Re: [Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
On Nov 22, 2012, at 3:15 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > The building is reportedly stronger, and more earthquake proof than > conventional buildings would be, and despite that it takes less material to > make. > I would say that it is more resilient _because_ it takes less material to make. Lightweight steel frame is flexible and thus it can absorb the Earth quake energy. It is similar to that that electric cars are far simpler than internal combustion engine cars, therefore Tesla Model S is the safest production car and its performance and cornering ability are superior. Less is more as it is said. For vertical farms this is indeed very good technology. And although I predict more anti-urbanisation due to reduced need for farmland, the transition period will take some decades, so meanwhile this technology can offer decent quality home for millions of people especially in China and India. Anyway, right now vertical farming is one of the most important existing technologies that should be developed commercially more viable, because current agriculture is unsustainable. 98 % of anthropogenic land use is due to traditional agriculture. Vertical farming is similar in importance to solar electricity, electric cars and reusable launch vehicles. For the vertical farming technology, the key improvement is of course the development of cheaper energy production methods and better LED's. Solar energy is the number one short term solution, because solar energy is the most abundant and cheapest free energy source. Solar electricity should be cheaper than fossil and hydroelectric power by early 2020's. ―Jouni
Re: [Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Daniel Rocha wrote: > This is the scary part. > > > 2012/11/21 Jed Rothwell > >> The building is *reportedly* stronger >> > Oh come now. There are many first-rate architects and engineers in China. Before they spend a huge sum of money and build the world's tallest, biggest building, you can be sure the government and others confirmed the structural integrity. - Jed
Re: [Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
Totally 3D printed.
Re: [Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
This is the scary part. 2012/11/21 Jed Rothwell > The building is *reportedly* stronger > -- Daniel Rocha - RJ danieldi...@gmail.com
Re: [Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
Daniel Rocha wrote: I think this is not a breakthrough properly. They are just not ashamed of > making that big structures can be ugly and cheap as long as it works. That is true. That is why I say this would be idea for food factories and other large industrial complexes. Besides, the building is probably already built, it just has to be > assembled in place. It is prefabricated. However, the overall cost and man-hours are much smaller, and the construction process is safer than assembling components on site. The building is reportedly stronger, and more earthquake proof than conventional buildings would be, and despite that it takes less material to make. So, all in all, I would say it is an important breakthrough. It is what you might call an incremental breakthrough, that seems obvious in retrospect, yet which was more difficult to implement than it might seem. Other breakthroughs like this include multi-modal containerized shipping, and the Internet. - Jed
Re: [Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
I think this is not a breakthrough properly. They are just not ashamed of making that big structures can be ugly and cheap as long as it works. Besides, the building is probably already built, it just has to be assembled in place. 2012/11/21 Jed Rothwell > Finally, a breakthrough in the construction of large buildings. See: > > > http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/20/china-plans-to-build-the-worlds-largest-skyscraper-in-just-90-days/ > > This will open the way to things like gigantic food factories (indoor > farms). > > - Jed > > -- Daniel Rocha - RJ danieldi...@gmail.com
[Vo]:The world's tallest building will be built in 90 days starting in January
Finally, a breakthrough in the construction of large buildings. See: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/20/china-plans-to-build-the-worlds-largest-skyscraper-in-just-90-days/ This will open the way to things like gigantic food factories (indoor farms). - Jed
