This was a slow week of construction as the axial steel and cables were fitted in between the standing leg trusses.
A few roof spans were also assembled on the ground in preparation for next week’s crane lifting. This week’s video shows the leg longitudinal tubes and leg bend d-frames fitted into place.
This spring we have begun construction of a new building at Rubb, Inc. It will primarily be used for welding of steel components of our buildings. At 110′ wide and 267′ long, it is more than double the size of our current shop. The site was excavated and the foundation poured last fall, and now that the snow has melted, it is time to begin putting the steel up.
We have decided to use this opportunity to create a complete video documentation of the building assembly using time-lapse photography. To do this, I chose the Sony M3W digital network camera. It was placed atop a 50′ steel pole with power and network cables. With a built-in web server and FTP client, it allows remote viewing of live video as well as timed upload of images every minute. In addition, it has remote pan/tilt capability to ensure it captures all the activity.
The pace of construction is somewhat relaxed from a typical Rubb Building; this building is being put up with our crews in between normal shop/site duties and during downtime. The first week consisted of standing up leg trusses and starting to connect them with purlins. This is work that can be done with minimal personnel and is mostly ground-based. Here is a video of the first day:
The quick erection and high-quality working environment of Rubb buildings make them a popular choice for construction projects. One recent example is this NV building supplied by Rubb Norway to NCC, one of the largest construction companies in Norway. The building is 15m wide x 21m wide x 3m sidewall, with a 4.5m x 4.5m insulated steel folding door.
This is the second NV building we have supplied in a short space of time; both are intended for use in conjunction with the new metro line that is being built between Bergen and Nesttun. This is one of the major infrastructure projects in the Bergen region in the coming years and NCC has a large part of the contract to complete this metro line.
