Tcep 004 The Civil Engineering Podcast

Engineering Management Institute TCEP 004: The Civil Engineering Podcast â€" How to Improve Your Business Development Skills as a Civil Engineer the Willis Group as part of its lease on a portion of the tower’s area. Project Location: The Willis Tower is situated at Chicago, Illinois. Project Size: At the time of completion in 1973, the Willis Tower beat out the World Trade Center in New York as the tallest constructing on the planet, a distinction it held for 25 years. The building incorporates over four-half million gross sq. feet, which would cover 16-square blocks, or 105-acres, if spread throughout one level. The stats for the building are, as you'll anticipate for skyscraper, fairly impressive â€" greater than 225,000 tons of steel, 25 miles of plumbing, 1,500 miles of electrical wiring, 80 miles of elevator cable, and a hundred forty five,000 lighting fixtures. Project Budget (Construction): $175 million at time of development, or equivalent of $800 million in 2015. Of fascinating observe, in March of this year the constructing changed arms once more at a gift-day price of $1.3 billion, thought of to be the very best quantity paid for a building outdoors Manhattan. Project Completion (Month/Year or Expected Completion Date): Construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1973 with around 2,000 staff concerned. Links and Resources Mentioned in Episode Books Mentioned in Episode Please go away your feedback or questions in the section below. To your success, Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP Engineering Management Institute Author ofEngineer Your Own Success Sources/References: Filed Under: Business Development, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: business improvement, ECSS 2015, Willis Tower