CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 9/11/16
For the week of September 11, 2016:
Mast climber 5 will be in operation. Rainscreen preparation will take place on the Cummington Mall side of the building and the connector bridge rainscreen will continue. The notch on the Morse Auditorium side of the building will start to be enclosed. Installation of the white frames (TGP) on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the 1st floor will also take place. Fuel oil pipe test and backfill on the Cummington Mall side will occur. Underground utilities will start on the College of Communication side. Miscellaneous roof detailing will be ongoing on the high roof.
Miscellaneous wall framing will continue on floors 1 and 9. Wall framing will also take place at the notch on the Morse Auditorium side where the construction hoist was removed. In-wall and above-ceiling electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and sprinkler rough will continue on floors 2 through 9. Drywall installation will continue on the 8th and 9th floors, starting towards the end of the week, and soffit installation will continue on floors 5 through 8. Ceiling grid installation will be completed on the 5th floor and 6th and 7th floor ceiling grid will continue. Concrete floor moisture mitigation will be ongoing on the 5th floor. The passenger elevator installation will continue. Installation of fire shutter supports and soffits on floors 6 through 9 will take place. Third floor cage-wash equipment installation will continue.
Police details will continue to man the construction gates along Commonwealth Avenue to ensure public safety. The safety of our community is our highest priority, so we ask that you please pay close attention to posted signs, police, and safety personnel.
The construction team will hold scheduled communication meetings that are open to the University community throughout the semester. The meeting schedule will be posted on the website. The next communication meeting will be September 22 at 10:30 AM in Morse Auditorium.
For questions, please contact Brian Kelley.