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Campus Power Outage Saturday 7/18
An emergency power outage affecting several East Campus businesses and residences will take place tomorrow, Saturday, July 18 between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. The outage, by utility company Eversource, is necessary to repair power grid infrastructure. More
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of July 20, 2015
For the week of July 20, 2015: The contractor will be working on Saturday (7/18) to install of pressure-injected footings (PIFs). Please note that work will be taking place on Saturdays through the end of July and into August. Next week, the project team will continue to drive and grout PIFs within... More
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of July 13, 2015
For the week of July 13, 2015: The contractor will be installing pressure-injected footings (PIFs) this Saturday (7/11). This operation will cause localized vibrations. Foundation excavation and PIF installation will continue throughout next week. Please note that work will be taking place on Saturdays through the end of July and into August. For... More
Boomtime for BU Construction
This summer, maintenance and building projects are ongoing on both the Charles River Campus and the Medical Campus, ranging from a new life sciences building to renovated apartments for undergrads. More
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of July 6, 2015
For the week of July 6, 2015: Excavation will continue. Trucks will be entering and exiting the site throughout the week. Mesh window protection will be installed at 3-5 Cummington Mall. The PIF/Pile rig will mobilize Monday morning (7/6). Installation of PIF/Piles will also begin on Monday. This operation may cause... More
Leventhal Center Wins 2015 Preservation Achievement Award
Boston University’s Sherry & Alan Leventhal Center was among only a handful of recipients of this year’s Preservation Achievement Awards. The Boston Preservation Alliance provided an in depth explanation as to how the project demonstrated historical preservation. More
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of June 29, 2015
For the week of June 29, 2015: Saturday - 6/27 Removal of street lights and installation of temporary street lighting. Monday – Friday 6/29 – 7/3 Installation of the earth retention system will continue. A drilling rig will be on site to support this operation. Trucking of excavated materials will begin, which will result... More
Fire Alarm Inspection 6/29/2015 & 7/8/2015 – 7/10/2015
BU takes fire safety very seriously. FM&P inspects all building on campus on a regular basis. You can stay up to date with the schedule here. More
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of June 22, 2015
Week of June 22, 2015: On Saturday, June 20, a vacuum truck will be on site installing monitoring wells. For the rest of the week, installation of the earth retention system will continue A drilling rig will be on site to support this operation. Trucking of excavated materials will also begin... More
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of June 15, 2015
Construction of the temporary walkway will continue along Commonwealth Avenue. Temporary walkway will be partially opened to public on Monday. More