urbandreamer
recession proof
Did they think of wind rattling the lattice? Ice buildup etc?
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MBS
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Nope. You're the only one who thought of that.
CN Tower
Banned
Friendly wager on the number of falling glass panels from this one in the first year of occupancy?
Automation Gallery
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DtTO
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Since the average percentage of balcony panels failing for all condos built since 2000 is like 0.00000001%; multiplying that by the number of balcony panels in this buildings nets a big fat zero.
whatever
Senior Member
Actually, given how much of the failed balcony glass has been imported, and given that this one is also imported, and given that I've seen the detail on how two of their other projects are engineered, I wouldn't be that surprised if they did lose a couple pieces.
ThomasJ
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how do we know that this glass is imported as well? and where is the failed glass being imported from generally
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
China, where else?
whatever
Senior Member
Because I know that Jangho is supplying, and that they're based out of Beijing?
reetard
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atodaso
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Not sure how that math works. The TIFF condo a block away had multiple incidents of falling glass and was covered in shrouding for almost a year because of it. I believe they replaced every guardrail on the building. Three other towers in the direct vicinity also also had faulty glass panels falling. The Ritz, Trump, and then just the other day the Shangri La. If you draw a rectangle around the vicinity encompassing those buildings your .00000000001% is realistically more like 33% of the new construction experiencing faulty glass panels dropping.
If these were stats for faulty closet doors it would be no big deal, but this is glass potentially killing or injuring people on the streets below and is not something that should be downplayed. Developers try to save $$ by buying cheap product from overseas suppliers where quality control is dubious. I believe this practice should be stopped in it's tracks and the strictest standards should be in place. There are many quality local glass suppliers - why not support our local economy and get a better, safer product.
A building in our area had some panels fall; they've also had scaffolding up for well over a year and all balconies have been redone. Because they were built by the same developer as the building I live in, our building had every balcony checked in a CYA move by the developer. It's a significant concern.
No one wants the failing glass to continue, except of course maybe for the lawyers. (Right, lawyers?) Nobody wants to call a lawyer though, it's a complete last resort kinda thing (right, lawyers?), so builders are being more careful now. It's not good for the residents, the passersby, nor for the reputations of the developers nor the glass panel manufacturers… nobody. Except the lawyers. (Right, lawyers?)
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