[Halifax] Nova Centre | 65-58-58 m | 16-15-14 fl | Completed

[Ziobrop]

Originally Posted by RangerNS

We know its going to be steel for those two mini-floors?

I do

it is going to be all steel, i suspect full concrete would be to heavy to build on the box Girders.

[Ziobrop]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

Hopefully now that the floor is poured we can see the pace pick up.

The snow was an issue. they have 2 slabs on the tower done since it started melting.

[Ziobrop]

Originally Posted by RangerNS

Two more floors above Grafton St before they need beams... and they, only large enough to get across Grafton st. Late summer, at least.

What will be fun will be the roof, which will be, if anything, even a wider span then todays floor.

I'm really curious as to how long the crawler crane is sticking around.

the roof will be fun, but its a pretty convential looking truss. it has a lighter load (basically itself and snow) to support, and vibrations from traffic Arnt a concern.

the rest of that structure will look like the top expanded part of the original td tower. Steel Colums, Beams and concrete floor.

the Pointy part, and some of the other features are also being done in steel. these i suspect will be more time consuming. there are 7 destinct phases for the steel work. there is alot more then you would think.

[Jonovision]

Originally Posted by Ziobrop

the roof will be fun, but its a pretty convential looking truss. it has a lighter load (basically itself and snow) to support, and vibrations from traffic Arnt a concern.

the rest of that structure will look like the top expanded part of the original td tower. Steel Colums, Beams and concrete floor.

the Pointy part, and some of the other features are also being done in steel. these i suspect will be more time consuming. there are 7 destinct phases for the steel work. there is alot more then you would think.

Thanks for all the info! I was wondering how the "pointy part" would take shape. That is going to be very exciting to watch!

[musicman]

Don't forget the 15 to 20 tonnes of possible production equipment hanging underneath it...

[kph06]

There's a bunch of newish yellow tower sections in Lead's yard now, probably going to see some more height soon from the shorter cranes.

[Ziobrop]

Jack showed up. Its the Mid height crane being jacked first.


there are also crane segments along prince street.

Grafton slab is looking good

[fenwick16]

Ziobrop's pictures give an exciting preview of what Grafton Street will look like when finished.

The Nova Centre has so many intricate details. It is far more complex than I could have imagined a couple of years ago.

It is good to see that a section of Grafton Street can be used by concrete mixer trucks for offloading - http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/post/116650110268.

[someone123]

It'll be neat to see how the covered block of Grafton turns out. That will be a unique feature in the city. Hopefully it will tie together the two sides of Grafton and Argyle Street below.

[worldlyhaligonian]

Originally Posted by someone123

It'll be neat to see how the covered block of Grafton turns out. That will be a unique feature in the city. Hopefully it will tie together the two sides of Grafton and Argyle Street below.

Yes, I hope the scale of it seems large. One thing is clear... there will be a place to stand when its pouring rain in downtown Halifax!

[Jonovision]

The fully jacked crane from this afternoon.

[kph06]

When I drove by this afternoon they were lowering the jacking rig and there were still sections on Grafton, maybe the other crane will be done once supports can be tied to the structure?

[kph06]

The Sackville Street crane went up by two sections his morning.

[RangerNS]

HRM has put out a press release that Sackville and Grafton street use will be all fucked up next week (see: https://apps.halifax.ca/hfxnews/2863) Sackville and Grafton will be closed, Tuesday evening to Friday evening.

On Twitter, Ziobrop has said this is for adding an extension boom to the crawler crane.

[Ziobrop]

Originally Posted by RangerNS

HRM has put out a press release that Sackville and Grafton street use will be all fucked up next week (see: https://apps.halifax.ca/hfxnews/2863) Sackville and Grafton will be closed, Tuesday evening to Friday evening.

On Twitter, Ziobrop has said this is for adding an extension boom to the crawler crane.

The operation should look the same as when the crawler was assembled. The city apprently doesn't allow partial street closures, hence the "chaos" release..

[Duff]

Got on the roof of Cambridge Suites today and took some pictures.

[fenwick16]

Originally Posted by Duff

Got on the roof of Cambridge Suites today and took some pictures.
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7729/17373861785_fbd8f316e8_h.jpg

Great pictures Duff. It is a similar perspective as the Nova Scotia Webcams - http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/nova-centre/ - but much higher resolution. It makes a world of difference seeing that perspective in such high quality.
Out of curiosity, is that the Nova Scotia Webcams camera in the last picture (lower right hand corner)?

[Duff]

Originally Posted by fenwick16

Great pictures Duff. It is a similar perspective as the Nova Scotia Webcams - http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/nova-centre/ - but much higher resolution. It makes a world of difference seeing that perspective in such high quality.
Out of curiosity, is that the Nova Scotia Webcams camera in the last picture (lower right hand corner)?

Yup, that's the NS Webcam on the bottom right.

[Keith P.]

Great pictures. Lots of progress in the last few weeks.

[teddifax]

It looks like the framework on the outside is going to be steel. Will this make the building more visible with more glass and less concrete?