City official: Upper floors of new BJC building are 'buckling'

St Louis Post Dispatch ^ | 3 Sept 2017 | S. Liss

[DUMBGRUNT]

The schedule calls for a floor a week. Wind or rain, we gotta pour!

They can grind out the humps later, we gotta schedule to keep.

[Red Badger]

Mexican Labor?......................

[old-ager]

This is extremely creepy.

Maybe it’s time to re-read the head-on train collision sequence in Atlas Shrugged.

[Obadiah]

Chinese cement and materials with Mexican laborers?

[riri]

Affirmative Action architect?

[dfwgator]

Building commissioner Frank Oswald said Friday that it appeared the floors were buckling on the sixth through 12th floors

Oswald and the sixth floor?

[RegulatorCountry]

BJC? I thought it might’ve been that airborne singlewide down in Arkansas at first. Dang.

[Calvin Locke]

Anything named after Billy Jeff Clinton is bound to have or cause problems.

[Red Badger]

And corrupt inspectors...............

[FatherofFive]

OOPS!

[Red Badger]

WOw...........................

[RegulatorCountry]

Unbuckled but bent.

[wardaddy]

Anyone here read the article?

[jonno]

Hopefully it wasn't built with the same standards used by these guys:

[Obadiah]

An IV pole placed on one of the floors rolled away, according to one report.

Hmmm... well that can't be good.

Perhaps the local inspector is intentionally using the term "buckling" in an effort to draw attention to an ongoing uncorrected problem at the site and to get the builders to address his concerns. Floors that are buckling are different than floors that need shimming. In any case, there does sound like there are issues at this site.

[DUMBGRUNT]

I vote for disgruntled workers spreading rumors.

A famous suburban urban legend, not too far from me.
A friend was involved on this project and said the architect was NOT beloved.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-12-09/news/8704010546_1_tallest-building-leaning-window-washers

John Stephenson, one year away from retirement, sits calmly in his office in the Oakbrook Terrace Tower, unfazed by the persistent rumors that his desk, his books and his body might suddenly slide out a window of the suburbs`

tallest building...

[DUMBGRUNT]

Well yes, but notice the glass did not fail!

I would not want to judge the entire project on a small structural shortcoming.

[Mr.Unique]

BJC = Barnes-Jewish/Christian (BJC Healthcare)

[Pearls Before Swine]

That fallen apartment building looks like it came up by the roots.

[Larry Lucido]

They need better brakes on their IV poles!