When products are manufactured in a factory the assembly process can be inspected and the product tested to find issues introduced when transitioning a product from design development to line production. There are always new ways to produce an unexpected result. This opportunity is hard to come by on a construction site where personnel work independently, instructions can be confusing or incomplete, and inspections of completed work are never comprehensive. Structure Tech recently ran into an example of this: they were missing a key part of fire stop collar inspections – the fastener used really matters. For new construction, it looks like wood blocking should be installed to receive the collar to avoid the use of toggle fasteners.
A look into the set design of HBO’s Chernobyl.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport came up in conversation this past week and it stirred vague memories – wasn’t that place supposed to open almost a decade ago? I remember reading articles about the opening delay years and years ago. Yup, looks like the construction flaws persist and it still won’t be opening anytime soon. A highlight – 750 display screens need to be displayed due to end of life caused by running test arrival/departure data for more than seven years during the delay.
Gift Idea of the Week: Acme Klein Bottle designed and sold by Cliff Stoll. You may recognize him from the book The Cuckoo’s Egg (1989). Here is a great video of his inventory storage and retrieval system built under his home.
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