Largest Project in DR History - Moon Palace Punta Cana Hotel

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playacaribe2 said:
On a more important safety note, a fire in one of those towers could be catastrophic. My personal rule is no higher than the 4th floor in any hotel.....as that is about the top reach of any firefighting ladder equipment.......if they have such equipment nearby.


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An adequate sprinkler system is the biggest safety measure of a high-rise and skyscraper.

NYC has many skyscrapers including the Freedom Tower. If you’re able to find a firefighting truck with latters long enough to reach the top, let me know.
 
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playacaribe2

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NALs said:
An adequate sprinkler system is the biggest safety measure of a high-rise and skyscraper.

NYC has many skyscrapers including the Freedom Tower. If you’re able to find a firefighting truck with latters long enough to reach the top, let me know.
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Adequate sprinkler system?

Which is why my personal preference does not go beyond the 4th floor anywhere..............and definitely not in the DR.


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DRforme said:
Now I know what that is I was looking at from my balcony a few weeks ago when I was staying at Melia. Might have to check it out when finished. Melia has certainly gone downhill since the new owner took over.
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That doesn't look like it's anywhere near the Melia...I do agree that Melia is terrible these days.
 
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AlaPlaya said:
That doesn't look like it's anywhere near the Melia...I do agree that Melia is terrible these days.
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I could be mistaken if there is another big project going on in PC. But it was a project with 4 or 5 tower cranes that is why I assumed this was it. 🤷‍♂️
 
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Didn’t they zone a few areas for high rises. Inside Cap Cana and at Playa Macao ?
 
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PJT said:
A concern for this poster is the weakness of the water infrastructure to support this unrestrained growth in the eastern tourist zone. There are few rivers, they are small, having dubious abilities to supply sustainable water distribution to the area. The fresh (sweet) water table of the zone for wells (pozos) is falling.


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The Dominican Republic is surrounded by a water source.
 
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PJT said:
Surrounded by salt water. The east need a sustainable supply of fresh (sweet) water for now and the future. The government has not disclosed any plans for it.

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Director of the CAASD will propose the installation of a desalination plant to produce drinking water

<p>Felipe Suberví, the director of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewerage Corporation (CAASD), announced that the organization plans to enhance water production by installing a desalination plant. He stated that a renowned company, whose identity he did not disclose, won the tender and is...
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Director of the CAASD will propose the installation of a desalination plant to produce drinking water

<p>Felipe Suberví, the director of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewerage Corporation (CAASD), announced that the organization plans to enhance water production by installing a desalination plant. He stated that a renowned company, whose identity he did not disclose, won the tender and is...
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"CAASD"

And they are different from CORREPLATO or whatever they'r called how?
 
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Do a search for desalination and you will find many articles about yes it can be done, but at what cost?
It ain't cheap, requires lots of energy and there are the environmental impacts.
Let us see what the DR tries to do in that vein. They certainly need to do something.
 
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windeguy said:
Do a search for desalination and you will find many articles about yes it can be done, but at what cost?
It ain't cheap, requires lots of energy and there are the environmental impacts.
Let us see what the DR tries to do in that vein. They certainly need to do something.
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Singapore does it with great success. They also recycle water and now have enough to export it to Malaysia. (https://www.fairplanet.org/story/singapore-bets-on-water-recycling-to-achieve-sustainability/ see also
 
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DRforme said:
I could be mistaken if there is another big project going on in PC. But it was a project with 4 or 5 tower cranes that is why I assumed this was it. 🤷‍♂️
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Looking north from the Melia property you probably saw the group of cranes working on the Noval apartments in Los Corales.
 
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