Construction Update 08/24/2020
New Tower. There is lots of activity on the tower rooftop where curbs are being set around the periphery and roofing is being installed to prevent incursion of water. In the sub-basement and fifth floor plasterboard drywall is being installed. This has had to wait until now because drywall and dampness are a bad combination. Last week a large air conditioning/dehumidifying unit was temporarily located on the east side of Daniels along Mills Street to dry the lower floors of the tower. From across University Avenue, none of this activity can be seen, and our new building is an imposing but handsome new addition to campus architecture.
Chemistry Learning Center. The CLC is now ready for business in the Medical Sciences Center (MSC). Office supplies needed by the CLC staff have been moved to the MSC location and plans have been made for access to the new CLC space that will allow students to enter and leave the area safely. It is not yet clear how many students will be able to interact in person with CLC staff this fall, but the facilities are now ready for the staff to work there if and when their work can be done safely.
Fire Protection. Sprinkler installation on Mathews first floor is complete and the Mathews first floor is now open. Work will begin in the Daniels sub-basement on August 31 and continue through September 23.
Work required by a mid-course improvement in the fire-protection design involves brief closures of certain floors in Daniels, Mathews, and Shain. On these floors labs must be prepared for work on the fire alarms (not the sprinkler pipes). Here is the schedule for this work:
8th floor Shain August 19 – 25:
7th floor Shain August 26 – September 1
5th floor Shain September 2 – 8
6th floor Mathews September 9 – 11
5th floor Mathews September 14 – 16
4th floor Mathews September 17 – 18
Preparing labs for this work involves removing hazards:
Chemistry Learning Center. The CLC is now ready for business in the Medical Sciences Center (MSC). Office supplies needed by the CLC staff have been moved to the MSC location and plans have been made for access to the new CLC space that will allow students to enter and leave the area safely. It is not yet clear how many students will be able to interact in person with CLC staff this fall, but the facilities are now ready for the staff to work there if and when their work can be done safely.
Fire Protection. Sprinkler installation on Mathews first floor is complete and the Mathews first floor is now open. Work will begin in the Daniels sub-basement on August 31 and continue through September 23.
Work required by a mid-course improvement in the fire-protection design involves brief closures of certain floors in Daniels, Mathews, and Shain. On these floors labs must be prepared for work on the fire alarms (not the sprinkler pipes). Here is the schedule for this work:
8th floor Shain August 19 – 25:
7th floor Shain August 26 – September 1
5th floor Shain September 2 – 8
6th floor Mathews September 9 – 11
5th floor Mathews September 14 – 16
4th floor Mathews September 17 – 18
Preparing labs for this work involves removing hazards:
- Remove chemicals, glassware, and general clutter from lab benches
- Remove all items from drying racks
- Remove clutter from aisles