I believe there are "sun sensors", and they come down to block the sun and the heat, to make the building more "energy efficient" so you don't use as much A/C.
I'd also assume there are manual overrides in each unit, just in case you don't like living in the dark, and having to turn on lights during the day, if you're home.
Quite a few buildings have them, but I've never heard of them being forced upon a residential building
Singapore Changi Airport uses them to prevent the big glass terminal from becoming (more of) a Greenhouse.
I'm not a big fan of the blinds. I have a feeling a significant number of the suites will be foreign-owned (thus unoccupied most of the time), so prepare to see them covering up a large portion of the building.
I hope I'm wrong about the foreign-owned thing, but the prices are just crazy and I can't imagine locals enticed into buying one.
I imagine they are photocell equipped (can detect amount of ambient light) and will automatically roll down unless set manually from the controls within the suites.
Isn't having automatic blinds an advantage. i.e. if you are really hung over and sleeping well past noon, You won't have to sweat your nuts off because your too lazy to get out of bed (or up off the floor) to close the blinds? (just one of many useful applications..)
beautiful view, and some great shots. man maynard is really is going to fill in a crucial element there, and generally, it's mindblowing how much better done the planning was here than on the fairview waterfront portion. what a difference a decade or two makes.
many people are expecting and wanting the st pauls hospital next to the train station
I'm confused, does this interview with Kevin Falcon say that St. Paul's is going anywhere and that there will be another hospital on Station Street!?
B.C. Liberal government says it will not downgrade St. Paul’s Hospital
By Charlie Smith
Vancouver-West End NDP MLA Spencer Herbert welcomes the news that St. Paul's Hospital won't be downgraded.
The B.C. Liberal government says it will not downgrade St. Paul’s Hospital. In a June 1 phone interview with the Georgia Straight, Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon acknowledged that there has been a great deal of speculation that services at St. Paul’s would be transferred to a new hospital that would be built on a Station Street site at False Creek Flats. When asked specifically if he has ruled out downgrading the West End hospital, Falcon said, “Yes. In a nutshell, yes... http://www.straight.com/article-326746/v...-it-will-not-downgrade-st-pauls-hospital
I'm confused, does this interview with Kevin Falcon say that St. Paul's is going anywhere and that there will be another hospital on Station Street!?
B.C. Liberal government says it will not downgrade St. Paul’s Hospital
By Charlie Smith
Vancouver-West End NDP MLA Spencer Herbert welcomes the news that St. Paul's Hospital won't be downgraded.
The B.C. Liberal government says it will not downgrade St. Paul’s Hospital. In a June 1 phone interview with the Georgia Straight, Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon acknowledged that there has been a great deal of speculation that services at St. Paul’s would be transferred to a new hospital that would be built on a Station Street site at False Creek Flats. When asked specifically if he has ruled out downgrading the West End hospital, Falcon said, “Yes. In a nutshell, yes... http://www.straight.com/article-326746/v...-it-will-not-downgrade-st-pauls-hospital
there would have to be two - according to an agreement between teh nuns who run st pauls hospital and whomever - the government city or provincial - the site on burrard must remain a hospital thus ruling out a complete move to the other site - as is speculated st pauls on burrard would remain in small capacity as a health care centre not so much as full hospital as that full functioning hospital would be moved
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