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Mayor Signs Off on BU Master Plan
Way cleared for 10-year Charles River Campus makeover 04.05.2013 By Susan Seligson In the wake of recent approvals by the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the city Zoning Commission, Mayor Thomas Menino (Hon.’01) has signed off on the Charles River Campus Institutional Master Plan (IMP), clearing the way for a series of strategic... More
What’s Happening to the BU Beach?
Construction on Admissions Reception Center, School of Law 04.04.2013 By Amy Laskowski Two major construction projects—at the School of Law and the new Admissions Reception Center—have transformed the area around the Warren Alpert Mall, better known as the BU Beach, into a construction staging area. Trucks, cranes, trailers, and fences flank BU’s primary... More
Fire Alarm Inspection 4/8/2013 – 4/12/2013
4/8/2013 testing all rooms and comm area from 8am - 3pm 19 Euston st. pre-test 8am-12pm 700 Commonwealt av Starbucks, Subway 702 Commonwealth av. Campus Convenian store 4/9/2013 Pre-test 7am - 3pm 14 Buswell st 4/10/2013 Testing all rooms and comm area from 7am - 3pm 836, More
Engineering Product Innovation Center Construction Activity for the Period of April 1 – April 5
Anticipated construction activities for the week of April 1 – April 5: 1. Site Work - The contractor will be installing the foundations for the new concrete slab. 2. Abatement – The contractor will continue asbestos abatement on the ceiling on the first floor of 750 Comm Ave. (the old Guitar Center... More
Fire Alarm Inspection 4/1/2013 – 4/5/2013
4/1/2013 Pre test 7am - 3pm 14 Buswell St. 4/2/2013 Testing all rooms and comm area from 7am - 3pm 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 Buswell St. 4/4/2013 Testing all rooms and comm area from 7am - 3pm 2 Buswell St. 16 Arundell St. 820, 822, 824 Beacon St. 4/5/2013 Testing all rooms and comm area from 7am... More
Fire Alarm Inspection 3/25/2013 – 3/29/2013
3/25/2013 Pre-test 7am - 3pm 14 Buswell St. 3/26/2013 Pre-test 7am - 3pm 14 Buswell St. 3/27/2013 Testing all rooms and comm area from 8am - 3pm 55, 52, 48 Buswell St. 74 St. Mary's st. 3/28/2013 Testing all rooms and comm area from 8am - 3pm 44, 42, 40, 38 Buswell St. 3/29/2013 Testing all rooms and comm... More
Engineering Product Innovation Center Construction Activity for the Period of March 25 – March 29
Anticipated construction activities for the week of March 25 – March 29: 1. Site Work - The existing concrete slab in the 744 Comm Ave garage has been removed and the contractor will be conducting pre-excavation and drilling for the helical pile installation. 2. Abatement – The contractor will begin asbestos abatement... More
New Balance Field Construction Activity for the Period of March 25 – March 29
Anticipated construction activities for the week of March 25 – March 29: **The contractor will be working on Saturday, 3/23/2013, beginning at 8:00am** 1. Site Work: Already underway and continuing for the next several weeks is site work, which includes excavators, and other earthmoving equipment. You can expected general construction noise... More
Fire Alarm Inspection 3/11/2013 – 3/15/2013
3/11/2013 Testing all rooms and common area from 8am - 3pm 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92 Bay State Rd. 3/12/2013 Testing all rooms and common area from 8am - 3pm 94, 96, 110, 112, 116, 118 Bay State Rd. 3/13/2013 Testing all rooms and common area from 8am - 3pm 128, 121-125, 124, 117, More
Inside the NEIDL
Video Offers Glimpse of Biosafety Level 4 Lab Science webcast “threads the NEIDL” 03.07.2013 By Susan Seligson In the video above, This Week in Virology netcast host Vincent Racaniello joins Ronald Corley, an associate director of BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), for a rare tour of the Biosafety Level 4 facility. Security concerns... More