{"id":123,"date":"2016-08-06T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T16:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stodorov.expressions.syr.edu\/bulgaria\/?p=123"},"modified":"2016-08-06T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T16:33:48","slug":"starosel-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stodorov.expressions.syr.edu\/bulgaria\/2016\/08\/06\/starosel-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Starosel Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rachael back again!\u00a0 Today’s adventures led us to a winery…. so that begs the question: Does this post belong here or the food page?\u00a0 Read on to find out why this\u00a0post is here and not on the food page!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When in the wine business, you must be prepared to invest a small fortune in land, facilities and equipment before seeing a return.\u00a0 At the Starosel Winery, they thought ahead and solved a very troublesome problem in a very unique fashion.\u00a0 In one of the two large fermenting rooms on site, they installed a removable roof structure.\u00a0 This will allow for them to remove the roof when they need to remove\/ replace any of the very large fermenting vats.\u00a0 They designed a reinforced concrete structure as the facility and literally placed a wooden, truss frame roof on top of concrete pillars.\u00a0 They secure the roof to the concrete columns with removable bolts.\u00a0 And since wood is a relatively lightweight material, there is no problem removing it when they need to get machines in to access the large vats.\"DSC_0859\"\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There was not really anything spectacular about the actual design of the wood frames and the trusses; where the ingenuity and beauty of the work is through its purpose.\u00a0 Many people would build the bones of the structure, install the equipment and then install the roof, never thinking ahead of how the client\u2019s needs might change throughout the course of the life of the building.\u00a0 However, whoever designed this was thinking ahead and foresaw a problem if they ever needed to replace a vat due to defect or even age and wear and tear.\u00a0 As engineers, our clients may not always be inclined to think ahead and it is part of our responsibility to think of all possible issues they may have and make suggestions on how to build them a structure that fits their present and future needs.\"DSC_0861\"\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am not entirely sure the cost of removable roof and if it was more expensive to do this way as opposed to an attached roof, I am not sure how much more expensive it was.\u00a0 However, in my opinion it was well worth the money because it saved them from major headaches down the road.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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