EY BUILDING BUILT IN 15 DAYS IN CHINA..30.11.12

EY BUILDING
BUILT IN 15 DAYS IN
CHINA

The very thought that

a 30-story building
could be built in 15
days is truely beyond
our imagination. But it
happened in China, as
a 30-storey hotel was
built in just 15 days.

This plan was
undertaken by Broad
Group and the building
was built in the Hunan
Province of China, near
Dongting lake. This
Chinese construction
company specializes in
sustainable
architecture, and
prefabricated modules
placed on steel
structures.

The Broad Sustainable
Building’s foundation
was laid ahead of time,
while building itself
was largely factory
manufactured. Once
the pieces were
shipped to the site, all
that was left was for
construction workers
to put it all together in
record time.

According to the Broad
Sustainable Building’s
website, the building
was 93 percent factory
made, a process which
they say eliminates
risks associated with
design and
construction quality,
budget and
construction delays,
ABC News reports.

Critics, however,
questioned the safety
the building, pointing
to the lack of oversight
and the pace at which
it went up. The Broad
Sustainable Building
has attempted projects
like this before,
building a 15-story
hotel in just a week as
well as a six-story
pavilion in less than a
day.

Reports suggest the
30-story hotel built in
15 days is sturdy
enough to stand up to
a magnitude-9.0
earthquake. The hotel
is also reportedly
energy-efficient and
more solid all the way
around than one might
surmise. But the most
interesting fact of all
remains: It is a 30-
story building that was
built in 15 days.