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Title: Apple Campus 2 features 36-foot glass panels, hollow concrete slabs and more
Post by: HCK on June 13, 2016, 04:05:23 pm
Apple Campus 2 features 36-foot glass panels, hollow concrete slabs and more

We have seen Apple's new campus a few times in the past, with various drone shots and photos surfacing frequently. The folks at Popsci got a private tour of the new campus, and they were able to get some additional information about the facility. From Apple's use of custom concrete slabs with a hollow center to the up to 46-foot glass panes that wrap the campus, there is a lot to see here.



From Popsci's private tour of the campus:


  176: Acres the new Campus will occupy
  1.23 million: Square footage of glass involved in the project
  3,000: Approximate total number of glass panes used
  7,000: Weight, in pounds, of the heaviest panes of vertical glass
  4,300: Concrete slabs needed for the floor and ceiling
  60,000: How many pounds the heaviest concrete slabs weigh
  75: Percentage of renewable energy that campus itself will produce during peak daytime hours
  16: Megawatts of power produced by rooftop solar panels
  5 billion: Total cost, in dollars, this project is reported t...

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