tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post8402792725787101112..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: New Silver Spring Library Moving Forward: Construction Meeting TodayKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-42670194166119821892013-02-18T18:45:12.051-05:002013-02-18T18:45:12.051-05:00Is it true that there will be a new 12 floor condo...Is it true that there will be a new 12 floor condominium building just behind the library?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-23199397479029029942012-09-29T18:47:10.637-04:002012-09-29T18:47:10.637-04:00Unnecessary complications by the country and state...Unnecessary complications by the country and state make all projects harder and more costly than they have to be. A minority, female and handicapped clause? What does that even mean? From the state perspective: "make sure you have all of your 'diversity' boxes checked and that you are the lowest bidder and you'll get the contract." Never mind diversity of thought or opinion, just skin color and outward appearance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-36474611793895337662012-09-22T15:43:59.679-04:002012-09-22T15:43:59.679-04:00Is there an issue over here with space? Why take ...Is there an issue over here with space? Why take all the risk from a complex structure when there is plenty of other land here especially in light of the bus depot debacle. Why ask for any more trouble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-51766326804887274232012-09-19T13:46:47.093-04:002012-09-19T13:46:47.093-04:00Funny note: the next-to-last picture shows the con...Funny note: the next-to-last picture shows the concrete stamped with "Silver Springs" instead of "Silver Spring."IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-26588793488049906022012-09-19T09:37:05.841-04:002012-09-19T09:37:05.841-04:00The new library and the church site will be built ...The new library and the church site will be built before the new transit center is open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-7798272022706935142012-09-18T18:01:59.534-04:002012-09-18T18:01:59.534-04:00I imagine this construction completion should line...I imagine this construction completion should line up quite well with the church lot across the street being redeveloped. I believe that site just had their final community meeting a week or two back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-63614035881328582582012-09-18T13:26:32.019-04:002012-09-18T13:26:32.019-04:00This is a cantilever. the prow is held by two sup...This is a cantilever. the prow is held by two supports, but it still cantilevers over the train. It's ugly, it's aggressive, but it is a cantilever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-85975462108338286382012-09-18T12:24:34.352-04:002012-09-18T12:24:34.352-04:00Thanks. But "cantilever" was the word us...Thanks. But "cantilever" was the word used by Susanne Churchill, MoCo's senior architect project manager for the library project, so for now--without knowing more about the exact plans--we'll leave it there.Amanda Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392181076062706463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-46803730063220409442012-09-18T11:39:46.748-04:002012-09-18T11:39:46.748-04:00The library doesn't "cantilever" ove...The library doesn't "cantilever" over the path of the Purple Line. It bridges the future Purple Line. A cantilever is a beam anchored at only one end. The beam carries the load to the support where it is resisted by moment and shear stress. Cantilever construction allows for overhanging structures without external bracing. Cantilevers can also be constructed with trusses or slabs.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com