Mr Kyknoord kindly advise whether your firm were the civil engineers involved in the construction of the building in which I work – it would appear that you were successful in your efforts to save money for the client! Or are those leaks, loo back-ups and cracks just part of the charm?
charmskool: Nah, those are all architectural features. You pay extra for them. thrills: He’ll have to, if we leave out the sewer pipes. stef: That has the hallmark of wisdom about it. betenoir: Just think how much we’d save if we dispense with the structure altogether. Now that’s some real out-of-the-box blue-sky thinking. dolce: Maybe a fireman’s pole in lieu of stairs?
uncle keith: and in summer, we won’t need aircon as long as we manage to save a cool million. parenthesis: What? No snort? daisy: We’re going to revive the ancient art of building drystone walls ol’ hoss: It’s still there. Allegedly. gnukid: I’ll put together a proposal immediately. ctyri: Brilliant. I think you have single-handedly saved the economy.
Just get rid of any inside structure. Make it a giant empty space, where people can use their own creativity to make their personal space. I call ground floor!
I have found, after 18 months of being beaten up by the client, there is really only one standard that the latest time/money saving scheme needs to pass – “Will it blow up?”. And the addendum is “Do I have enough pipes on site to bypass it?”.
But then us chem eng’s have it easier than you civils blokes, generally our mistakes tend to hide themselves. In a hole in the ground in some cases…
nursemyra: True. If the building catches fire, the client can just upend the coffee urn. robin: I call basement! schrödinger’s cat: Our mistakes tend to be more subtle, like not getting the client to sign off on the design scope at the project outset.
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Mr Kyknoord kindly advise whether your firm were the civil engineers involved in the construction of the building in which I work – it would appear that you were successful in your efforts to save money for the client! Or are those leaks, loo back-ups and cracks just part of the charm?
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save money. tell the client to shove it up his bum.
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i propose a house of cards…
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windows. who need’s em? also: inner walls. think open-plan and you’ll save on bricks!
PS I’m the star of your photo show, wheeee!
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But you can bet the CEO won’t be cutting back on his bonus or office furnishings.
Perhaps a nice angle in the stairwell as a surprise?
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charmskool: Nah, those are all architectural features. You pay extra for them.
thrills: He’ll have to, if we leave out the sewer pipes.
stef: That has the hallmark of wisdom about it.
betenoir: Just think how much we’d save if we dispense with the structure altogether. Now that’s some real out-of-the-box blue-sky thinking.
dolce: Maybe a fireman’s pole in lieu of stairs?
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Heating and Air Conditioning is also unnecessary. In the Winter, the warm feeling you get from a job well-done should be enough to keep you warm.
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UK: Ahahahahahahahaha!
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mortar? we don´t need no steenkin´ mortar. keep chewing that gum, you slackers…
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Whatever happened to the outside, where there’s air and stuff?
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I hear Legos, bought in bulk, are actually quite inexpensive… and i’m sure the colors would please the customer too…
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You could always replace senior management with bobble heads. $250k/year versus $5 each. Cha-ching.
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uncle keith: and in summer, we won’t need aircon as long as we manage to save a cool million.
parenthesis: What? No snort?
daisy: We’re going to revive the ancient art of building drystone walls
ol’ hoss: It’s still there. Allegedly.
gnukid: I’ll put together a proposal immediately.
ctyri: Brilliant. I think you have single-handedly saved the economy.
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all those fire regulatory things like extinguishers and hoses aren´t really necessary…….
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Just get rid of any inside structure. Make it a giant empty space, where people can use their own creativity to make their personal space. I call ground floor!
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I have found, after 18 months of being beaten up by the client, there is really only one standard that the latest time/money saving scheme needs to pass – “Will it blow up?”. And the addendum is “Do I have enough pipes on site to bypass it?”.
But then us chem eng’s have it easier than you civils blokes, generally our mistakes tend to hide themselves. In a hole in the ground in some cases…
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nursemyra: True. If the building catches fire, the client can just upend the coffee urn.
robin: I call basement!
schrödinger’s cat: Our mistakes tend to be more subtle, like not getting the client to sign off on the design scope at the project outset.
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