Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 9/24/21
During the weekend of September 25th
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, continue the installation of stairways. Crews will also be hoisting the building’s electrical gear into the basement.
Crews will be onsite Sunday to continue installing the temporary construction hoist to the upper floors.
Installing Stair B from the podium’s 2nd to 3rd floors
During the week of September 27th
Erection of the building’s structural steel frame will continue at the tower’s 19th and 20th floors, with bolting and detailing ongoing on the 13th through 18th 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 10th floor. Installation of “Stair C”, located at the east end of the podium, will continue through the 5th 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 13th and 14th floor
The deliveries of the curtain wall for the podium will continue through the week, panel preassembly will continue on the floors before installing in place.
In the tower’s subbasement, installation of ductwork and equipment will continue.
In the lower level, crews from the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical wiring, hangers, piping, and equipment for the building systems. Partition drywall installation will continue.
On levels 3 through 7 of the tower, the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical conduit, hangers, and piping, and will continue advancing wall layouts.
Crews will be applying a fireproof coating on the interior steel beams and columns for the tower’s 8th and 9th floor framing (working from the 7th and 8th floors respectively) and a white fireproofing coating on the exterior columns for the 2nd and 3rd floors.
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.
Installing curtain wall panels at the podium’s 2nd floor
