opening early 2012

development update
january 2010
 Construction Update
• The project will use three large tower cranes, which will be the primary means of
hoisting and dedicated to the construction of the structure. The tower cranes will be
supplemented by various conventional and crawler cranes used to erect the steel and
precast as well as for other hoisting needs required by the project. There will also be
a couple of two-car man and material hoists which will serve to provide personnel
access as well as stock the building with materials.
• Pier drilling operations are nearly complete.

• Waterproofing of the basement walls is complete.

• Concrete work has started. The garage slab on grade is nearly complete and the first
elevated decks have already been poured. The team is working on columns and stair
and elevator shear walls to continue to move vertically. Once the team has reached
the elevated work on the tower, their plan is to pour an entire floor each week.
• Coordination of electrical underground work is ongoing. The electrical subcontractor
was hired early to help coordinate the power requirements for the project. Due to the
critical and highly technical nature of this project, the electrical subcontractor was
hired as a design partner to help further the design-build effort.

Fun Facts about the Construction of the Omni Dallas Hotel

• The project will include 60,000 cubic yards of concrete, totaling 243 million pounds.
This is enough concrete to build a 4-foot wide sidewalk over 230 miles long (the
approximate distance from Dallas to Houston).

• Some of the concrete will have a compressive strength of over 7,000 psi, enough to
withstand the weight of a full-grown elephant on one square inch.
• The project will use roughly nine million pounds of reinforcing steel. If laid end-to-end,
this rebar would stretch more than 1,000 miles, enough to go from Dallas to Chicago,
Illinois.

• The skin of the building has over 250,000 square feet, totaling almost six acres, of
exterior glass.

• The project has approximately 65,000 square yards of carpet, enough to cover more
than ten football fields.

• More than 13,500 gallons of paint and 100,000 square yards of wall coverings will be
used to finish the walls.

• The project will divert over 1.4 million pounds of construction waste from landfills due
to recycling efforts, equivalent to the trash produced by 1,000 average Americans in
one year.
 Green Update
This project is planned to be a LEED Silver certified building through:
• Construction Activity Pollution Prevention: the construction team has a plan and
measure in place to reduce pollution from construction activities by controlling soil
erosion, water way sedimentation and dust control.
• Building on a Brownfield Site: cleaning up a previously contaminated piece of
property, making is usable instead of building on an undeveloped piece of property.
• Public Transportation: the project is being built in an area that already has significant
public transportation infrastructure, thereby making that option very desirable and
convenient in hopes of reducing the number of car commuters and pollution.
• Alternative Transportation Facilities: includes providing bicycle racks and changing
rooms on-site.
• Parking: the project will reduce the number of parking spaces from the original
property use of 1,300 spaces to 720 spaces, thereby reducing the amount of pollution
and preserving natural resources. More than 50% of the parking spaces provided
will be covered, which helps with the heat island effect to minimize the impact on
microclimates and human habitats.
• Water: the design of the property is intended to reduce the amount of storm water
run-off. The project team has incorporated a 25,000-gallon cistern into the project
that will be used to capture condensated water for use as a means of irrigation in lieu
of using city water and limiting the use of potable water and other water resources.
The project team is utilizing low-flow plumbing fixtures which will reduce the
generation of waste water and the amount of potable water demand.
• Roofing: the roofing materials used for this project will have very favorable solar
reflective indexes, which helps with heat island effects for roofs.
• Recycling: the project team has employed a recycling program for all construction
waste on-site and within their trailers with a goal of reducing construction waste
deposits in landfills. The team is also utilizing recycled and regional materials.
Certified wood is being used for 50 percent of the wood-based material used on the
project to help encourage environmentally responsible forest management.
• Air Quality: the project team has a construction in-door air quality management plan
which will reduce IAQ problems resulting from construction. The team is using low
VOC products such as paints, adhesives, carpet systems, composite woods, etc.
• Environment: the team is incorporating systems controls for lighting and thermal
comfort to provide a comfortable thermal environment that supports productivity and
the well-being of the occupants.
• The team is investigating the opportunities to incorporate Green Housekeeping
standards to help the operation of the building and the environment.
• Accredited Professionals: the project has at least a dozen LEED Accredited
Professionals working on it, ranging from the design-builders staff to various
engineers and consultants. Balfour/Russell/Pegasus has hired a LEED consultant to
help make sure the project is built to meet the requirements established by the US
Green Building Council.
 Contact Information
Sales:
Ramses Meijer
Director of Sales | Omni Dallas Hotel
P: 972.871.5596 | C: 469.323.1500
rmeijer@omnihotels.com

Media:
Caryn Kboudi
Vice President, Corporate Communications | Omni Hotels & Resorts
P: 972-871-5625 | C: 214-636-1182
ckboudi@omnihotels.com

Sarah Schram
Corporate Communications Manager | Omni Hotels & Resorts
P: 469-442-2236
sschram@omnihotels.com