Lab Mock-up. A sampling of representative fume hoods, lab counters and casework, cabinets, sinks, and cabinets has been available since Wednesday of last week for examination by those who will be overseeing our new laboratory …
Building Updates
Construction Update 01/13/2020
Daniels Eighth Floor. Installation of sprinklers began last week and is proceeding according to plan. Last Monday morning about a dozen people from the construction team, FP&M, and chemistry checked that the eighth floor was …
Construction Update 01/06/2020
New Tower. While many of us have been celebrating holidays the construction team has been working hard to raise our tower higher and higher. What they had achieved by the end of the year is …
Notice 12/17/2019: Driveway Inaccessible 12/19
The construction schedule has been revised, again; the driveway to the chemistry loading dock will be inaccessible on Thu Dec 19th. A concrete pump truck will be used to pour a portion of the floor …
Construction Update 12/16/2019
From a Year Ago…to Now It has been almost exactly a year since gross demolition began on the northern part of the Daniels wing: The old lecture rooms, some classrooms, parts of some labs, and …
Construction Update 12/09/2019
New Tower. There is a lot happening in the new tower than cannot be seen from the loading dock or other locations in our existing building—and a lot that can be seen. Last week concrete …
Construction Update 12/02/2019
New Tower. In the two weeks since the last newsletter the tower has continued to grow rapidly. Flatbed truckloads of bubble-deck arrive on a regular basis, columns are being poured and extended above the second-floor …
Construction Update 11/18/2019
New Tower. There has been more snow and more cold weather, but construction of the tower is moving ahead rapidly, nevertheless. All concrete for the first floor has now been poured, with the last section completed …
Construction Update 11/11/2019
New Tower. Despite the snow, melting snow, and cold weather, a lot of work has been done on the tower this past week. Last Thursday concrete was poured for the second-floor area that will become …
Notice 11/11/2019: Traffic Changes
Next week will bring a significant change to the traffic pattern around the chemistry complex. A portion of Mills St will be completely closed until summer 2020. The construction team needs to place a large …