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GtownFriend · #**2501** Posted **Mar 3, 2020, 9:23 PM**

Jawn.. Thanks for the photo update!
Glad to hear they are active with the Warwick!
Have there been any visuals for what they plan in the space where the Coffee Shop was?
Also, from this angle the core is already showing above grade!

PHL10 · #**2502** Posted **Mar 16, 2020, 12:00 PM**

Saturday.

South side:

North side:

Groundhog · #**2503** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 3:44 PM**

Had to stop by the office to grab documents yesterday. The city is quite, it's eerie. Regardless, snagged some pictures of the Laurel on my way through the city.

TK2001 · #**2504** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 4:41 PM**

Scaffolding going up for the ground floor!

jsbrook · #**2505** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 5:20 PM**

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Scaffolding going up for the ground floor!

Was. Now on hold with all other construction.

TK2001 · #**2506** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 5:57 PM**

Just checked the cam, there's some workers on site and the smaller crane on the south side of the tower is moving

PHLJD13 · #**2507** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 7:21 PM**

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Just checked the cam, there's some workers on site and the smaller crane on the south side of the tower is moving

Governor's stop-work order goes into effect at midnight.

jsbrook · #**2508** Posted **Mar 20, 2020, 9:14 PM**

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Just checked the cam, there's some workers on site and the smaller crane on the south side of the tower is moving

They have to safely shut everything down. Can't stop on a dime.

cardeza · #**2509** Posted **Mar 21, 2020, 7:42 PM**

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They have to safely shut everything down. Can't stop on a dime.

right. politicians oversimplify things all the time and make irrational abrupt changes in policy that cant always been enacted. Think about roofing projects- Gov says shut down tomorrow and contractors are in the midst of a commercial roof replacement at the time- can they really just stop with one day's notice?

gjrip · #**2510** Posted **Mar 21, 2020, 10:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

right. politicians oversimplify things all the time and make irrational abrupt changes in policy that cant always been enacted. Think about roofing projects- Gov says shut down tomorrow and contractors are in the midst of a commercial roof replacement at the time- can they really just stop with one day's notice?

No they can't. Which is (I'm sure) one of the many factors leading to a delay to that policy enactment until Monday. They cite the large influx of exception requests, but I'm sure they're also getting plenty of complaints from companies such as the developers for this project. Smart of them to push it back.

Source: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/wai...f-enforcement-monday-march-23-at-800-am/

allovertown · #**2511** Posted **Mar 22, 2020, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

right. politicians oversimplify things all the time and make irrational abrupt changes in policy that cant always been enacted. Think about roofing projects- Gov says shut down tomorrow and contractors are in the midst of a commercial roof replacement at the time- can they really just stop with one day's notice?

Hard to label anything that would reduce the impact of a global pandemic as "irrational."

Obviously we can't tell people to shelter in place for an undetermined period of time and leave them with a half re shingled roof. There is a balance to be found, exceptions have to be made, but in my mind, any move that gets people inside and away from human contact ASAP is the most rational policy there is right now.

cardeza · #**2512** Posted **Mar 22, 2020, 11:45 AM**

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Hard to label anything that would reduce the impact of a global pandemic as "irrational."

Obviously we can't tell people to shelter in place for an undetermined period of time and leave them with a half re shingled roof. There is a balance to be found, exceptions have to be made, but in my mind, any move that gets people inside and away from human contact ASAP is the most rational policy there is right now.

Im not saying this applies to every project, but in some cases the status of the project is such that the site is unsafe or exposed and it cannot be abandoned without causing further damage. Guys working on a site many feet apart are not going to be the cause of the spread of the virus. Its actually likely one of the professions with the LEAST risk of spreading it. Announcing all construction should stop within hours of the announcement is not realistic and any such action should have had a lead time of at least 48 to 72 hrs.

jsbrook · #**2513** Posted **Mar 22, 2020, 3:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by gjrip

No they can't. Which is (I'm sure) one of the many factors leading to a delay to that policy enactment until Monday. They cite the large influx of exception requests, but I'm sure they're also getting plenty of complaints from companies such as the developers for this project. Smart of them to push it back.

Source: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/wai...f-enforcement-monday-march-23-at-800-am/

Sites that need longer to wind it down because of the specific activity are also getting waivers. I know several projects that have more like a week or two to shor up the site and safely disengage.

jsbrook · #**2514** Posted **Mar 22, 2020, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

Im not saying this applies to every project, but in some cases the status of the project is such that the site is unsafe or exposed and it cannot be abandoned without causing further damage. Guys working on a site many feet apart are not going to be the cause of the spread of the virus. Its actually likely one of the professions with the LEAST risk of spreading it. Announcing all construction should stop within hours of the announcement is not realistic and any such action should have had a lead time of at least 48 to 72 hrs.

That didn't happen. Waivers are being provided for a longer wind-down where necessary.

allovertown · #**2515** Posted **Mar 22, 2020, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

Im not saying this applies to every project, but in some cases the status of the project is such that the site is unsafe or exposed and it cannot be abandoned without causing further damage. Guys working on a site many feet apart are not going to be the cause of the spread of the virus. Its actually likely one of the professions with the LEAST risk of spreading it. Announcing all construction should stop within hours of the announcement is not realistic and any such action should have had a lead time of at least 48 to 72 hrs.

Announcing construction should stop on Laurel within hours is not realistic. Not every project is the Laurel though. And for projects like the Laurel there are exceptions.

And regardless of how relatively safe construction is, it's not nearly as safe as them staying isolated in their homes. I know we all enjoy construction on this forum, but these workers have every right to stay safely at home with their families just as everyone else with a nonessential job. We owe it to the people who actually have to leave the house during these times.

arkitect13 · #**2516** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 5:19 PM**

They arent shutting any construction down. Alot of the cities major construction sites have hazards, so the Mayor said finish as much as possible as safe as psooible until cases explode in the area. When they do the shut down will halt all except those that still pose dangers or medical projects such as the penn medicine pavilion and most likely CHOPS 2nd research tower.

City Wide · #**2517** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 2:27 AM**

^^^^^^^^
do you have a source for this info? It seems like the cut off date, and if there is one, changes daily. I realize that how to deal with this situation is a work in progress with ,any different voices, but first it was the governor who closed everything down last Friday, then the mayor came out with a Monday time frame, and the latest I heard was construction was suppose to be ramping down with a Friday shut down. Now the above is saying all that's history and work can go on----just be safe. I wonder what the truth is.

arkitect13 · #**2518** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 9:24 PM**

I do not have a direct source for all construction but there is an article relating to the penn medicine pavilion and other medical construction will be rushed and given top priorty so they can increase capacity and availabilty so if needed they can accept patients for sorounding cities and states

arkitect13 · #**2519** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 9:25 PM**

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/cor...-to-deal-with-covid-19-patients/2336441/
and this
https://www.wdel.com/news/penn-medicine-...ae213d2-6ca6-11ea-a271-6b91b5964ec2.html

allovertown · #**2520** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 12:33 AM**

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https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/cor...-to-deal-with-covid-19-patients/2336441/
and this
https://www.wdel.com/news/penn-medicine-...ae213d2-6ca6-11ea-a271-6b91b5964ec2.html

You said the city isn't shutting any construction down. These articles are about Penn medicine. We already know medical facilities will be able to keep working. The question is where are you seeing information that a project like the Laurel will continue working past this Friday?