“That’s not a simple plug and play tie to existing utilities. Those need to be greatly increased...all the way back to points of input origin or output collection. That’s shit load of urban digging well beyond the property lines very likely in already crowded subterranean public right of ways.”
I recall reading of the massive sew and water lines for a new stadium and how they needed to diversify the load to different treatment plants.
All at taxpayer expense.
Solid wastes, mostly paper are usually scheduled for non-business hours and even in regular towers are a non-
trivial problem.
IIRC Sears tower(WILLIS?) used a round table to load the refuse trucks and point them back out! Guessing Sears would be about 30% of the usable sq ft of a mile high mega and the problem increases at the square of the size.
“Each of those issue solutions, in a civilized country must be reviewed by various municipal departments manned by bureaucrats with paper pushing drones suddenly encountering something totally alien to them and well beyond their professional skills set and their imaginations as well as being outside all previous guidelines. Job security is their number one goal. Good luck with that.”
The answer for a mega building would clearly come from the top down. Probably 90%+ political. IMO.
“After all that, the insurance consultants will raise construction issues.”
A huge component in the civilized world.
Off in the Stans? Not so much. Notice the fires in the curtain wall problems... even a very deadly one in England???
Don’t overlook wind tunnel testing and...
Still, for most it comes down to the old cost-benefit ratio. Factoring in how macho this project is for some dear leader?
All that said, a fascinating thought problem.
Just want to focus on foundation needs.
I've spec'd. wind tunnel testing of sites surrounding project buildings. interesting and surprising things happen in urban environments. The results of which can greatly affect the original design assumptions. Had to argue with firms partners for the need of the added cost and schedule effects. Client, a major bank, agreed with me. Net result, our monumental skylight designed with new positive and negative pressure loads survived hurricane Hugo with out damage while surrounding buildings had sections of damaged curtain wall. Big atta boy & bonus for that job.
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