– David Allan Coe[/pullquote]
How Skyscrapers Work [HowStuffWorks.com]
Article (16 minutes) – Tom Harris
“For taller skyscrapers, tighter connections don’t really do the trick. To keep these buildings from swaying heavily in the wind, engineers have to construct especially strong cores through the center of the building…”
Saudi Arabia to Build World’s Tallest Tower, Reaching 1 Kilometer into The Sky [CNN]
Article (5 minutes) – Daisy Carrington & Tiffany Ap
“Previously dubbed Kingdom Tower, the building will boast 200 floors and overlook the Red Sea. Constructing it will require about 5.7 million square feet of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel…”
How Skyscraper Construction Ties Into Tech Bubbles [NPR]
Newscast (3 minutes) – Steve Henn
“It’s hubris and overconfidence embodied in this chest-thumping behavior of wanting to have the region’s tallest or the city’s tallest. It’s not particularly rational….”
Constructing a Skyscraper [Inventing The World]
Video (3 minutes)
“Pouring a concrete skyscrapers involves a lot more than just wet cement. Workers will wire in place almost 1100 miles of wire…”
There’s Been a Boom in Energy-Efficient Skyscraper Construction [Grist]
Article (4 minutes) – Tim McDonnell
“Green building is taking over a significant portion of construction,” he said. But just because we’re spending more on LEED buildings doesn’t necessarily mean we’re saving the climate…”
Death-Defying Photos Of Skyscraper Construction Workers Goofing Around [Gizmodo]
Photography (5 minutes) – Vincze Miklós
“I guess you have to make your own fun at work, even when work is 20 stories off the ground on the skeleton of a future skyscraper…”
Thanks for reading,
Joe Howard
