Category: Building Updates

The electrical and plumbing shutdown scheduled for Tuesday, March 19 went very smoothly. The work was completed successfully and the building re-opened three hours sooner than expected. If there are any problems remaining in any labs, please bring the problems to Jeff Nielsen’s attention. The facilities committee is working hard to provide maximum prior notice …

Partial shutdown of electrical power systems in the chemistry complex – now confirmed for Tues Mar 19th from 2:00 am until 12:00 noon. New information regarding expanded scope of work:  in addition to the power shutdown, the UW Plumbing Shop will conduct an important maintenance repair of cold water supply, which requires a complete shut-down of the cold …

Work continues along the corridors in the basement and first floor at the north end of Daniels. There is now a doorway in the middle of the entryway to the demo lab and the concrete-block wall on the first floor near where the vending machines used to be is partially demolished. This week we expect …

This week lots of work has been done on the Mills Street side of the building. The south area well is essentially complete, and forms to contain concrete pours are being moved from the south to the north area well. Temporary stairs have been set up so workers can move up and down the north …

Construction of our new instructional facility is now in full swing and a lot of workers are on the job. The photo below shows those who participated last Wednesday in the weekly safety meeting for the jobsite. Remember that nobody is allowed on the jobsite without a hard had, bright-colored safety clothing, and safety glasses. …

A lot is happening on the Mills Street side of our building. Excavations for area wells outside the organic labs have been extended to the sub-basement level and the area wells are being enlarged to allow heavy equipment to be moved into the sub-basement. Footings have been poured for the south area well and forms …

Gross demolition began Wednesday, December 19 on the part of the Daniels wing that housed the library and lecture rooms. Demolition has proceeded smoothly, beginning with the portico (where the bike racks used to be), then the lobby area, and finally the lecture halls, library area, and north ends of labs on floors 1 and …

The chemistry loading dock will be completely inaccessible on Thurs Jan 3rd because of the installation of the storm sewer for the new building. In the meantime, occupants of Shain Tower should not attempt to exit the building from the door in the north Shain stair tower.  The door opens into the driveway to the …

It is exciting to approach another milestone in progress toward our new facility. This week we are ready for gross demolition and almost ready to regain access to the old driveway to the loading dock. There also will be a one-day outage of lab drains in the Daniels wing to enable rerouting of lab-waste pipes. …

A lot will be happening on our new building this week. The wall separating us from the demolition/construction zone will be completed, demolition of the north end of Daniels will begin, and access to the loading dock via the normal driveway will be restored, but for deliveries only. Gross demolition begins later this week and …