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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.
 
TomOfBoston said:
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.
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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.
 
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Buckoo said:
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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.
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“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?
 
stick n move said:
“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?
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Probably works the same way sausage is made. The less you know about it, the more you're going to like it.
 
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Appropriate for a university to build this ground-breaking structure. Much to learn going forward that will help other builders to move in the same direction. In fact, it would be a great advantage to BU to hold yearly (or less often) seminars/conferences for builders, city planners, and architects on the building itself. They could cover what BU has learned about its functioning, what they might have done differently, as well as the overall costs of running it in comparison to similarly-sized buildings this general latitude, etc.
 
It will be interesting to see how BU achieves the goal of having a net zero carbon footprint by 2030.
 
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