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Originally Posted by The Lurker
^Magnificent shots all around le baron
In short, the glass manufacturer doesn't have the experience to pull this off. Their product is not able to pass a mockup and the developer may be forced to select a new manufacturer. The glass you are seeing is not new and likely will be replaced when this whole fiasco is figured out, which may not be until the structure is topped out. There is plenty of detailed conversation about the glass charade and Ryugyong references in the previous pages of this thread. In any case, its too early for CPT comparisons
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Just to be clear again, there isn't any problem with the insulated glass panels or the 'glass manufacturer' that I have heard of... in fact, they intend to use all of the glass panels that have already been manufactured to date (which, AFAIK, includes most of the tower) in the final cladding...
The problem rests with the window frame manufacturer and specifically the design and manufacturing of the aluminium frames that hold the glass... these can be quite complex in section and are expected to not only hold the insulated glass panels in place in the face of high winds but it is the frames, of course, not the glass, that have to keep the water, often driven by wind-fueled rain, from entering the building...