Rubb, Inc. New Welding Shop Construction – Week 1
May 31st, 2008 by Glen
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:
