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China Builds World’ s Tallest Building in 90 days!
Having already revolutionized construction by literally stacking factory-made modules like Lego blocks, Broad Sustainable Building Corporation is sending the world a message— not just about itself, but also about its home country: Make no mistake, China is an epicenter of technological progress and a nation worthy of awe.
The 90-day challenge starts in January, when the 220-storey tower will sprout module-by-module from a piece of farmland in the southeastern Chinese city of Changsha. Although Broad and its chairman Zhang Yue have stunned the world before— first in 2010 by building a 15-storey hotel in 48 hours and again a year later by stacking together a 30-storey tower in just 15 days— this latest creation, nicknamed Sky City, is the most audacious and aptly named: After the modules are stacked at a rate of roughly five storeys per day, Sky City will boast a hospital, a school, 17 helipads, and enough apartments to house 30,000.
The prefabricated tower—“ prefab,” as the technique is already dubbed— will rise 10 meters higher than the current tallest building, Dubai’ s Burj Khalifa, and according to Time. com it will rise a whopping 24 times quicker. For all its wonder, though, Sky City is not the culmination of Mr. Zhang’ s lofty ambitions
Traditional construction is chaotic. We took construction and moved it into the factory
The visionary chairman made a name for himself manufacturing industrial airconditioning units, but since becoming an environmentalist and seeing poorly constructed buildings fall at the mercy of the 2008 earthquake, he has redirected his company toward what he calls a“ structural revolution.”
Not only the tallest building in the world, but also...
The Highest Energy Efficiency
• Over 5 times more energy efficient than conventional buildings
• Over 20 super energy saving technologies: 20cm thermal insulation, 4-paned windows, fresh air heat recovery, cooling-heating-power system, auto power-generated lifts...
The Highest Air Quality
• Indoor air is at least 20 times purer than that outdoor
• 100 % fresh |
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The Highest Efficiency Of Land Use
• Save the land 10 times more than average urban areas
• Residence, office, elementary & secondary schools, kindergarten, old people’ s home, healthcare hospital, store, hotel, sports & entertainment center are all integrated. 4,000 vehicles and relevant land for roads and parking are cut, large area of green land is protected.
The Highest Life Enjoyment
• The sunrise and sunset can be watched daily at much time in much space
• Over 4,000 families share dozens of sky gardens, sky courtyards, basketball courts, tennis courts, botanic gardens, libraries, concert halls.
• conditioning fee and electric bills can be as lower as you like.
The Highest Level Of Construction Technology
• Modular design, factory-made product, worker-friendly construction and 1 % construction waste.
broad. com / nationalpostnews. com
42 DORCHESTER December 2012