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TomOfBoston
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CBS Boston takes a look inside the building.
What is going on inside Boston University's strange-looking building? - YouTube
What is going on inside Boston University's strange-looking building? - YouTube
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/
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-university-unique-building-carbon-neutral-geothermal-walls-question-everything-david-wade/
TomOfBoston
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I wish that I had posted that! LOL
No biggie, but that's not CBS News.
That's WBZ (local Boston affiliate of CBS). It wasn't on the national broadcast.
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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:
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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:
www.bostonglobe.com
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
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
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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.
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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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?
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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Is it really that hard for you to recognize that BU did something groundbreaking?