That's a Lot of Concrete!
Just got this media release...
170 TRUCKLOADS OF CONCRETE REQUIRED IN ONE DAY TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AND FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE RESIDENCES DENVER
DENVER – January 18, 2008 –
On Saturday, January 19, truckload after truckload will be required to pour the concrete mat foundation (the “core” of the tower) for Four Seasons Hotel and Four Seasons Private Residences Denver – 10 straight hours of a continuous concrete pour. The effort will require 170 concrete trucks to fill the 15 foot deep mat foundation, which will serve as the base of the 45-story tower. That’s essentially one truck every three minutes. Media is invited to take pictures and video of this quite visual and memorable component of the construction of what is to be Denver’s fourth tallest building, located at the corner of 14th and Arapahoe Streets.
What: 170 trucks and three large concrete pumps continuously pouring concrete to lay the main foundation for Four Seasons Denver
Date: January 19, 2008
Time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Future Site of Four Seasons Hotel and Four Seasons Private Residences Denver (Corner of 14th and Arapahoe Streets, Downtown Denver)
Come See: 170 truckloads of concrete; 20 trucks an hour; one truck every three minutes pouring more than 6.6 million pounds of concrete for a 15 foot deep foundation. Three concrete pumps continuously working on one major concrete pour.
Additional Note: For those that are having trouble making concrete plans, the pouring can be viewed through the construction site web camera at:
www.towerprivateresidences.com.
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