Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 9/10/21
During the weekend of September 11
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.
Also on Saturday, crews will be on site to advance the spray fireproofing operation as well as to continue installing stairways. These activities will occur during first shift only, from 7 am to 6 pm.
There will be no work on Sunday.
Jacking at Podium entryway
During the week of September 13
Erection of the building’s structural steel frame will continue at the tower’s 16th and 17th floors, with bolting and detailing ongoing on the 12th through 15th 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 east and west ends of the site along Commonwealth Avenue.
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 19th floor. Installation of “Stair B”, located north of the tower’s core, will continue through the 7th floor. Installation of “Stair C”, located at the east end of the podium, will resume from the ground floor up through the 3rd 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 11th floor.
The first deliveries of the curtain wall for the podium will begin on 9/13 and crates will be distributed to levels 1 & 2. Panels will be preassembled on the floors before installation.
Temporary platforms will be installed on each floor for loading of materials within the building.
Anchors for the curtain wall system will be installed at the steel beams around the perimeter of the Tower for curtainwall installation following the podium.
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, piping, and equipment for the building systems. Framing metal stud walls and hanging drywall will continue.
On levels 2-5 of the tower, the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical conduit, hangers, piping, and wall layout.
Crews will continue applying a fireproof coating on the steel beams and columns for the tower’s 7th and 8th floor framing (working from the 6th and 7th floors respectively).
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.
Curtain wall support installationHVAC piping installation at Tower
