Almost a decade after the attacks of 9/11, much of the new World Trade Center site remains under construction, with signature pieces like the Freedom Tower, the Frank Gehry performing arts pavilion and the 9/11 Memorial registering as little more than architectural renderings to most New Yorkers. But for the past seven years, at least one project right in the middle of it all has been fully operational � although not in its fully realized aesthetic glory. Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, celebrated for his perfectly engineered minimalist transit centers around the world, was selected to design the WTC PATH Hub.
Building Information Modeling is not just for vertical construction. Tunneling projects implementing BIM are realizing benefits in planning, design and construction coordination. In the New York City region, where tunneling projects have become one of the biggest economic drivers for the construction industry, experts are looking at underground jobs from around the country to determine where and how BIM was implemented effectively. Still, using BIM on tunneling projects is still more the exception than the rule. �A lot of civil engineering processes traditionally have been done in 2D with very little 3D conceptualization�, says Rolando Mendoza, director of consulting for
The only person to be criminally prosecuted for the deadly collapse of a 200-ft tower crane in Manhattan on March 15, 2008 was acquitted last week of all charges against him. Related Links: Trial Begins For Rigger in Deadly 2008 Crane Collapse Supervisor May Have Been Off-Site At Time of Crane Collapse Faulty Sling Argument Takes a Hit in Rigger�s Manslaughter Trial Doomed Crane Had History of Malfunctions Prosecutors Contest Own Witness in Crane Collapse Case New York Supreme Court Judge Roger Hayes’ tersely-worded verdict declared master rigger William Rapetti not guilty on a multitude of charges that included manslaughter
The prosecution’s argument against master rigger William Rapetti suffered a couple of blows Monday as a worker who was on site the day of the deadly 2008 crane collapse said he saw nothing wrong with the four nylon slings used to secure the crane’s six-ton steel collar to its mast. Related Links: Trial Begins For Rigger in Deadly 2008 Crane Collapse Victim “Buried Alive” in 2008 Crane Collapse Testifies in Manslaughter Trial for Crane Rigger Supervisor May Have Been Off-Site At Time of Crane Collapse Doomed Crane Had History of Malfunctions Prosecutors Contest Own Witness in Crane Collapse Case Rappeti
Attorneys for master rigger William Rapetti alleged in court Thursday that the supervisor for the lead contractor on the site of the deadly 2008 crane collapse in Midtown Manhattan was seen with St. Patrick’s Day “revelers” – who were on a “bar crawl” – at the time of the accident. Related Links: Trial Begins For Rigger in Deadly 2008 Crane Collapse Victim “Buried Alive” in 2008 Crane Collapse Testifies in Manslaughter Trial for Crane Rigger Faulty Sling Argument Takes a Hit in Rigger�s Manslaughter Trial Doomed Crane Had History of Malfunctions Prosecutors Contest Own Witness in Crane Collapse Case Rapetti
In an attempt to decorate the thousands of temporary protective structures that surround construction sites across the city, the New York City Department of Buildings is launching a design competition that invites artists and designers to use these structures as a way to display their art. Supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to the Mayor’s Fund, Urbancanvas asks participants to create designs for fences, sheds, and other support and safety structures such as scaffolds and cocoon systems. Under a DOB pilot program, members of the building and construction community will select the winning designs to feature on a
The first witnesses in the trial of William Rapetti, the master rigger of a 200-ft-high tower crane that had a deadly collapsed off a rising Manhattan condo in 2008, were a firefighter and a man he found “buried alive” in the rubble. Related Links: Trial Begins For Rigger in Deadly 2008 Crane Collapse Supervisor May Have Been Off-Site At Time of Crane Collapse Faulty Sling Argument Takes a Hit in Rigger�s Manslaughter Trial Doomed Crane Had History of Malfunctions Prosecutors Contest Own Witness in Crane Collapse Case Prosecutors accuse Rapetti of causing the accident that killed seven and brought both
The attorney for the embattled crane rigger accused of causing the deadly 2008 crane collapse in Midtown Manhattan said that “incompetence at the highest levels of city government” killed seven in the tragedy, rather than the “recklessness” prosecutors alleged against his client. Photo: AP/Louis Lanzano Crane rigger William Rapetti faces 27 years in prison. Related Links: Victim �Buried Alive� in 2008 Crane Collapse Testifies in Manslaughter Trial for Crane Rigger Supervisor May Have Been Off-Site At Time of Crane Collapse Faulty Sling Argument Takes a Hit in Rigger�s Manslaughter Trial Doomed Crane Had History of Malfunctions Prosecutors Contest Own Witness
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized a $199 million project for structural steel repairs on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge. The Port Authority board is currently seeking bids for the project with work expected to begin in 2011. Natural degradation brought on by age, as well as increased truck traffic on the upper level after the 9/11 attacks has resulted in accelerated deterioration of the deck and framing components. Inspections as recent as 2009, have revealed several locations with varying degrees of corrosion and cracking, missing or loose structural steel connectors. In February
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