2006
Apr. 27, 2006
Construction of the Freedom Tower (OWTC) officially begins with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Governor George Pataki, NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Port Authority, Larry Silverstein, and other officials.
May 23, 2006
Silverstein Properties opens 7WTC, the first building to be rebuilt in lower Manhattan after September 11. Total construction time: 48 months.
June 21, 2006
Work on OWTC’s footings and foundations is under way.
June 28, 2006
Lead architect David Childs of SOM presents significant design changes to the Freedom Tower.
July 6, 2006
To streamline costs and efforts, the Port Authority assumes responsibility for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum construction.
July 26, 2006
Arcelor’s mill in Luxembourg rolls out the Freedom Tower’s first steel—more than 800 tons (725.8 metric tons). Banker Steel in Virginia finishes it into I beams; the first one is seen here.
“Big money, prime real estate, bottomless grief, artistic ego and dreams of legacy transformed Ground Zero into a mosh pit of stakeholders banging heads over billions in federal aid, tax breaks and insurance proceeds.”
DEBORAH SONTAG New York Times, Sept. 11, 2006
Sept. 7, 2006
Offering the most comprehensive vision to date of what the WTC will look like, Silverstein unveils architectural designs for 2, 3, and 4WTC.
Sept. 11, 2006
Mourners process down the Ground Zero ramp, as the fifth anniversary is marked with solemn remembrances across the nation.
Nov. 16, 2006
The Port Authority takes over the leases for OWTC and 5WTC from Silverstein.
Nov. 29, 2006
Tishman continues with line drilling, excavation, concrete, and rebar installation at OWTC.
Dec. 19, 2006
OWTC’s first steel—two massive columns, more than 30 feet (9.1 m) long and weighing 49,579 pounds (22,488.7 kg) and 53,342 pounds (24,195.5 kg)—is raised.
2007
Jan. 24, 2007
The first of 64 steel cages, which will reinforce the slurry wall that wraps around the site, is erected.
5,858 CUBIC YARDS
of concrete
Feb. 2, 2007
To date, 5,858 cubic yards (4,478.8 m3) of concrete have been poured at OWTC.
Feb. 20, 2007
A massive clam shell excavator digs out the slurry walls.
Mar. 14, 2007
Shear-wall rebar and trenching work under way in the area south of the 9/11 Memorial.
Apr. 26, 2007
Foundations and footings for the 9/11 Memorial and 9/11 Memorial Museum are more than 50 percent complete.
May 22, 2007
Stair treads are installed at the temporary PATH station.
May 23, 2007
After protracted legal battles, $4.55 billion in insurance money is paid to Silverstein and the Port Authority to cover the loss of the Twin Towers. The largest single insurance settlement to date, it will cover only a fraction of the rebuilding costs.
$276.48 MILLION
contract
July 26, 2007
DCM Erectors is awarded a $276 million contract to fabricate, deliver, and erect the structural steel for OWTC.
“We’re essentially building five Empire State Buildings at the same time.”
STEVEN PLATE Director of WTC Construction
Aug. 22, 2007
Forming and rebar are completed along the East-West Connector, the pedestrian walkway under West Street.
Sept. 11, 2007
For the first time in six years, September 11 falls on a Tuesday. A remembrance service is held at nearby Zuccotti Park since the WTC site is full of cranes.
Sept. 12, 2007
A site overview shows the slurry wall on the right; temporary staging on the left; and, in the center, the ramp used to bring materials down into the pit.
Oct. 12, 2007
Final concrete formwork for OWTC’s core foundations is under way.
Dec. 4, 2007
Workers complete the first section of the East-West Connector liner wall.
2008
Jan. 2, 2008
Roofers work on the roof decking for the PATH entrance.
Jan. 2, 2008
Concrete placement at OWTC’s north core shear walls is complete; south core concrete shear walls are insulated and still curing. To date, Collavino has placed a total of 5,386 cubic yards (4,117.9 m3) of concrete.
Jan. 17, 2008
Inspectors check the integrity of the original river-water piping in the west slurry wall.
Jan. 17, 2008
Slurry wall anchors utilize high-strength steel tendons that are grouted into a drilled hole and tensioned against the wall.
3-STORY-HIGH
mock-up
Feb. 17, 2008
The Port Authority completes excavation of 3 and 4WTC and turns the sites over to Silverstein Properties.
Mar. 28, 2008
A three-story-high mock-up of OWTC’s curtain wall is tested outside Los Angeles to ensure the glass will withstand extreme conditions.
Mar. 31, 2008
The temporary PATH station officially opens.
Apr. 15, 2008
Workers pour concrete, casting the second lift at OWTC’s north core.
Apr. 20, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI visits the WTC site and blesses it.
May 17, 2008
OWTC’s steel columns rise above grade for the first time, marking the transition from substructure to superstructure.
May 19, 2008
Christopher O. Ward, the Port Authority’s new director, sets out to untangle the WTC’s rebuilding, which, he says, has become “monumentally unmanageable.”
June 12, 2008
Concrete subcontractor Collavino pours in excess of 500 cubic yards (382.3 m3) of concrete for OWTC’s B3-level slab.
Aug. 27, 2008
Temporary formwork is placed prior to pouring a concrete deck at OWTC.
Aug. 27, 2008
Excavation of 4WTC reveals a glacial pothole formed 20,000 years ago. Although beautiful, the geological feature must be blasted away so the tower can be footed securely in bedrock.
Sept. 2, 2008
The memorial’s first steel column, weighing 7,700 pounds (3,492.7 kg), is erected in the footprint of the original North Tower.
7,700-POUND
steel column
Sept. 3, 2008
All 47 steel arches and diagonal support beams for the East-West Connector have been installed.
Sept. 9, 2008
Snøhetta unveils its design for the Pavilion entrance to the 9/11 Museum.
Sept. 10, 2008
Mini piles along a demising wall support the No. 1 subway line.
Sept. 11, 2008
Mourners throw flowers into a small pool at Ground Zero to honor September 11 victims.
Oct. 2, 2008
The Port Authority presents strategies that will simplify the Transportation Hub and allow the memorial to open by 9/11’s tenth anniversary.
“Uncertainty is expensive—both in terms of hard dollars given the explosion of construction and commodity prices, and in terms of schedule with the risk associated with a design process that never ends.”
THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY A Roadmap Forward, Oct. 2, 2008
Oct. 6, 2008
Concrete finishers place 30 cubic yards (23 m3) of concrete to cast a single column for OWTC’s substructure.
Nov. 10, 2008
A panoramic view shows the progress on OWTC’s foundation excavation, reinforcing, and substructure concrete.
Nov. 20, 2008
OWTC’s south core now rises approximately 29 feet (8.9 m) above street level.
Dec. 11, 2008
The Vesey Street staircase that hundreds used to flee on 9/11 is placed permanently inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
2009
460-FOOT
ramp is removed
Jan. 14, 2009
After seven years of logistical and ceremonial duty, the 460-foot-long (140.2 m) ramp down to the bedrock level is removed.
Feb. 6, 2009
Four massive pipe elbows that pierce the slurry wall will bring water from the Hudson River to the Central Chiller Plant.
Mar. 27, 2009
The Port Authority officially changes the name of the Freedom Tower to One World Trade Center.
Beijing Vantone, a Chinese real estate company, signs on as OWTC’s first commercial tenant.
“For the first five or ten years, there was this desperate search for the new Robert Moses, and people were caught up in that. I’m essentially saying there’s no Robert Moses here. It’s ordinary people doing extraordinary things.”
STEVEN PLATE Director of WTC Construction
May 11, 2009
The Port Authority cancels construction of 5WTC to reduce the amount of office space available at the Trade Center.
Aug. 14, 2009
DCM ironworkers begin to assemble a new Manitowoc 16000 crawler crane, capable of lifting over 400 tons (362.9 metric tons), to erect the lower tiers of OWTC’s superstructure.
Aug. 26, 2009
Ironworkers install the Last Column in its permanent location at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Sept. 9, 2009
A view of a PATH train running through the site. The PATH trains and No. 1 subway ran continuously during construction.
“Why is it taking so long?” asks a New York Times editorial, mirroring the sentiments of many who gather at Ground Zero to remember the dead.
Sept. 11, 2009
Sept. 14, 2009
A worker prepares the floor decking for a major concrete pour at OWTC.
Sept. 24, 2009
To erect OWTC’s massive perimeter columns, DCM Erectors begins to assemble a Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane, a job that takes 10 days. With a capacity of 660 tons (598.7 metric tons) and a height of 390 feet (118.9 m), the mighty Manitowoc is the largest crane on the site.
10 DAYS
to assemble a
390-FOOT
crane
Oct. 5, 2009
To construct OWTC’s core, a large concrete pump and a red knuckle boom were used.
Nov. 6, 2009
Twenty-four jumbo steel columns now surround the perimeter of OWTC, a major milestone.
24
jumbo steel columns
Dec. 7, 2009
Rock drill testing evaluates conditions under Greenwich Street. Work here and under the No. 1 subway tunnel proceeds six days per week, two 10-hour shifts per day.
2010
Jan. 15, 2010
Steel bracing for the Greenwich Street corridor is substantially complete.
Mar. 2, 2010
Ironworkers must install framing, metal decking, studs, pour stops, and flashing before the concrete contractor can construct a floor slab.
Mar. 9, 2010
Large-diameter piping is delivered for the Central Chiller Plant, which will use up to 30,000 gallons (113,562.4 L) of water per minute.
30,000 GALLONS
of water per minute
Mar. 25, 2010
The Port Authority, Silverstein Properties, and the State and City of New York agree on a development plan for the east side of the WTC site.
Apr. 5, 2010
In a construction first, steel erectors begin wrapping OWTC with a “cocoon,” a protective system that prevents workers and their tools from falling to the ground.
June 18, 2010
Five massive condensers and evaporators for the Central Chiller Plant arrive for installation.
June 23, 2010
The weir that will divide the memorial fountain into cascading streams is installed in the North Pool.
July 6, 2010
During her first visit to the U.S. since 1976, Queen Elizabeth II places a wreath on the site in tribute to the 9/11 dead.
July 7, 2010
Winning a bidding war for a stake in OWTC, the Durst Organization takes over the tower’s leasing and management.
237-YEAR-OLD
remains of a wooden sloop discovered
July 13, 2010
Excavators at the southern edge of the Trade Center discover the remains of a 45-foot (13.7 m) wooden sloop built in 1773. Eventually, it will be installed at the New York State Museum in Albany.
“I care a lot about darkness because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be a very good lighting designer.”
PAUL MARANTZ WTC Lighting Designer, Fisher Marantz Stone
Aug. 26, 2010
The Port Authority approves plans to construct 2, 3, and 4WTC.
Sept. 3, 2010
Sixteen swamp white oaks are planted, the first of the 400 trees that will grace the memorial plaza.
16
white oaks
Sept. 10, 2010
Two “tridents”—70-foot (21.3 m) columns from the original North Tower—move to their permanent home in the Pavilion at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Sept. 11, 2010
At Ground Zero, mourners hold up photos of their loved ones—and signs protesting the plans to build a Muslim community center nearby.
Sept. 28, 2010
Steel erection is complete to OWTC’s 40th floor.
Oct. 28, 2010
Inspection of the decking above the ceiling ribs within the Transportation Hub’s West Concourse. The decking forms the base of Fulton Street.
Nov. 22, 2010
Steel has risen to OWTC’s 48th floor.
Steel has risen to OWTC’s 52nd floor.
2011
Feb. 24, 2011
The Port Authority approves a major contract to fabricate and erect the steel for the Transportation Hub’s above-grade structure, known as the Oculus.
Mar. 3, 2011
Benson installs OWTC’s curtain wall to the 27th floor. Custom glass panels accommodate the tower’s chamfered edges.
Mar. 5, 2011
The steel roof trusses, each one unique, that will form the PATH Hall’s roof are installed.
May 4, 2011
Steel has risen to OWTC’s 64th floor.
May 18, 2011
Condé Nast signs on as OWTC’s anchor tenant, making downtown a cool place to do business.
“There’s knowledge… but a lot of it is people skills, being able to work with people and get a job done, no matter what.”
RYAN KERNAN Project Manager, Glass Curtain Wall, Benson Industries
July 29, 2011
Workers power-wash the precast pavers inside the memorial’s North Pool.
Aug. 5, 2011
A mammoth Vierendeel truss—140 feet (42.7 m) long and weighing more than 270 tons (245 metric tons)—forms the Transportation Hub’s spine.
“The workers knew that September 11 was really for the families, and they respected that. But on their own accord they got together and decided to have a moment. I think it was either 12:00 or 11:00, somewhere in the morning, to have all the cranes—we have upwards of 30 cranes at the site—to stop working for a moment of silence. Take off the hard hats, they all had their flags, and all the cranes—have you ever heard a crane blow its horn? It’s like a diesel train—blew their horns at the same time, and they took the booms of the cranes, and they all dropped them and faced the pools in reverence.”
STEVEN PLATE Director of WTC Construction, before the 9/11 Memorial dedication, Sept. 9, 2011
Sept. 11, 2011
Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, First Lady Michelle Obama, and other officials gather with family members to dedicate the 9/11 Memorial.
Sept. 12, 2011
The world’s largest American flag flies from OWTC, as the 9/11 Memorial opens to the public.
Sept. 19, 2011
Panoramic views from the top of OWTC, now more than 1,000 feet (304.8 m) tall.
Oct. 14, 2011
The Port Authority and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America reach an agreement, greenlighting St. Nicholas’s construction.
Oct. 20, 2011
Patrick J. Foye is unanimously approved as the Port Authority’s new executive director.
2012
$1 BILLION
in WTC contracts
Jan. 12, 2012
The Port Authority announces the awarding of $1 billion in WTC contracts to businesses owned by women and minorities.
Feb. 2, 2012
Steel is lifted to the top of OWTC, as steel erection reaches the 92nd floor.
Feb. 9, 2012
The Port Authority Board approves a joint venture with the Westfield Group to develop, lease, and operate 450,000 square feet (41,806.4 m2) of shopping and dining space at the WTC site.
450,000 SQUARE FEET
of shopping and dining space
Mar. 1, 2012
The Pavilion glitters in the midst of the construction site.
Apr. 6, 2012
Fireproofing is in progress on OWTC’s 77th floor.
Apr. 30, 2012
Beams marked “1271” are placed, surpassing the Empire State Building’s height and making OWTC the tallest structure in New York.
May 19, 2012
The American Institute of Architects confers special gold medals upon fifteen architects, including David Childs, Steven M. Davis, Santiago Calatrava, and Michael Arad, honoring them as “Architects of Healing” for their work in rebuilding the World Trade Center.
June 14, 2012
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama join governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie in signing one of the last beams placed atop OWTC.
June 25, 2012
4WTC’s final steel beam, signed by hundreds of construction workers, is raised.
Sept. 26, 2012
Workers celebrate the signing of the final piece of steel, which will complete OWTC steel erection.
Oct. 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy batters the East Coast, flooding the WTC site.
Nov. 16, 2012
OWTC’s spire segments arrive in New York Harbor after a journey of 1,500 nautical miles (2,278 km) from Valleyfield, Quebec, to Port Newark.
The WTC Performing Arts Center hires Maggie Boepple as its senior adviser.
Dec. 11, 2012
OWTC is lit for the holidays, but work continues. Beginning at midnight, workers pour 820 cubic yards (627 m3) of concrete and complete OWTC’s final roof slab 15 hours later.
2013
67-TON
spire segment
$1 MILLION
in seed money
Jan. 15, 2013
Ironworkers and crane operators lift and install the spire segments, the heaviest of which weighs more than 67 tons (60.8 metric tons).
Jan. 31, 2013
LMDC authorizes $1 million in seed money for the WTC Performing Arts Center.
Feb. 14, 2013
Workers begin installing high-performance glass panels on the podium wall.
The Port Authority Board selects Legends Hospitality to develop and operate One World Observatory on floors 100–102.
May 10, 2013
When ironworkers place the final piece of OWTC’s 408-foot (124.4 m) spire, it reaches its iconic height of 1,776 feet (541.3 m), now the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world.
Sept. 6, 2013
The last of the tower and derrick cranes are removed from the roof of OWTC.
Sept. 11, 2013
A ceremony is held at the 9/11 Memorial. The Port Authority remembers its employees lost on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993, at a service at St. Peter’s Church.
Oct. 24, 2013
The West Concourse, which links the PATH station and Brookfield Place, is the first part of the Transportation Hub to open.
Nov. 8, 2013
Spire and beacon lighting is tested.
Nov. 12, 2013
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat rules that OWTC is taller than Chicago’s Willis (Sears) Tower, making it the tallest building in the U.S.
Nov. 13, 2013
Mayor Bloomberg, Larry Silverstein, and others cut a ribbon to mark the official opening of 4WTC, the first tower completed on the WTC site.
Dec. 4, 2013
The Port Authority sells its remaining interest in the WTC retail project to the Westfield Group.
Dec. 6, 2013
Masons install Mesabi Black granite floors in OWTC’s lobby.
2014
Jan. 29, 2014
For its first official lighting, OWTC’s spire shone alternately orange and green during Super Bowl XLVIII, in honor of the team colors of the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. The spire ultimately shone green to celebrate the Seahawks’ win.
Feb. 15, 2014
The first PATH station platform opens to the public.
Feb. 21, 2014
Workers move one of OWTC’s 13,000 glass window panels into place.
Mar. 26, 2014
Signatures and art cover OWTC’s temporary walls. Worker John Finn draws a woman dancing with a skeleton, inspired by the Day of the Dead, a holiday that honors the dead by showing them enjoying life.
“The end is like the finish line of the longest marathon.”
RYAN KERNAN Project Manager, Glass Curtain Wall, Benson Industries
May 15, 2014
The 9/11 Memorial Museum is dedicated and remains open 24 hours a day through May 20 for 9/11 families, rescue and recovery workers, active-duty first responders, survivors, lower Manhattan residents, and business owners.
May 15, 2014
Fences around the 9/11 Memorial are removed, allowing public access to the site for the first time since 2001.
May 21, 2014
The 9/11 Memorial Museum opens to the public.
May 28, 2014
To date, the Port Authority has awarded minority, women-owned, and small-business enterprises approximately $1.2 billion in WTC contracts.
June 25, 2014
The Port Authority Board votes unanimously to advance the construction of 3WTC.
June 26, 2014
Silverstein resumes construction on 3WTC.
July 28, 2014
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit aff irms the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s right to display the Ground Zero Cross, a steel crossbeam that was salvaged from the site.
Sept. 11, 2014
The memorial now opened, this is the first anniversary that visitors can walk freely onto the site.
1 MILLION VISITORS
in the first four months
Sept. 16, 2014
In the four months since its opening, one million people visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Oct. 17, 2014
OWTC sidewalks (Vesey, West, and Fulton streets) open to the public.
Oct. 18, 2014
Archbishop Demetrios blesses the St. Nicholas National Shrine’s cornerstone in the presence of hundreds of members of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
“The New York City skyline is whole again.”
PATRICK FOYE Executive Director of the Port Authority, on the opening of OWTC, Nov. 3, 2014
Nov. 3, 2014
OWTC opens its doors to anchor tenant Condé Nast, publisher of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
Nov. 4, 2014
“People love to complain about the WTC, but I never hear any articulation about what they actually wanted instead that isn’t wildly delusional. It’s a quasi-private office development, which throws out the window any sort of obligation for its developers to lose money for the sake of pet projects of architectural novelty.… Rant over.” Colonel Pancake, Dezeen post
Nov. 12, 2014
A cable motor on a window-washing rig fails, stranding two workers in their scaffolding outside the 68th floor. The FDNY pulls them to safety in an hour and a half.
Nov. 25, 2014
Workers install the last of the Transportation Hub’s 114 steel rafters.
Dec. 9, 2014
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
“The new WTC is so ridiculously popular, it’s scary to think how overrun it will be when it’s finished.”
STEVE CUOZZO New York Post, Dec. 21, 2014
2015
Jan. 23, 2015
Passengers arrive on PATH Platform A while work continues on Platform B.
Jan. 30, 2015
The No. 1 line ticket-vending machines power up.
Mar. 4, 2015
A midwinter aerial of construction progress.
Mar. 4, 2015
The Port Authority returns to the World Trade Center, moving their offices to 4WTC.
Mar. 4, 2015
The first curtain wall glass is installed in the Transportation Hub Oculus.
May 7, 2015
PATH Platform B opens to the public.
May 12, 2015
Workers place concrete up to the 18th floor of 3WTC.
May 22, 2015
Air Force Thunderbirds fly over OWTC, where the waterproofing, signage, and painting are substantially complete.
May 29, 2015
One World Observatory opens, allowing visitors to “see forever.”
June 3, 2015
The first glass panels are fitted into the narrow central skylight of the Oculus.
June 4, 2015
Two media giants, News Corp. and 21st Century Fox, sign a letter of intent with Silverstein to lease nearly half of 2WTC. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) will replace Foster + Partners as the tower’s architect.
5 DECADES
since the intersection at Greenwich and Fulton was last open
June 25, 2015
The intersection at Greenwich and Fulton streets is open to pedestrians for the first time in fifty years.
“Here, amid pain and grief, we also have a palpable sense of heroic goodness which people are capable of, those hidden reserves of strength from which we can draw.”
POPE FRANCIS World Trade Center, Sept. 25, 2015
Aug. 4, 2015
Port Authority police officer Brian McGraw delivers Asenat Abdrabo, a healthy baby girl, at 2:36 a.m. on PATH platform B, the first baby born at the World Trade Center. Joy!
Sept. 11, 2015
The names of the 9/11 dead are read. Many speakers add details about the lives of surviving children.
Sept. 25, 2015
Pope Francis prays at the Memorial South Pool and blesses the families of the 9/11 dead. Later, inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, he prays for peace, alongside Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh religious leaders.
Nearly every state in the United States contributed skills, technology, or materials to One World Trade Center. Other countries also provided key structural components. If your state contributed but is not listed, contact us—we’d like to include you.
ALASKA
WTC master plan communications, Anchorage
ARIZONA
One World Observatory stone displays, Dixon Studios, Tucson
ARKANSAS
Steel, Nucor Yamato, Blytheville
CALIFORNIA
Façade performance testing, Construction Consulting Laboratory West, Ontario; One World Experience design, Hettema Group, Pasadena
COLORADO
Specialty Lighting, Barbizon, Denver
CONNECTICUT
Fuel cells, United Technologies Corp., Hartford; Fuel storage tanks, Berco, Watertown; Actuators, Belimo, Danbury
FLORIDA
Steel inspection, Mactec, Jacksonville; One World iPad app, Haneke Design, Tampa
GEORGIA
Elevator hoist cable wire ropes, Brugg, Rome
IDAHO
Plaza irrigation controls and sensors, Baseline Inc., Meridian
ILLINOIS
Steel, Bureau Veritas, Downers Grove; Sheetrock and gypsum panels, USG, Chicago
INDIANA
Heat exchangers, Peru
IOWA
Concrete formwork, EFCO, Des Moines
KANSAS
Beacon LED panelboards, LynTec, Lenexa
KENTUCKY
FSD, Lexington
MAINE
Surveying, Stantec, Portland; Lead archaeologist for unearthed 18th-century ship, University of Maine, Orono
MARYLAND
Switchgear, Powercon, Severn; Lighting, Claude S. Engle, Chevy Chase; Articulating cranes, Fascan, Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Temporary composting toilets, Clivus Multrum, Lawrence
MICHIGAN
Glass, Guardian Glass, Auburn Hills; Spire stainless steel, Ken-Mac Metals, Detroit
MINNESOTA
Air handlers, McQuay International, Plymouth; Curtain wall glass, Viracon, Owatonna
MISSOURI
Spire cables, WireCo, Kansas City
NEBRASKA
Beacon LED lights, Ballantyne Strong, Omaha
NEVADA
Podium glass procurement, Zetian Systems, Las Vegas
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Spire ice testing, Mt. Washington
NEW JERSEY
Numerous suppliers and consultants
NEW MEXICO
Curtain wall testing, Socorro
NEW YORK
Numerous suppliers and consultants
NORTH CAROLINA
Automatic transfer switches, Welcome
NORTH DAKOTA
Architect, Jeffrey Holmes, Senior Designer, SOM, Grand Forks
OHIO
Concrete admixtures, BASF, Beachwood; Spire steel, Timken Co., Canton
OKLAHOMA
Butterfly valves, Oklahoma City
OREGON
Curtain wall glass, Benson Industries, Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Sheetrock, USG, Aliquippa; Steel, L&M Fabrication & Machine, Lehigh, and ArcelorMittal, Coatesville; Rebar, Dayton Superior, Allentown
RHODE ISLAND
Thermal expansion tank, Amtrol, West Warwick
SOUTH CAROLINA
Steel, Owen Steel, Columbia
TENNESSEE
Elevators, ThyssenKrupp, East Memphis
TEXAS
Fly-ash, Mineral Resources Technologies Inc., The Woodlands; Turnstiles, Kouba Systems, Bastrop
UTAH
Stainless steel, Pohl Inc., West Valley City
VERMONT
Electronic leak detection system, IR Analyzers, Williston
VIRGINIA
Steel, Banker Steel, Lynchburg
WASHINGTON
Curtain wall scaffolding and hoisting, Spider, a division of SafeWorks, Seattle
WEST VIRGINIA
Cement mix, Euclid Chemical, Alloy; Wire and cable, Service Wire Co., Culloden
WISCONSIN
Generators, Darien
WYOMING
Insulation, Green River
AUSTRIA
Oculus glass, Eckelt Glas, Steyr
BRAZIL
Elevator roller guides, ThyssenKrupp Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
CANADA
Spire Fabrication, ADF Group, Terrebonne, Quebec; Concrete Superstructure, Collavino Construction, Windsor, Ontario
CHINA
Elevator development, ThyssenKrupp China, Beijing
FINLAND
AC drives, Vacon, Vaasa
FRANCE
Spire tubes, Vallourec, Boulogne-Billancourt
GERMANY
Structural engineering consultant, Schlaich Bergermann, Stuttgart; Elevators and escalators, ThyssenKrupp, Essen; Podium glass, Interpane, Lauenförde
ITALY
Lobby marble, Savema, Pietrasanta
LUXEMBOURG
Steel, ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg City
NETHERLANDS
Construction hoists, Raxtar, Eindhoven
SOUTH KOREA
Elevator motors and drives testing, ThyssenKrupp, Seoul
SWITZERLAND
Elevator cables, Prysmian Cables and Systems, Manno
UNITED KINGDOM
Public safety communications system, Axell Wireless, Chesham; Engineering consulting, SOM, London