Modern Marvels Season 11 Episode 37 Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment 2004
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In hour three of our crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, we learn about the human element and development of systems that make us comfortable. And we’ll see the evolution from freight hoists to today’s fastest high-speed pressurized elevators and, on the cooler side, the evolution from ice refrigeration to 3,000-ton chillers. We meet Bobby, the manlift operator and the building site’s standup comedian, and travel to Taiwan to visit the world’s fastest elevators in the TAIPEI 101.
- Released: 2004-09-07
- Runtime: 44 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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