And they took the seventh day off

[andrewducker]

"VID 20131128 192924" (Watch on YouTube)

(After building this hotel in 6 days)
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[ms-tek.livejournal.com]

1. Who would want to test that against a natural disaster?
2. Who would want to stay there knowing what Chinese "quality" is? Formaldehyde? Lead? What lurks in their drywall? They had to condemn or rip apart and start over tons of Katrina house rebuilt with Chinese drywall due to health concerns.

The triangle holds: SPEED, QUALITY, PRICE.

[stillcarl.livejournal.com]

From the YouTube description...

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

Just quoting, mind, but that building doesn't seem to be just about speed, yes?

[ms-tek.livejournal.com]

It is still from China so I still do not trust it at all. Why would they say it's anything but? If they told the truth, have the crap we buy in America, we wouldn't. Americans are stupid because they don't ask questions before they buy. In this case, the history of Chinese safety in manufacturing is just not there so I couldn't care less what the Chinese say about it.

Awesome, they got it done in six days and the way they did it was cool too. But I don't trust the structure.

[stillcarl.livejournal.com]

I'm old enough to remember when 'Made in Japan' was a byword for cheap, low-quality products. Yet a decade or so later they were the market-leaders in electronics, cars, ship-building and so on. My feeling is the same thing's happening with China.

That building was labeled the third prototype. And going by the blurb, it's aimed at a market that wants environmentally friendly buildings. (ie. the market of the future.) And there's no reason why the Chinese can't get the design and manufacture of such buildings right. All it requires is the will to do so. (It's a given they have the technical knowhow by now.)

Until the recession, China's problem was keeping up with demand. Their future products will need to be different though for a world of more careful buyers, and I'm sure they're well aware of the lessons of Japan.

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

I can't see the lift shaft.

[stillcarl.livejournal.com]

They leave one of the cranes there.