Photo updates from behind the plastic curtains

 More plumbing.....

 Even Reference is in on the action........

 This is what the new stairwells are all about.......

 Steam coming up from the basement........

 Paint and ceiling grid going up on the third floor.......

 New third floor conference room taking shape........

Smell of Epoxy

FYI - later this week the construction crew will begin applying an epoxy to the area of the third floor that will contain the HVAC unit.  This epoxy is to seal the floor and does produce an odor.  They are planning to vent the odor out the windows but some residual smells could remain in the building.

Open for Business

The steam is back on so the Hodges Refrigerator is off and the environment is normal.  SCUA is now open for business.

Progress continues.........

Progress continues and I can share this information with you; the stairwell transition will occur in about two weeks, meaning we will have access to the north stairwell and will close the south stairwell.  All affected areas will need to be ready at that time.

Also the steam is still off in SCUA and will probably be into next week.  Room 216 has been blocked off for use by dislocated staff.  The loading dock is still closed but we will have some pre-arranged deliveries occur over the next couple of weeks.  Other progress is shown as follows:

This is the beginning of the openning for the fire exit at the dock:

This is what causes some of the smells, welding the new plumbing:

And speaking of plumbing, new pipes in the "new" men's room:


Drywall going up on the third floor, this is the new processing room:

New conference/research room:

And view from the new stacks areas:

The plastic is currently down in the basement and the stacks and mircofilm areas are assessible again.  As always, thanks for you patience.
mc

TGIF - end of week wrap up

Work has ended for the week and although it wasn't as loud quite a bit was accomplished.  The drywall is going up in the north stairwell and a lot of electrical and plumbing work was done, laying the foundation for bigger more visible pieces.  Today's smells caused by the welding will hopefully dissipate over the weekend.  The water shut off and fire alarm activity this week was successful, thanks again for your patience. 

They also made an effort to seal work areas better for the weekend so please deter people from being curious.  Here are some views from the inside:

Third floor soffit around perimeter:

Electrical work:

New fire control panel:

New plumbing:

First Floor entrance to reading room and old bindery office:

Basement exit continuity:

Basement pass through:

What's all that noise??

Thanks for your patience last week, it was loud and dusty.  This is mostly due to the fact that the contractors put extra people on the job to get as much drilling and demo work done (while students were out) as possible.  There was also alot of core drilling for the piping that is needed to move water from basement to third floor.  This is an example of the new pipes running across the ceiling.

New Men's Room

This week's plumbing priority

More Restroom Demo

Those doors do come off.

Some Informational Updates

Today has been very active on the project and the monthly meeting was held that brings all the players together to discuss progress.  I wanted to share some information that is random in nature but applies to the work so far and this week.  In no particular order:

• I asked about the lights on the third floor that stay on all night.  This is a safety issue and is common practice with construction projects.  This will remain the case until the new lighting and ceilings are installed.
• 81% of the materials demo'd so far have been recycled, a slide was shown showing the breakdown.
• Much of the activity this week is focused around running the plumbing lines for the second and third floors.  Until further notice the book sale area will be closed and some pipes are unexpectedly going to be ran in through the reference office.
• The work off the loading dock will take longer than originally projected.  The dock could be closed until the first week of April, FYI.
• I've asked for the floors to be cleaned at the end of the week for when students return.  And if you see an area not being covered for dust properly, please let me know.

Not directly related to the larger project, but taking advantage of spring break is the new reference desk set-up, which will occur on Friday, FYI.

Again, thanks for your patience this week, hopefully we'll get the big stuff behind us soon.

Mike

Ladies room no more...........for a few weeks anyway.

Microfilms are in there somewhere! Let me know if you need help!

No deliveries this week!

End of Week March 4th Update

New water to come through the building.........

Progress on the third floor...........

Getting ready for Monday................

Reminder, Restroom closed!

This is a reminder that starting Monday, March 7th the second floor ladies room will be closed for remodeling for approximately 6 to 8 weeks.

Getting Ready for Plumbing work next week

Receiving Dock Closed for water work!

Book Press under protective covering.

The new SCUA wall, both sides.

This is the temp wall to protect the collection during the stairwell construction.

The drilling you have heard...........

.....is to bring the water pipes through for the new rest rooms on the second floor.