CIVL 3121 - Interesting Information about
Structures
This 30-Floor Chinese Hotel Was Completed in Merely
15 days!
Broad Sustainable Building checks in again, and again pulled off an
impressive architectural achievement with the construction of a 30-story hotel
in Changsha. The construction happened so rapidly that it seemed likely that BSB
may have skimped on safety measured and industrial standards, but amazingly
every bit of this towering hotel is completely up to code.
The 30-story hotel was finished in just 15 days, thanks primarily to it
consisting almost entirely of prefabricated materials. Broad Sustainable
Building attributes the two story per day rate to the fact that they were able
to build the pieces in a factory and later assemble them at the construction
site. All told, 93% of the building materials for the building were premade.
In addition to increasing the speed of the build, this process eliminated the
risks of accidents, pollution, and delays. Broad Sustainable Building also
prides itself on being environmentally friendly, so along with being quick,
efficient, and safe, this method of construction could be the future of
architecture.