Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 8/13/21
During the weekend of August 14th
On Saturday, crews will be on site continuing to erect structural steel columns and beams. This work will occur in two shifts, first from 7 am to 3 pm and second from 3 pm to 10 pm.
During the week of August 16th
- Erection of the building’s structural steel frame will continue. At the tower, erection of the 12th and 13th floors will continue with bolting and detailing ongoing on the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th floors. At the podium, bolting and detailing will continue on the 4th and 5th floors. This work will continue to utilize a second shift from 3 pm to 10 pm to advance the work. Several tractor-trailers delivering structural steel are expected to be arriving and departing daily from gate #1 and gate #2, located at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Granby Street.
- In the tower’s core, installation of steel framing will continue through the 18th and 19th floors, decking, bolting, and detailing will follow behind.
- Installation of the building’s stairways will continue to follow the structural steel operation. “Stair A”, located within the tower’s core will continue up through the 8th floor. Installation of “Stair B”, located north of the tower’s core will continue through the 4th floor. Concrete placements of the stair treads will occur as the floors become available.
- Final detailing, setting rebar, installing wire mesh, and sleeving for MEP penetrations will occur in advance of a concrete placement for the tower’s 7th floor and the podium’s 4th-floor slabs.
- In the tower’s subbasement, installation of electrical conduit, hangers, piping, and ductwork will continue.
- In the lower level, crews from the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical conduit, hangers, and piping for the building systems. Framing metal stud walls and hanging drywall will continue.
- Spraying of a fireproof coating on steel beams and columns will continue on the 3rd and 4th floors. The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will follow behind and begin installing electrical conduit, hangers, and piping.
- In addition to deliveries noted above other trucking activity to and from the site will be occurring daily with trucks entering and exiting the designated gates.
