Comments on: The Daily Dig: Visualizing The Grid Edition http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/08/20/the-daily-dig-visualizing-the-grid-edition/ America Under Construction Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: ardecila http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/08/20/the-daily-dig-visualizing-the-grid-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-6239 ardecila Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:34:13 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4589#comment-6239 Not a bad idea, but it depends on what you're tracking. If you're trying to gauge deterioration, then it should probably go back to the last major renovation rather than to initial construction. The Crawford Street Station in Chicago was built in the 1920s, but the turbines inside have been improved and replaced since then. Only the outer architectural shell is the same. However, if you're trying to get a sense of which eras fostered heavy power plant growth, then initial construction date would be useful. Not a bad idea, but it depends on what you’re tracking. If you’re trying to gauge deterioration, then it should probably go back to the last major renovation rather than to initial construction. The Crawford Street Station in Chicago was built in the 1920s, but the turbines inside have been improved and replaced since then. Only the outer architectural shell is the same.

However, if you’re trying to get a sense of which eras fostered heavy power plant growth, then initial construction date would be useful.

]]> By: Alexis Madrigal http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/08/20/the-daily-dig-visualizing-the-grid-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-6204 Alexis Madrigal Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:54:34 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4589#comment-6204 You know what I'd love to see on the grid viz tip? Some way of showing the age of the respective power plants. A lot of them were built in the 50s and 60s. Would love to see a map with a slider showing how many plants were built in a given time frame. You know what I’d love to see on the grid viz tip? Some way of showing the age of the respective power plants. A lot of them were built in the 50s and 60s. Would love to see a map with a slider showing how many plants were built in a given time frame.

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