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Up in 15 days: China firm builds 30-floor hotel in ... - Mumbai Mirror
London They’re acknowledged as a 21st century super power with super computers and a super economy that is the envy of the whole world. Now China can claim another distinction — the title of the fastest builders on the planet after putting up a 30-storey hotel in just 15 days, or 360 hours.
The Ark Hotel was built on Dongting Lake in Hunan Province by Broad Group, a Chinese construction company which specialises in sustainable architecture, the Daily Mail reported. Not a single worker was injured in construction of the hotel, and despite being built so quickly, the 183,000 square foot monster can withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake.
This was tested by the China Academy of Building Research, who claim this is five times more quake-resistant than conventional buildings. The entire material was prefabricated and sections built to specification off-site, so there was very little wastage. The whole effort was also filmed for a time-lapse video.
The builders took just 46 hours to finish the main structural components and another 90 hours to finish the building enclosure, the Mail report said. All of the structure is soundproofed and thermal-insulated. They even have air quality monitoring in every room given the pollution problem in China.
While the men didn’t work all through the night, it was often 10 pm before they packed away heir lunchboxes. China’s previous record was a smaller 15-story building constructed in just six days.
The ark hotel
All material used was prefabricated to avoid waste. Complete structure is sound proof and thermal-insulated.
Every room has air quality monitoring to deal with pollution.
China’s previous record: a 15-storey building in six days.
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Up in 15 days: China firm builds 30-floor hotel in ... - Mumbai Mirror
London They’re acknowledged as a 21st century super power with super computers and a super economy that is the envy of the whole world. Now China can claim another distinction — the title of the fastest builders on the planet after putting up a 30-storey hotel in just 15 days, or 360 hours.
The Ark Hotel was built on Dongting Lake in Hunan Province by Broad Group, a Chinese construction company which specialises in sustainable architecture, the Daily Mail reported. Not a single worker was injured in construction of the hotel, and despite being built so quickly, the 183,000 square foot monster can withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake.
This was tested by the China Academy of Building Research, who claim this is five times more quake-resistant than conventional buildings. The entire material was prefabricated and sections built to specification off-site, so there was very little wastage. The whole effort was also filmed for a time-lapse video.
The builders took just 46 hours to finish the main structural components and another 90 hours to finish the building enclosure, the Mail report said. All of the structure is soundproofed and thermal-insulated. They even have air quality monitoring in every room given the pollution problem in China.
While the men didn’t work all through the night, it was often 10 pm before they packed away heir lunchboxes. China’s previous record was a smaller 15-story building constructed in just six days.
The ark hotel
All material used was prefabricated to avoid waste. Complete structure is sound proof and thermal-insulated.
Every room has air quality monitoring to deal with pollution.
China’s previous record: a 15-storey building in six days.
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