From Curbed:
Broad Sustainable Building, the same company that promised to build the world's tallest skyscraper in 90 days, has released a new video of a smaller but still kind of mindblowing feat: building a 57-floor tower in just 19 days.
Sploid breaks down the info they received from Xian Min Zhang, an architect with the company:
This building has 19 10-meter-high atriums, 800 apartments, and office space for 4,000 people. Zhang claims that the use of modules reduced the use of concrete by 15,000 trucks, which he says almost eliminated all the release of dust in the air, an important advantage in pollution-ridden China. Talking about pollution: He claims that all of the air inside is 99.9% pure thanks to the tight construction and built-in air conditioning system. The building has quadruple-pane glass and, he says, is so energy efficient it will save 12,000 tons of CO2 emission compared to a building of the same size and use.The key to Broad's building speed—a reported three stories a day—is the modular blocks they use...MORE
Oct. 2013
Update: World's Tallest/Fastest/Bestest Tower, Broad Sustainable's Sky City, is Grounded
Oct. 2012
Schedule for "World's Tallest Building in 90 Days" is now at 210 Days.
UPDATED--China Plans to Build World's Tallest Building in Just 90 Days
China's Plan for the World's Tallest Building: The Rest of the Story
Not Only is China's Broad Group Planning to Assemble the World's Tallest Building in 90 Days, They Are Planning TO CAPTURE 30% OF THE WORLD's Construction Market (and cut energy costs by 50%)
