30-story building built in 15 days

China built a 30-story building in just 360 hours (15 days) over last Christmas and finished before New Years Eve of 2012.

The building is:

  • Resistant to a 9 magnitude earthquake (5 times more resistant than conventional buildings)
  • 5 times more energy efficient
  • 20 times purer air

 

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