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NYguy · #**4281** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 12:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Lt. Washburn

We are a country of immigrant glass.

As I recall, some of the steel already used in construction came from accross the ocean as well...

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A local glass plant may be in competition with an overseas firm for a contract on The Freedom Tower in New York City.

PPG Industries has submitted a bid to The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for a contract to produce some of the facade glass for the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan.

According to PPG officials, a company in China is in competition for the contract.

But I do hope that PPG gets it, for one thing, they're much closer.

Nomadd22 · #**4282** Posted **Feb 5, 2009, 1:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by chex

and i think the square we see is begining to form on the steel work is the cascade for one of these??

and maybe a question many had made, but i havent found what it is, the steel frame they are building on the core??? its not part of the core is it? the core is all concrete..?
nice pix..

Nothing is all concrete. The frame will distribute the load from whatever it's attached to differently. It will also make the cores more shear resistant than regular reinforcing steel where it needs it most, and is probably be to brace the cores to each other without having to pour them as a single unit. You really don't want two cores that high and thin flexing independently.
By placing the connections between cores you can break up resonances and have a lighter, more sway resistant structure than a single monolithic core.

CSABA8 · #**4283** Posted **Feb 6, 2009, 1:41 AM**

You right NYguy ! PPG is much closer , but i'm sure they make much better quality product

chex · #**4284** Posted **Feb 6, 2009, 3:05 AM**

thanx very much for the explanation!! i get it know! tanx for the suddenly inspiration!

NYguy · #**4285** Posted **Feb 7, 2009, 1:13 AM**

lowermanhattan.info

Looking westward from Church Street, the Freedom Tower and National 9/11 Memorial cranes at work.

NYguy · #**4286** Posted **Feb 7, 2009, 12:26 PM**

nenegogogirl

NYguy · #**4287** Posted **Feb 7, 2009, 11:42 PM**

cubro

talltowers08 · #**4288** Posted **Feb 8, 2009, 12:25 PM**

Whats the deal with the temp PATH station they seem to be taking part of it down ???

Nefcia · #**4289** Posted **Feb 8, 2009, 1:00 PM**

Hello guys! New Pole reporting in

Indescribable · #**4290** Posted **Feb 8, 2009, 8:52 PM**

No signs of slowing down at all.

talltowers08 · #**4291** Posted **Feb 8, 2009, 9:23 PM**

the southcore is starting to look like the core of the old wtc

theWatusi · #**4292** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by talltowers08

the southcore is starting to look like the core of the old wtc

not really. the old wtc's core was covered in sheetrock. the FT will have concrete encased steel.

Don098 · #**4293** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 2:34 AM**

Man, watching this thing go "up" is like watching a pot of water boil...it's moving so frustratingly slowly!!! (I know so what else is new but, come on!!)

Austin55 · #**4294** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 5:03 AM**

NYguy-Can I put in a request that we add a note in the title about not commenting on how slow the progress is? Good lord.

A-K O.G. · #**4295** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 5:23 AM**

I agree these comments are annoying to the thread, if you want to bitch, take it to the P.A. ha, I'm watching progress..thanks..

sw5710 · #**4296** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by A-K O.G.

I agree these comments are annoying to the thread, if you want to bitch, take it to the P.A. ha, I'm watching progress..thanks..

Just looked at the camera view and more steel is going up on the core!

NYguy · #**4297** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 12:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Austin55

NYguy-Can I put in a request that we add a note in the title about not commenting on how slow the progress is? Good lord.

It is annoying, but I hope we don't have to come to that. We may just have to delete those posts, which I don't want to do, but the people have been warned.

NYguy · #**4298** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 12:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by talltowers08

Whats the deal with the temp PATH station they seem to be taking part of it down ???

I'm not sure what you mean.

talltowers08 · #**4299** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

I'm not sure what you mean.

They have removed a small part of the building if u look bottom right hand corner where people enter and exit the path station i cant seem to post a photo up of what i mean i hope you see what im talking about

IMADreamer · #**4300** Posted **Feb 9, 2009, 8:32 PM**

I don't know, I guess it looks slow to some but it looks like they've made a ton of progress since I was there last spring.