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[#bancars]

Walked by this earlier tonight (10.11.22)--absolutely stunning in the evening light!

 

[TomOfBoston]

CBS Boston takes a look inside the building.

What is going on inside Boston University's strange-looking building? - YouTube

 

[shmessy]

Truly one of the greatest drone videos I've ever seen - - - much of it has the BU Data Sciences center from several great angles in perspective to the city. Enjoy!

 

[JS38]

CBS News brief story on the new building with some interior shots:

www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-university-unique-building-carbon-neutral-geothermal-walls-question-everything-david-wade/

 

[TomOfBoston]

CBS News brief story on the new building with some interior shots:

www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-university-unique-building-carbon-neutral-geothermal-walls-question-everything-david-wade/

I wish that I had posted that! LOL

 

[shmessy]

CBS News brief story on the new building with some interior shots:

www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-university-unique-building-carbon-neutral-geothermal-walls-question-everything-david-wade/

No biggie, but that's not CBS News.

That's WBZ (local Boston affiliate of CBS). It wasn't on the national broadcast.

 

[DZH22]

10/9 From Woburn

IMG_0922 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

10/10 From the Fells Rock Circuit Trail

IMG_1121 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_1124 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[North Street]

I was looking at the webcam and noticed that they have added the missing ribbing on the upper levels of the building. The link for the webcam is:

OxBlue Construction Time-Lapse Cameras

app.oxblue.com

 

[stefal]

 

[DZH22]

11/4 From Symmes Arlington

IMG_0061 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0100 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

11/7 From Rag Rock Woburn

IMG_0191 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

11/23 From Tufts

IMG_0492 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0512 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[NorthshoreCity]

I guess the building is officially "complete". Crazy to think that the geothermal wells are dug 5 times deeper than the building is in height:

BU finishes its âJenga Building,â the most environmentally friendly tower in the city - The Boston Globe

The new data science center on Commonwealth Ave. will be powered by wind and heated and cooled by geothermal wells that reach nearly one-third of a mile underground.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[Buckoo]

The environmentally friendly 'Jenga Building' is done. Here's what to know.

“We talked about something distinctive. I think we got it,” BU President Robert Brown said of the design. Read more on Boston.com.

www.boston.com

 

[TomOfBoston]

Just to be a Debbie Downer I predict that in the next 5 years BU will spend a minimum of $10 million to fix/replace some of these advanced features.

 

[chrisbrat]

Just to be a Debbie Downer I predict that in the next 5 years BU will spend a minimum of $10 million to fix/replace some of these advanced features.

I once read that the annual repair and upkeep cost that is generally budgeted into yearly costs to owner/operators for skyscrapers (and this a few years back) is typically over $1mm, so you’re likely not off, whether you’re being a Debbie Downer or not.

regardless, I appreciate how they really swung for the fences with this one and I hope the advanced features you predict to fail sooner than later prove to be a robust success that inspires others.

 

[stick n move]

The environmentally friendly 'Jenga Building' is done. Here's what to know.

“We talked about something distinctive. I think we got it,” BU President Robert Brown said of the design. Read more on Boston.com.

www.boston.com

“All of the building’s electricity has been secured through a long-term deal with a wind farm in South Dakota, the Globe reported. The tower will be the largest net-zero carbon building in Boston, and possibly in New England, according to the newspaper.”

Anybody know how the hell this works?

 

[xec]

“All of the building’s electricity has been secured through a long-term deal with a wind farm in South Dakota, the Globe reported. The tower will be the largest net-zero carbon building in Boston, and possibly in New England, according to the newspaper.”

Anybody know how the hell this works?

Probably works the same way sausage is made. The less you know about it, the more you're going to like it.

 

[bdurden]

Just to be a Debbie Downer I predict that in the next 5 years BU will spend a minimum of $10 million to fix/replace some of these advanced features.

Is it really that hard for you to recognize that BU did something groundbreaking?