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chinese workers build 15 story hotel in 6 days As the United States and China battle over the finer points of currency manipulation at the G-20 summit, American negotiators may want to take note of this startling testimonial to the productivity of Chinese workers: A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. If nothing else, this remarkable achievement will stoke further complaints from American economic pundits that China's economy is far more accomplished than ours in tending to such basics as construction. http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot...-just-six-days |
how safe is it though |
i like |
looks like they just did the exterior and some interior.....what about plumbing/electrical/safety checks/carpets/beds/toilets/baths/tiles/elevator and all that shit for all the rooms? |
Safety and quality is definitely a concern, but you still can't argue with the fact that they completed this in only 6 days. But yea, I'd hope they spend some more time building to ensure that it meets all the standard. |
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well they built all the rooms and stuff somewhere else and brought it in which means all the electrical and plumbing is done for each suite and probably just has to be connected to the main sets |
Faster does not mean better. Here's a gem in Shanghai from a year ago: Quote:
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the description in the video: Level 9 Earthquake Resistance: diagonal bracing structure, light weight, steel construction, passed level 9 earthquake resistance testing 6x Less Material: even though the construction materials are much lighter(250kg/m2) than the traditional materials(over 1500kg/m2), the floors and walls are solid with surefootedness, airtight and sound-proofing 5x Energy Efficient: 150mm thermal insulation for walls and roofs, triple glazed plastic windows, external solar shading, heat insulation, fresh air heat recovery, LED lighting, yearly HAVC A/C energy consumption equivalent to 7 liters oil. 20x Purification: after 3 levels of purification, the purification efficiency for fresh air reaches 95%-99.9%; air exchanged 1-2.5 times per hour, and indoor air is 20x cleaner than out door air 1% Construction Waste: all components are factory made, construction waste, mainly package materials, result from on site set-up only and amount to 1% of the total weight of the building. This is the first building in human history which combines almost all environmental friendly, comfortable and secure elements. So, we call it: Sustainable Building very impressive.... |
that building is basically a fancier version of those modular worker houses i've seen in shanghai and rest of china.. |
Taking into consideration that China has a billion people, finding workers to keep a work site going around the clock is not hard. |
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In general, asian people are harder working. This is from personal experience at various jobs. |
Obviously you have to work hard, because if you don't, there's a pool of a billion other people from which your employer can find a replacement. |
It's called superb project management. There were homes back in I think the 70s ors 80s in San Diego which were built in 6 hours. These homes are still standing today being lived in without any problems. |
Actually, you'll be surprised as that DOES factor in to the speed of the building process. China has a lot of man power plus hard workers. Just these two points will aid in building more and faster projects. Heck If you head to Hangzhou, Chang Sha or any of the smaller cities, you can see 20-30 Condos/Apartments going up at once. Just because one bad structured building goes on the radar doesn't mean ALL of them are bad. In order to keep the unemployment rate lower, they will try and employ as many people as possible. |
try paying the construction workers in the US/Canada for night shift = $$$$ anything is possible if you have a lot of money. you can easily do that in north america as long as the construction company and the contractors are willing to pay for it. it's a totally different ball game. you just cannot compare China in terms of manpower and resource. they have unlimited amount of cheap labour and it's quite feasible to do that in china. with the attitude of north american workers, unions, price of work and material, it's impossible to do something like that or remotely close to it. cool video none the less. |
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One place I stayed at was beautifully decorated, fully landscaped, managed, etc. But the drains in the bathroom weren't done properly, so after you shower, the entire bathroom is filled with water. :facepalm: |
how many of you are in or have been in the construction industry? the reason why this is not possible here is because we have something called "standards" We have strict building codes, inspections, etc... we employ "Tradesmen" , with proper training, not semi-skilled labourers that will work around the clock for sticky rice and wonton soup we dont want our 26th floor apartment turn into a ground floor pile of rubbish in the event of an earthquake. we dont want electrical fires while we're asleep.... and certainly dont want our upstairs neighbours, shit and piss seep through our ceilings because of a poor plumbing job. |
you couldnt build a house in 6 days in Vancouver [very possible hypothetically] because as the above post states, there are inspections, services, and utilities that have to be run/inspected as the process goes along obviously the "inspector" is a part of the project management in this process |
Ah, I love it when RS gets it so right sometimes. Thanks! :thumbsup: http://carlrules.com/images/feels-good-man.jpg |
i think this building is pretty safe compared to others in China. it uses pre-frab steel so at least there is less room for measurement errors. They could care less about how well the plumbing is or interior in China's development cities. All they care about is how the building looks on the outside so when people take pictures it looks like the region is well developed. |
assembling a prefab building and building one from scratch are not the same thing i can put together a desk from ikea in about 20 minutes with step by step instructions, but i couldn't build one from raw lumber that fast. |
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it's easy to make "fake" metal. the modulus of elasticity of the metal and structural design/strength can easily be compromised for cheaper price. ;) just saying yo. |
built? No. Assembled? Sure |
0:36 you know the building is not safe now. |
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