NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS

[jd3189]

I wouldn't worry that much about Irene. 1 WTC was designed to withstand winds very easily.

[CarlosV]

Cranes are coming down...dramatic photo from my penthouse.....I hope its here sunday!!!


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[CarlosV]

Irene go away!

i never thought i'd be seeing this !!! so soon


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[Foun10Head-X]

What floor height it's reaching at now?

[CarlosV]

^^^

90

[Traynor]

79 and 80

[Traynor]

Now that one crane is gone, they can just let the other one weather-vane in the wind without fear of it hitting the other's boom.

[Foun10Head-X]

Whoah, moving right along.

Now, this Hurricane Irene thing -- hope nothing dampers it.

[CarlosV]

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[Otie]

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[Otie]

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[CarlosV]

Originally Posted by steveve

holy cow. this evacuation this is as real as it gets,
I can't believe they're even evacuating the whole waters edge of Manhattan up even past Central Park.... wow. crazy stuff...
and i can't even believe they're dissembling the crane(s) at 1WTC.

PUSSY WILLOW, where will you go? and how long is this evacuation going to be in effect?

this is hardcore stuff.

going to a friend in midtown manhattan. i think we can come back on sunday..if the building still here ! this is my last post! until the day after tomorrow! LOL

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[NYguy]

Again, all post not directly related to the Freedom Tower/1 WTC will be deleted. There is a thread for all your hurricane concerns...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=193419

[ctobsl]

Alright guys, be safe... hope all is well come Monday!
Anthony

[MadGnome]

I wouldn't have thought the crane boom removal was necessary. I figure wind load for towers on occasion and it seems like that crane should be rated for way more than any hurricane breeze could cause.
I considered the remote possibility that I'm simply not as smart as I thought I was, but dismissed it as ridiculous.

[RoyalOil]

^^^ High winds in Taipei tore the tower crane off Taipei 101. I'm sure you're right, but they just cannot take any chances.

[Traynor]

As I said before, they have to let the cranes "Weather-vane" during high winds. They are strong enough to withstand the winds but normally there is one crane on top of a building. When you have two in such close proximity, they can't both just swing in the wind, because one will hit the other. That is why they took the boom off only one crane.

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

jersey city/lower manhattan; awaiting hurricane irene; 8/27/2011 by kevin scott koepke photography, on Flickr


new york city; awaiting hurricane irene; 8/27/2011 by kevin scott koepke photography, on Flickr

[The-T]

Yesterday I've watched all parts of that video RISING Rebuilding Ground Zero.(thanks for sharing screen shoots here) It's really hard and risky work there...But those builders really proud of what they do. Now I'm 18, my university of architecture just around the corner and the video like this really inspires to be a part of something huge, to love a job which you could be proud of the achieved results.
Can't wait to see the finish of the construction! Damn, it's gonna be cool to visit that museum of 9/11 and get the feel how was there at that day...

[bunky]

8/27/11 - 12pm