Calgary City Centre | 161.54m | 36s | Cadillac Fairview | Zeidler

[Zoom]

Unfortunately the same. The materials are nicely done and everything looks well constructed etc. but it is very cold and sterile on the north side also.

 

[Col du Edworthy]

Green roof is now fully in place. Upper portion and lower left were in last fall but they ended up replacing a bunch of pieces this spring when they finished the bottom right.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Looks good. I wonder what type of fauna they will be growing on the roof?

 

[Oddball]

Looks good. I wonder what type of fauna they will be growing on the roof?

You meant flora right? Or should I be expecting to see a lot more marmots and deer downtown?

 

[Surrealplaces]

lol, meant Flora. But hey, having a few animals roaming around the top would be cool.

 

[Daveography]

I was up on the roof of TD tower here in Edmonton recently...there was definitely some fauna up there, about to dive-bomb my head.

Falcons, man, they will mess you up.

 

[BKha]

Do mice count as fauna? lol.

 

[Nimbus]

The LED panels up on top are fritzing out pretty good lately, wonder when they'll get around to fixing them?

 

[Surrealplaces]

That sucks. The company that did that lighting system (SACO) is also doing Telus Sky's led's.

 

[maestro]

Oh shucks. I don't fault you for bumping this thread to report the LED lights aren't working. You are mocking our imaginations by bumping this thread to report on those LED lighting.

 

[haltcatchfire]

Are they faulty? Looks deliberate.

 

[Nimbus]

If you thought my bump was for the proposed west tower there is a specific thread for it already.

And yes panels of the LED's are on the fritz, very obvious from when it was working and showing colours and animations.

 

[maestro]

Oops. It was meant in jest anyways.

It makes me wonder. Do other cities experience as many LED failures?

 

[Habanero]

I wonder if it's due to Calgary's weather, with its crazy ups and downs?

 

[Col du Edworthy]

As I stare at those fritzy LEDs from my office it would be nice to see them working consistently. The cold weather seems to take the biggest toll as they seem to start breaking as soon as a cold snap starts (and right from day 1). They have switched from having the entire strip on each level lit up to every other panel on each level.

If anyone would like real time updates on the colour, shapes, time LEDs turn on and # of working vs burnt out LEDs I'm your man.

Jan 17 3:38pm - not on yet, nothing to report