The ownership of the Sears Tower in Chicago have announced a refurbishment plan to substantially reduce the amount of energy consumed each day by the hulking building, by about 80%. In addition, the group has requested a zoning change from the city in order to build a 50 story "green" hotel right next door.
The hotel is planned to achieve "zero net consumption" when it comes to energy, however details surrounding just how that is going to be achieved were sketchy at best.
The Sears Tower is also scheduled to undergo a name change, due to transition by the end of this summer to Willis Tower, after an insurance brokerage group that is leasing 140,000 square feet of tower space.
Improvements to the tower itself will include replacement of each one of its 16,000 windows, as well as complete refurbishment to its elevator, HVAC, water, lighting, and sewage systems.
Both projects will be conducted at the same time and will bring 3,600 additional jobs (including short term construction work) to the downtown Chicago area.
Quote from: Palehorse on June 24, 2009, 02:09:49 PM
Improvements to the tower itself will include replacement of each one of its 16,000 windows...
They're putting in screens to lower the cooling bill. :biggrin:
Quote from: Exterminator on June 24, 2009, 02:17:37 PM
They're putting in screens to lower the cooling bill. :biggrin:
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And floor drains to supply the newly installed personal mist fans. . . :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
If there are no windows how high will the light bill be? Also won't that be bad for the workers who will only see walls now? Being claustrophobic I would have a hard time working in a place with no windows I don't care how big it is.
Quote from: me on June 24, 2009, 02:32:29 PM
If there are no windows how high will the light bill be? Also won't that be bad for the workers who will only see walls now? Being claustrophobic I would have a hard time working in a place with no windows I don't care how big it is.
Who said there would be no windows?
Quote from: Exterminator on June 24, 2009, 02:35:34 PM
Who said there would be no windows?
QuoteImprovements to the tower itself will include replacement of each one of its 16,000 windows, as well as complete refurbishment to its elevator, HVAC, water, lighting, and sewage systems.
Guess that wouldn't necessarily mean doing away with them huh?
Quote from: me on June 24, 2009, 02:43:29 PM
Guess that wouldn't necessarily mean doing away with them huh?
Nope; I'm sure they are being replaced with a more energy efficient design.
re·place·ment (-mənt)
noun
1. replacing or being replaced
2. a person or thing that takes the place of another, esp. of one that has worn out, broken down, etc.
Quote from: Palehorse on June 24, 2009, 03:01:58 PM
re·place·ment (-mənt)
noun
1. replacing or being replaced
2. a person or thing that takes the place of another, esp. of one that has worn out, broken down, etc.
But they could have also meant replacing them with blocks or whatever ya know..... :razz:
Quote from: me on June 24, 2009, 03:21:56 PM
But they could have also meant replacing them with blocks or whatever ya know..... :razz:
Those roots blonde or blue? :razz:
Quote from: Palehorse on June 24, 2009, 03:23:14 PM
Those roots blonde or blue? :razz:
I do believe they're blond......Been practicin' fer my blond status for a number of years now. Have I finally made it?......... :biggrin:
Quote from: me on June 24, 2009, 03:25:38 PM
I do believe they're blond......Been practicin' fer my blond status for a number of years now. Have I finally made it?......... :biggrin:
Only if you're offended by this:
A blonde came to the bank of a river and noticed another blonde on the opposite shore so she called to her, "hey, how do I get to the other side?"
The other blonde looked carefully up the river to her right and then to her left before responding, "you're already on the other side!"
Quote from: Exterminator on June 24, 2009, 03:31:19 PM
Only if you're offended by this:
A blonde came to the bank of a river and noticed another blonde on the opposite shore so she called to her, "hey, how do I get to the other side?"
The other blonde looked carefully up the river to her right and then to her left before responding, "you're already on the other side!"
Well crap, guess I'll have to keep practicin'... :rolleyes:
Here is an interesting change they're making:
Are you game? (http://www.theskydeck.com/theledge.asp)
Quote from: Exterminator on June 24, 2009, 03:53:36 PM
Here is an interesting change they're making:
Are you game? (http://www.theskydeck.com/theledge.asp)
:eek: No way would I go into that box. That's waaaaaaaay too high up. Heck I got dizzy just looking at the picture....
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I don't think I'd step out on that ledge wearing a skirt.
Quote from: pariann on June 24, 2009, 05:30:08 PM
I don't think I'd step out on that ledge wearing a skirt.
Who is going to see you that far up anyway? (The pervert with a telescope don't count; he/she would see you anyway). :biggrin:
Uh, did you notice the BIG windows under the glass box? I'm betting doughnuts that if someone was looking out the window, and UP, he/she could see the people standing 4 feet out in the air.
Quote from: pariann on June 24, 2009, 05:49:05 PM
Uh, did you notice the BIG windows under the glass box? I'm betting doughnuts that if someone was looking out the window, and UP, he/she could see the people standing 4 feet out in the air.
Where's your faith in prudence? :icon_twisted:
I've been alive long enough to know that for every ounce of prudence, there's 2 ounces of perverseness.
Quote from: pariann on June 24, 2009, 06:30:07 PM
I've been alive long enough to know that for every ounce of prudence, there's 2 ounces of perverseness.
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So. . . you saying somebody here is a facilitator? Or practitioner perhaps? :wink: :biggrin: <nudge - nudge>