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[PittsburghPA]

Originally Posted by kolchak

Fantastic shots PittsburghPA! The best perspective

- which boat were you on. I need to do that while I'm in town.

Thanks! That was the Wendella Lake and River Tour.

[LouisVanDerWright]

This doesn't really look like anything else going up right now does it?

[BonoboZill4]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

This doesn't really look like anything else going up right now does it?

Jeanne really does a good job at being groundbreaking and original

[SIGSEGV]

Originally Posted by kolchak

Fantastic shots PittsburghPA! The best perspective

- which boat were you on. I need to do that while I'm in town.

The cheapest way to get a similar (though not as far away) photo is to take the water taxi between Navy Pier and Museum Campus. I don't think it runs in winter though...

[bnk]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

The cheapest way to get a similar (though not as far away) photo is to take the water taxi between Navy Pier and Museum Campus. I don't think it runs in winter though...

True an all day pass all day is like 9 bucks

You can take it from Michigan ave to Chinatown all day back and forth if you want

[SIGSEGV]

Originally Posted by bnk

True an all day pass all day is like 9 bucks

You can take it from Michigan ave to Chinatown all day back and forth if you want

I think the water taxi that goes to Chinatown and the one that goes to Museum Campus might be different companies, but I'm not sure (Wendella vs. Shoreline or something... too confusing).

[AMWChicago]

I'll miss you my Concrete Mistress...

[SolarWind]

October 29, 2018















^ Lakeshore East in the autumn

[Chi-Sky21]

Cleaning the windows is going to be very interesting.

[cozy]

Originally Posted by Chi-Sky21

Cleaning the windows is going to be very interesting.

Most likely a basket with rubber wheels facing the building and some suction cups. I can't wait to see them install the rig and get these windows sparkling

[maru2501]

there's enough glass in spots now that (in person) it's a lot easier to notice the shading. Lighter glass on the parts that bow out and darker on the parts that bow in.. interesting

still looks pretty blue to me, but whatever

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by maru2501

there's enough glass in spots now that (in person) it's a lot easier to notice the shading. Lighter glass on the parts that bow out and darker on the parts that bow in.. interesting

still looks pretty blue to me, but whatever

I think that pattern will exaggerate the frustum's form even more. The lighter glass will appear like a fabric being stretched tight over the form. Whereas the darker glass will appear less taught.

[Donnie77]

Originally Posted by vexxed82

I think that pattern will exaggerate the frustum's form even more. The lighter glass will appear like a fabric being stretched tight over the form. Whereas the darker glass will appear less taught.

i am always reminded of this post every time i see her curves from the East....

[BonoboZill4]

I definitely will need to take a stroll down to this one again before it gets too cold. Glass always looks better in person than in picture

[cozy]

Great thing about the different shades of glass is that it's not solely an aesthetic feature. I can't find my source on this so I don't want to get into detail, but having certain tints on certain floors will help conserve heating and cooling energy, earning the building more points from LEED. They are going for silver certification

[bnk]

http://www.glaziersunionlocal27.com/

The local 27 glazer Union folk better dress warm this winter. I hope they get a lot of OT too while they are at it.














They are hiring BTW


Requirements for taking the Apprenticeship Aptitude Test:


•Birth Certificate


•Social Security Card


•High School Diploma / GED


•Drivers License


•Non refundable Test Fee


You must pass a drug screening. / You must have reliable transportation.

_______________________________________________________


Please call to make an appointment to take the test. (708)-443-9003




Apprenticeship

All Apprentice Glaziers must be able to lift 70lbs consistently.

And MUST NOT BE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS.


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If you click on their PDF benefits which I can't seem to copy for some reason

The hourly rate is $43.83/hr

Total hourly benefits are $80.23/hr + $5 dollars a day regardless where you work.



I figure most of all of the construction jobs are getting above normal wages working downtown and offer OT or even more on weekends.


I think that this one Union website alone speaks volumes for the shortage of skilled [ talent ] construction workers in general. Now imagine a HQ2.

Chicago would have to hire outside the region to get enough talent to build as much as needed as fast as needed.

[left of center]

^ Stellar pics as always, Harry! That last one from the UP-West/Green line viaduct in Oak Park I take it?

Originally Posted by bnk

And MUST NOT BE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS.[/B]

No thank you, I'll leave it to the professionals, lol

Originally Posted by bnk

I think that this one Union website alone speaks volumes for the shortage of skilled [ talent ] construction workers in general. Now imagine a HQ2.

Chicago would have to hire outside the region to get enough talent to build as much as needed as fast as needed.

If Chicago is selected for HQ2, it would be very safe to assume that we would be looking at a significant population influx. Unemployment being very low, both locally and nationally, there aren't enough workers as it is when it comes to many industries, especially construction. While that may change with a potential recession next year or 2020, Amazon selecting Chicago for HQ2 would mean that the good times would keep on rolling in the city despite the prevailing economic situation in the rest of the country. All that work means a ton of college grads moving in to work at Amazon and tons of tradesmen and other skilled (as well as unskilled) labor moving in to build Amazon's office buildings, housing for their employees, and commercial development that will follow those two.

Suffice it to say, it would be a very ideal situation.

[harryc]

Originally Posted by left of center

^ Stellar pics as always, Harry! That last one from the UP-West/Green line viaduct in Oak Park I take it?
...snip....

Yes - Ridgeland stations - here is the same view 10yrs ago
2008
Chicago 2008 by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

2018
Chicago by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Donnie77

Anybody guess as to what type of machinery at spire site, and why?

Bikeway Flyover. I'll post some shots in Chicago General Developments soon.

[bnk]

Originally Posted by IronWright

That $43.83 for the Glazers is just scale for regular hours. When you work overtime (anything over 8 hours in a day, weekends or holidays) you get premium pay, double time for wages and benefits or time and a half depending on the trade/contract etc. Some trades/jurisdictions vary and only pay double time on Sunday and holidays or time and a half after 8 and double time after 10 hours...We have a "Me Too" clause where if the dominant trade on a job has a benefit that another trade doesn't, all receive the same benefit.

I'm "United Brotherhood of Carpenters" and I know a lot of Pipefitters and Ironworkers. I don't hear about any shortages, we have millions in the skilled trades. Boomers would descend on Chicago from everywhere. Guys negotiate per diem and other perks on top of the national/local agreements and so forth. There'd be no shortage of workers to keep with demand in a case like Amazon. Chicago is second only to New York nationally in compensation but cost of living offsets the difference. Guys would drag up left and right to make Chicago money.



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Thank your four you inside knowledge on this point but I did say skilled construction workers would get OT

And way above the stated wage btw

[vexxed82]

Saturday November 3rd

I shot a client project in the 'burbs, but added a quick detour (not on my client's dime if you're wondering, ha) for a few orbits around Vista before heading back to the heliport.