Have you seen a bird's nest, not the popular soup, but one used by the birds? I'm sure you do and from the physical aspect, it consists of hundreds of trestles delicately woven to form one single nest. And imagine the work it entails to finish one nest.
It is this same principle that the Architects Herzog and de Meuron devised to design the Bird's Nest National Stadium, the venue for the Olympic games in Beijing, China. Instead of regular dried plants and twigs, the designers used tons of structural steel for the trestles that will support the structure. And because steel is vulnerable to rust caused by the indefinite exposure to the weather, it must therefore be protected.
This is where BayerMaterialScience comes in for they have the technology and material appropriate for the protection of the structure. All exposed steel members, including flagpoles,
flagpole accessories and stands that will fly the Chinese National Flag and the Olympic Flag will have to be treated to resist the natural elements.
I envy my buddy from Wisconsin, because he and his family have gone to China in line with this steel insulation program. He was hired to serve as Consultant by the Company to see to it that proper measures are undertaken to insure that insulation procedures are followed, because of the rigid demand for materials warranties. Not only will the warranty cover for the entire duration of the games, but probably thirty or more years.
My pal and his family left ahead of the games and have stayed behind after the last Olympic medal has been awarded to the winner. How lucky can one be?
by:
The Flagman
