Tower excavation. This week our building really began to take shape; there was lots of activity in the excavation area and part the structure is now almost as high as the fourth floor of Daniels. …
Building Updates
Construction Update 5/13/2019
Tower excavation—lots happening! Concrete has been poured for many of the footings and some of the walls for our new tower. Last week concrete footings were poured in the bottom of the pit for the …
Construction Update 5/6/2019
Tower Crane. Success! The tower, turntable, and cab of our tower crane were erected over the weekend. Friday night equipment was brought in and lanes were closed on University Avenue. Early Saturday morning the construction team …
Construction Update 4/29/2019
Charter Street. At long last Charter Street has been resurfaced! On Friday between about 10 am and 2 pm asphalt pavement was put down across the full width of the street. By mid-afternoon rollers had …
Notice 4/22/2019: Chemistry Loading Dock Inaccessible 4/25-4/28
The schedule of construction activities for this week has been revised: The loading dock will be inaccessible from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Thur Apr 25. The driveway and dock are needed for the …
Construction Update 4/22/2019
Charter Street. If all goes according to schedule, Charter Street will be partially resurfaced this week—on Wednesday. The plan is to blacktop one lane and use the remaining gravel for loading-dock access. The other lane …
Construction Update 4/15/2019
Reconfiguration of piping for natural gas service may cause a brief interruption of natural gas service in the Daniels wing sometime Monday morning. Because we use very little piped natural gas these days, this is …
Construction Update 4/8/2019
Great news this week: the preliminary plans and budget of $1.3 million for the new Chemistry Learning Center facility in the Medical Sciences Center were approved by the Board of Regents. Aro-Eberle architects and UW …
Construction Update 4/1/2019
The tower is now going up! So far most of what we have reported has been a downer—demolition took down the lecture halls and library and then a big hole when down into the ground. …
Construction Update 3/25/2019
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 …