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Construction Update

The project will use three large tower cranes, which will be the primary means ofhoisting and dedicated to the construction of the structure. The tower cranes will besupplemented by various conventional and crawler cranes used to erect the steel andprecast as well as for other hoisting needs required by the project. There will also bea 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.

Waterproong of the basement walls is complete.

Concrete work has started. The garage slab on grade is nearly complete and the rstelevated decks have already been poured. The team is working on columns and stairand elevator shear walls to continue to move vertically. Once the team has reachedthe elevated work on the tower, their plan is to pour an entire oor 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 thecritical and highly technical nature of this project, the electrical subcontractor washired as a design partner to help further the design-build e ort.

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 (theapproximate distance from Dallas to Houston).

Some of the concrete will have a compressive strength of over 7,000 psi, enough towithstand 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, ofexterior glass.

The project has approximately 65,000 square yards of carpet, enough to cover morethan ten football elds.

More than 13,500 gallons of paint and 100,000 square yards of wall coverings will beused to nish the walls.

The project will divert over 1.4 million pounds of construction waste from landlls dueto recycling e orts, equivalent to the trash produced by 1,000 average Americans inone year.

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This project is planned to be a LEED Silver certied building through:

Construction Activity Pollution Prevention: the construction team has a plan andmeasure in place to reduce pollution from construction activities by controlling soilerosion, water way sedimentation and dust control.

Building on a Browneld Site: cleaning up a previously contaminated piece ofproperty, 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 signicantpublic transportation infrastructure, thereby making that option very desirable andconvenient in hopes of reducing the number of car commuters and pollution.

Alternative Transportation Facilities: includes providing bicycle racks and changingrooms on-site.

Parking: the project will reduce the number of parking spaces from the originalproperty use of 1,300 spaces to 720 spaces, thereby reducing the amount of pollutionand preserving natural resources. More than 50% of the parking spaces providedwill be covered, which helps with the heat island e ect to minimize the impact onmicroclimates and human habitats.

Water: the design of the property is intended to reduce the amount of storm waterrun-o . The project team has incorporated a 25,000-gallon cistern into the projectthat will be used to capture condensated water for use as a means of irrigation in lieuof using city water and limiting the use of potable water and other water resources.The project team is utilizing low-ow plumbing xtures which will reduce thegeneration of waste water and the amount of potable water demand.

Roong: the roong materials used for this project will have very favorable solarreective indexes, which helps with heat island e ects for roofs.

Recycling: the project team has employed a recycling program for all constructionwaste on-site and within their trailers with a goal of reducing construction wastedeposits in landlls. The team is also utilizing recycled and regional materials.Certied wood is being used for 50 percent of the wood-based material used on theproject to help encourage environmentally responsible forest management.

Air Quality: the project team has a construction in-door air quality management planwhich will reduce IAQ problems resulting from construction. The team is using lowVOC 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 andthe well-being of the occupants.

The team is investigating the opportunities to incorporate Green Housekeepingstandards to help the operation of the building and the environment.

Accredited Professionals: the project has at least a dozen LEED AccreditedProfessionals working on it, ranging from the design-builders sta to variousengineers and consultants. Balfour/Russell/Pegasus has hired a LEED consultant tohelp make sure the project is built to meet the requirements established by the USGreen Building Council.

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Contact Information

Sales:Ramses Meijer

Director of Sales | Omni Dallas HotelP: 972.871.5596 | C: 469.323.1500

rmeijer@omnihotels.com

Media:Caryn Kboudi

Vice President, Corporate Communications | Omni Hotels & ResortsP: 972-871-5625 | C: 214-636-1182

ckboudi@omnihotels.com

Sarah SchramCorporate Communications Manager | Omni Hotels & Resorts

P: 469-442-2236sschram@omnihotels.com