Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Last day of classes (4/26) - New Photos

This is what will be the new sink for the Tech Services breakroom.  That area is now sealed off from the restroom construction.


 This is the ladies room, Tile man starts tomorrow!


This is the men's room.  Looks like a room with a view!


Starting to assemble door hardware on the south stairwell doors.


Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Renovation/Furniture updates

A couple of quick notes regarding both renovation updates and new furniture arrivals, first the renovation.  There are still some issues being worked out with fire alarms and lighting so the stairwell changeover will probably not happen until the week of May 2nd at the earliest, I'll keep you informed.  Everything else is still moving along, we are looking at a Monday after hours water shut-off, but more details to come on that as well.  Tile work and plumbing fixtures will happen soon in the new restrooms and a cover was placed on the plumbing array outside today, which looks much nicer. 


The ramp off the dock is expected to get started by next week.  Another important note; the construction crew are making an effort to keep the dust down as much as possible.  In addition to trying to maintain their seal integrity around the temp walls, they are also vacuuming the books in the basement to try and help with clean up.

Regarding furniture arrivals today; much of the new staff lounge furniture came in, we are still missing one sofa, 4 chairs and the accent table replacements.  They are expected on May 3rd.  We've added some cafe type tables for more eating space and the staff chairs are for use when we have big events.  I hope everyone enjoys.

In the middle of the basement is more furniture that we needed to receive early before cut-off.  This will be put in place over the next several months but at this time we want to leave them boxed and safe until we are ready to deploy. 

Hoppy Easter everyone!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Construction Updates

As of today, April 12th, the project is officially listed as 41% complete.  Pending some questions to be resolved with the fire alarm, turn over of the stairwells will probably not occur until right after Easter while other work on the restrooms and third floor continue as planned.

The handicap ramp in the back will be next and the dock is expected to be able to return to normal operations in the first or second week of May.  An official notification will be sent out when ready.  Project completion is now projected to be end of June, early July.

Some of you might be interested to know that of the materials removed from the building so far as part of demo or replacement, 83% has been diverted from the landfill either through reuse or recycle.

So, so far so good, next update will probably not be until next week.

Mike

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Incoming materials

 The last couple of days we've seen a lot of new materials:
 New doors for the north stairway:
 New HVAC ventilation system parts:
 Ceiling tile:
First coat of epoxy went down without much odor, yeah!