Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 06/10/22
During the weekend of June 11th
On Saturday, installation of the atrium’s monumental stair and communicating tower stair will continue. Framing, hanging, and finishing drywall will continue in the tower. Crews from the mechanical and electrical subcontractors will be on site continuing the installation of their respective systems. Polishing of the concrete floors will continue as well. On the exterior of the building, crews will continue installation of soffits on the underside of the 15th floor.
During the first shift on Sunday (7 am to 3 pm), crews will be onsite to continue installation of drywall at various locations. During third shift, from 11 pm until 7 am on Monday, the elevator subcontractor will be on site to continue installation of car #4 in the tower.
Installing ceiling at 17th-floor event space.
During the week of June 13th
At the atrium, crews continue to install the guardrails for the monumental stair.
In the lower half of the building, installation of finishes will continue on floors 2 through 5. Installation of the whiteboards in the classrooms continues. Installation lockers will begin on the lower level. Millwork, cabinetry, and finish wall paneling install will continue. Painting, sealing, and polishing of the concrete floors continues. Interior glass partitions will be installed in offices.
Wall framing continues on the 16th and 17th floors. Hanging drywall continues on floors 14 and 15.
The elevator subcontractor will continue the installation of elevators 1, 2, and 3 on the north side of the tower’s core involving raceways and elevator rail components. Installation of elevator cabs continues at cars 7 and 8 in the podium.
Installation of the roofing system at the terraces will continue with preparations for the soil placement for the green roof on the 5th and 6th floors. Roofing installation continues at the 12th-floor terrace. Installation of the metal roofing system on the 20th floor continues.
At the soffits on the underside of the 2nd, 12th, and 15th floors, framing components and metal panel installation continues. Set up for access to the soffit at the 17th-floor east elevation continues.
Installation continues with Stair F, the communicating stair, connecting the tower’s 5th through 17th floors.
At the corner of Bay State Road and Granby Street, crews will backfill the recently poured concrete foundations.
Removal of the existing sidewalk and granite curbing along Commonwealth Avenue will continue in preparation for the new sidewalk.
In the alley between the Center for Computing & Data Sciences and the Bay State Road Brownstones, work will continue on the foundation for the new retaining wall with the installation of helical foundation anchors along with formwork and eventually a concrete placement.
The project will continue utilizing a second shift, from 3 pm to 11 pm, to advance interior work. The third shift elevator work within the tower’s core will continue from 11 pm to 7 am, Sunday through Thursday.
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.
Installing steel framing for the communicating stair (Stair F).
