Fellow engineering dorks....

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:04 pm

Yeah, it might as well be a mile though. It's a whopping 0.0056% short

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:11 pm

smu diamond m wrote:Yeah, it might as well be a mile though. It's a whopping 0.0056% short

TWSS. And it hurt.

couch 'em · Post by **couch 'em** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:48 pm

mrydel wrote:
smu diamond m wrote:Yeah, it might as well be a mile though. It's a whopping 0.0056% short
TWSS. And it hurt.

Sack up. Size is for her pleasure. Who cares about that?

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:53 pm

What's the business plan for this building? Seems rather pointless to build something this big without having a plan to get it to at least 80% occupancy.

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:57 pm

I don't think reason applies to this project.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:11 pm

CalallenStang wrote:What's the business plan for this building? Seems rather pointless to build something this big without having a plan to get it to at least 80% occupancy.

It'll house the Saudi royal family and all of their concubines.

couch 'em · Post by **couch 'em** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:40 pm

CalallenStang wrote:What's the business plan for this building? Seems rather pointless to build something this big without having a plan to get it to at least 80% occupancy.

Where is your sense of glory? (cue samurai stang)

You don't build something like this because you want to make a profit. You do it just to say you did.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:01 pm

couch 'em wrote:
CalallenStang wrote:What's the business plan for this building? Seems rather pointless to build something this big without having a plan to get it to at least 80% occupancy.
Where is your sense of glory? (cue samurai stang)

You don't build something like this because you want to make a profit. You do it just to say you did.

I suppose when you already have petroprofits, that type of thinking isn't dangerous.

I'm a real estate major, though, so that was my first thought when I saw this: How will this be profitable?

By the way - my sense of glory is dormant, waiting to be awakened when SMU meets its goals of being top 25 in every sport.

The Spaz · Post by **The Spaz** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:55 am

CalallenStang wrote:By the way - my sense of glory is dormant, waiting to be awakened when SMU meets its goals of being top 25 in every sport.

Enjoy your nap...

PonySoprano · Post by **PonySoprano** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:45 am

CalallenStang wrote:What's the business plan for this building? Seems rather pointless to build something this big without having a plan to get it to at least 80% occupancy.

A couple of floors will house the [deleted] Cheney Vice Presidential Library.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:47 am

PonySoprano wrote:
CalallenStang wrote:What's the business plan for this building? Seems rather pointless to build something this big without having a plan to get it to at least 80% occupancy.
A couple of floors will house the [deleted] Cheney Vice Presidential Library.

Complete with a "shoot the lawyer" exhibit?

ready4abowl · Post by **ready4abowl** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:33 am

Was in Dubai last week for business. The Burj Dubai is impressive...

10 feet of sway at the top at current height.

It is designed inside by Georgio Armani, will house a hotel, retail space, residences and business offices. Was almost sold out prior to breaking ground.

RGV Pony · Post by **RGV Pony** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:34 pm

ready4abowl wrote:Was in Dubai last week for business. The Burj Dubai is impressive...

10 feet of sway at the top at current height.

It is designed inside by Georgio Armani, will house a hotel, retail space, residences and business offices. Was almost sold out prior to breaking ground.

Did you fly Emirates over there? I'd love to try one of their 'suites.'

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:37 am

ready4abowl wrote:Was in Dubai last week for business. The Burj Dubai is impressive...

10 feet of sway at the top at current height.

It is designed inside by Georgio Armani, will house a hotel, retail space, residences and business offices. Was almost sold out prior to breaking ground.

Dubai is a smart place to invest money in a really over-the-top building right now...it's got a very international flavor.

Some new city that isn't even built yet outside of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia? Jeddah is losing its power to Dubai right now...there is NO WAY I would build a mile-tall building in that market.

Canadian Mustang · Post by **Canadian Mustang** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:30 pm

Is the Burj Dubai done yet? Or is Canada still number one? oh, snap.