Chinese company builds 30-story building in 15 days [video]

[beijingwalker]

Chinese company builds 30-story building in 15 days [video]
March 7, 2012 | 6:33 pm

A Chinese company has built a 30-story hotel in just 15 days, a feat that leaves Western architects speechless, The Times’ Jonathan Kaiman writes.

It’s a stunning example of China's building boom. Watch it for yourself: The YouTube video above shows the prefabricated building speeding toward completion in Changsha.

How is it possible to put up a high-rise so fast? Kaiman writes that the prefabricated building was mostly created in a factory. The foundation was laid ahead of time. And China has lots of workers to get the job done.

The company, Broad Sustainable Building, boasts that its technology is “the most profound innovation in human history.” But other architects question the safety and oversight for a building constructed so fast.

Broad Sustainable is looking beyond China: The company is hoping to partner in the United States and says it is also working out deals with firms in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and India, Kaiman reports.

If 15 days still seems like an eternity to you, Broad Sustainable has gotten some projects done even quicker. Two years ago, the same company built a 15-story hotel in two days. Watch it happen:

Chinese company builds 30-story building in 15 days [video] - latimes.com

 

[ManuZ]

....15 days???....Good luck for the tenants....

 

[beijingwalker]

when i was a child we marvelled about how Japanese put up a tall building so fast.now China can do it even faster.how the world changed!

 

[ashokdeiva]

Congrats to the Chinese on such an achievement,
but with a Civil engineer at home, I have serious doubts about the stability of the building. It takes a lot of time to curing the cement but I don't know what kind of cement that the CHinese engineers have used that sets so fast and yet retains the strength and stability of the building.

Once again congrats to the Chinese civil engineers on doing wonders in modern architecture and a good contribution the world of engineering.

 

[fd24]

....15 days???....Good luck for the tenants....

I saw the video of the construction. Its an incredible achievement - in particular the safety first consideration like earthquake resistance. Our Chinese friends have to be commended for this unique achievement. Granted they worked round the clock 24 hours a day but in this time they even managed to put furniture and everything to live in. On the 16th day people were living it!!
Well done China!

 

[Backbencher]

There is a 17 storey building being built in my neibhourhood . I think its not even half complete and maybe about 2 months have already passed .

All hail those labours of China

 

[Roybot]

Impressive, although has been posted before couple of times.

 

[T90TankGuy]

find it hard to believe . but hats off if they did it .

 

[Hindustani]

Well done

If true of course.

 

[lem34]

Now that is what I call Incredible.