Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 11/11/22
During the weekend of November 12th
On Saturday, crews will continue the installation of the finishes around the atrium’s monumental stair on the interior of the building. Installation of ceilings will continue on the upper floors of the tower. The final coat of paint will be applied to the stairs and walls throughout. At the terraces, guardrails and green roof materials will continue to be installed.
Outside 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.
Installation of wood flooring on the 17th floor has begun.
During the week of November 14th
Crews continue installing finish wall panels and the 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.
On the terraces installation of green roof material continues.
On the 17th floor, crews will continue installing wood flooring in the corridors and the event space.
Start-up, testing, and commissioning of the building’s systems continue.
Exterior site work continues, and retaining wall, ramp, stair, and planter install continues at the lane way between the building and the rear of the Bay State Road brownstones. Following the shift to pedestrians utilizing the new Commonwealth Avenue sidewalks, crews will begin to reset the granite curbing.
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, material loading, and debris removal. Select subcontractors will continue working on the 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.
Multiple crews installing finish details at the atrium.
