Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 10/21/22
During the weekend of October 22nd
On Saturday, in the interior of the building, crews will continue installation of the finishes around the atrium’s monumental stair. Installation of ceilings will continue. Painting of the stairs and walls will continue throughout. At the terraces, guardrails, and green roof, materials will continue to be installed.
At the exterior of the building, installation of landscape site features, curbing, and sidewalks continue.
On Sunday, crews will return to the site to continue to install finishes in high-traffic areas such as the ground floor, elevator lobbies, and stairways.
Deliveries for miscellaneous materials will also occur throughout the day.
Installing ceiling finishes in the atrium
During the week of October 24th
Crews will continue installing finish wall panels and the finish ceiling system around the atrium. Finish material at the stair guardrails continues to be installed.
Installation of finishes will continue throughout, including whiteboards, corner guards, cabinetry, wood and acoustical ceilings, interior glass walls, doors, final paint, polishing concrete floors, office carpet, and plumbing fixtures.
Installation of green roof material and pavers continues on the terraces.
In the 17th-floor event space, crews will be preparing to install wood flooring.
Exterior site work continues on all sides of the building, including preparations for new sidewalks continue along Commonwealth Avenue. Retaining wall, ramp, stair, and planter install continues at the rear of the Bay State Road brownstones. Assembly of the bike shelter will continue in the area between Sargent College and the Center for Computing & Data Sciences.
As the new sidewalks, curbing, and planters along Commonwealth Avenue are being completed, the pedestrian travel path may alternate from the temporary sidewalk in the bike lane to the new sidewalk next to the building. Please be aware of directional signage in the area.
Deliveries and assembly of office furniture will continue, working up the building.
The project will continue utilizing a second shift, from 3 pm to 11 pm, Monday through Friday to advance interior work, accommodate off hour deliveries and material loading, and debris removal. Select subcontractors will continue working on third shift, from 11 pm to 7 am, to advance the start-up and testing of building systems while the workforce is less than during normal business hours.
Please be aware in addition to daily deliveries, trucks with large trailers will be staged adjacent to and moving around the site and pedestrians should be aware of all safety and directional signage in the areas as pedestrian and vehicle travel paths may be altered.
Planting green roof materials on the 10th-floor terrace
