{"id":1278,"date":"2016-11-30T22:23:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T22:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/altoonanow.org\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2020-05-27T14:58:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T14:58:15","slug":"hvac-units-take-flight-outlets-des-moines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/hvac-units-take-flight-outlets-des-moines\/","title":{"rendered":"HVAC Units Take Flight at Outlets of Des Moines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"text-transform: none; font-size: 16px; color: #666;\">198 units weighing a collective 85 tons will be airlifted into place this weekend<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/outletsnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Outlets of Des Moines<\/a> will be the site of some very exciting aerial activity this Saturday, December 3<span class=\"s1\">rd <\/span>from 7:30am-4:30pm, as a helicopter places heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units atop the nine buildings that make up the Des Moines area\u2019s first outlet mall.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">St. Louis Helicopter LLC will be putting into place 198 units, ranging in weight from 750 pounds to 1,400 pounds, at New England Development\u2019s 300,000-square foot retail development under construction in Altoona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cVisually this is an exciting process to watch,\u201d said Mike Barelli, Vice President for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NEDevelopment.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Development<\/a>. \u201cPicture a helicopter lifting a 1,400-pound object through the air and setting it delicately on top of our buildings, and doing so 198 times in one day. The precision, choreography, and pace required to do this is an impressive feat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">For safety reasons, only construction workers will be allowed on the actual site, however there will be a great viewing area in the parking lot on the backside of <a href=\"https:\/\/stores.basspro.com\/us\/ia\/altoona\/1000-bass-pro-dr-nw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bass Pro Shops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">According to <\/span>Ryan Companies US, Inc., which is managing the construction for owner and developer\u00a0<span class=\"s3\">New England Development, <\/span>the airlift project and installation will take two days \u2013 one day to lift the units into place and the following day to actually install and secure the units \u2013 and has included special preparations. The entire site is being devoted to this effort this weekend, with all other work being put on hold until this important airlift is complete.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\">Lift Facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\">2,500 lbs. \u2013 Lifting capacity of the helicopter<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">198 \u2013 Number of HVAC units to be put in place at Outlets of Des Moines<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">2 \u2013 Sizes of units<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">750 lbs. \u2013 Small unit size<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1,400 lbs. \u2013 Large unit size (size of a large Bactrina two-hump camel)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">85 tons \u2013 Total combined weight of the HVAC units (comparable to 42 cars or 21 elephants)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">5 \u2013 The Number of minutes it takes for the helicopter to place each unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Scheduled to open October 20, 2017, Outlets of Des Moines will feature major-label outlet stores and restaurants and share the same exit as popular area attractions and retailers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurelandpark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adventureland Amusement Park<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemeadows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack &amp; Hotel<\/a>; and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">About New England Development<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">For over 35 years, New England Development has taken a creative, entrepreneurial approach to real estate development and management, delivering and sustaining successful projects across a wide range of property types and across the country. New England Development\u2019s growing portfolio of retail projects includes an exciting mix of outlet centers including Asheville Outlets in Asheville, North Carolina; Palm Beach Outlets in West Palm Beach, Florida; Outlets of Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas; and Clarksburg Premium Outlets in Clarksburg, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Under construction is Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona, Iowa scheduled to open October 20, 2017. For more information, visit <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.NEDevelopment.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.NEDevelopment.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>198 units weighing a collective 85 tons will be airlifted into place this weekend Outlets of Des Moines will be the site of some very exciting aerial activity this Saturday, December 3rd from 7:30am-4:30pm, as a helicopter places heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units atop the nine buildings that make up the Des Moines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HVAC Units Take Flight at Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona<\/title>\n<meta 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