surface becomes an even source of illumination across its surface! Light is so fun to play with!