CIS Tower, Manchester

[skit_uk]

Originally Posted by highriser

CIS looks great after the reclad ,, but skit that first pic is SHIT with that scruffy tattoo place in front.

I know but i love the smoothed edge effect of the tower on that photo

Do you recon the tattoo shop do a bodged job to get returned customers lol

[Preston_guy]

9/10 The CIS Tower looks great after the reclad, I actually prefer it to most of the newer office blocks that have gone up in the city centre!

[Erebus555]

CIS looks a lot better after the reclad but it still just looks a little dull. 7/10

[hammerb24]

One of the best examples of a re-clad I've seen, an 8 from me.

[The Longford]

Can you give 11?

[Goldie]

9/10 - I've loved this building ever since I moved to Manchester - it's ambitious and proud and it looks great from wherever you see it. I've only kept a point back just in case god personally builds something better.

[The Longford]

Originally Posted by Goldie

I've only kept a point back just in case god personally builds something better.

[Skid-Mark]

The part that has been reclad looks miles better, however, the main body still looks like a 70's eyesore, it's the glass that looks dated, like a two way mirror or something. Maybe the whole thing is being done at some point, but as it is 5.

[Chogmook]

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[Bachy Soletanche]

What was that Chogmook?

I give this one 8/10

[Mr-Manchester]

Considering her age and her history she gets 10/10 from me with the re- clad. A Manchester icon.

[Its AlL gUUd]

That re-clad looks so cool, i give it 8/10

[oscar9]

I gave the original tower 7/10 but the new look deserves 8.5/10 . Those silver grilles at the top stop me giving in full marks

[Liam]

Best re-clad I've seen in the country....

[Andy1008]

Looks great now with the new reclad 8/10

[T0M]

Fantastic re-clad, I wish all reclads were this good, we'd have some stunning buildings! A firm 8/10 now. Don't forget, when the building was first erected this is how it must have looked, clean proud and new.. so the reclad makes it more like it was designed to be..

[up the tigers]

Rating has increased from a 6 to a 9. Personally the main office part and the concrete service core didnt look right together but the reclad has resolved this.

[chameleontel]

Vast improvement! Better than I had hoped.

[Rigadon]

Improves it by a suprisign amount. I nver understood what people liked about his and would struggled to have even given it a 5. Now i=Id giev it at least a 7 and maybe an 8

Originally Posted by Biosonic

: I understand the sentiment that p-v are better than just plain cladding, but it just depends on what the cladding would have been.

No it doesn't depend. Contrary to what simon says the lowest credible energy in:energy out ratio Ive seen for pvs is 1:1 http://www.jeffvail.net/2006/11/ener...ovoltaics.html

As you can see that includes pretty silly things like all the energy consumed by the workers at home (which would be just as high if they were unemployed doing nothing).

Every other cladding will be worse than 1:1. In particular part of the reason for the discrepancy between the pv manufactures claims and the 1:1 figure is the inclusion of the energy costs of transporting and fitting the panels. Those energy costs will be comparably high with any type of cladding. Thats without even considering the impact that increased Pv sales will have on r &d and future improvements.

[vertigosufferer]

I've always had a fondness for the CIS building, but the reclad has given it a new lease of life. One of Manchester's iconic buildings. 9/10