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Biolab Forum addresses Albany Street Location

South End News July 5, 2007 An educational forum around the BioLab being built by Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) attracted a crowd of about 30 people to the Cathedral High School gym on Monday night. Asking the question “Why Now, Why Here?,” the forum sought answers from BUMC officials Kevin Tuohey, executive... More

Biolab Forum Draws Review

Boston University June 30, 2007 Boston University answers the question "Why  here, why now?" Click here to download the attachment

Plumbing contractor will install drainage piping

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories June 28, 2007 Construction will take place  Saturday, June 30, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  The plumbing contractor will install drainage piping on Level  1 and the HVAC contactor will install heating and cooling piping on Levels 1  & 7. The Steel... More

Exterior Pre-Cast Cleaning and Pre-Cast Panel Alignment

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories June 21, 2007 Construction will take place  Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24, 2007 between the hours of 7 a.m. and  4:00 p.m. On Saturday, June 23, the pre-cast fabricator and pre-cast  erector will respectively work on exterior pre-cast cleaning and pre-cast  panel alignment. Installation of... More

Special Coatings contractor will work on a mockup

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories June 15, 2007 Construction will take place  Saturday, June 16, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  The Special Coatings contractor will work on a mockup. The  precast and steel erectors will work on detailing the precast and on elevator  tubes and roof frames, More

Installation of Pre-Cast and Steel Erector

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories June 1, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, June 2, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The pre-cast concrete panel erector will be on site to continue the installation of pre-cast and the steel erector will be on site to install miscellaneous supports. More

Precast Panel Erection Continues

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 25, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 26, 27 and 28, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On Saturday, precast panel erection will continue as will various housekeeping activities. The temporary lift erector will be on site to... More

Graduation Ceremony for Citylab Academy Students

Boston – Twenty-six Boston residents graduated today from Boston University School of Medicine’s CityLab Academy, a free nine month academic and laboratory skills training program for qualified high school graduates interested in pursuing a career and further education in biotechnology. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Robert Brown, President of Boston University... More

Installation of Pre-Cast Stone on Facade

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 18, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, May 19, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The work will consist of installation of pre-cast stone on the building façade, prep work for concrete pour on Level 2 next week and miscellaneous structural steel... More

Installation of Support Steel for Elevators

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 11, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, May 12, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The work will include pre-cast panel installation on the building façade and installation of support steel for elevators. Spray-on fireproofing will continue on the exterior steel of... More

Waterproofing of Concrete Pads and Electrical Work

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 5, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  The work will consist of installation of both fireproofing on Levels 2 and 3 and concrete pads on Level 7. Waterproofing of concrete pads... More

Steel Modifications on Level 7

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 5, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, May 5, 2007 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The structural steel erector will address steel modifications on Level 7 and contractors will work on building tarps. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are... More

Preparing Concrete Walls for Placement

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 2, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, March 3, 2007 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Work will consist of preparing concrete walls to be placed on Level 2 next week and applying fireproofing on the beams on Level 1. Adverse impacts due... More

Continued Work on Temporary Protection

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories April 4, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, April 7, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4: 00 p.m. The work will consist of continued work on temporary protection, spray on fireproofing at various locations, site grading and preparations for concrete pour work on Level... More

Fireproofing on Level 1

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 30, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, March 31, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The work will consist of fireproofing on Level 1, concrete work on Level 2 and carpentry work on Levels 1 and 4. No adverse impacts due to... More

Electrical Work on Levels 1 and 3

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 23, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, March 24, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The work will include electrical work on Levels 1 and 3, fireproofing of steel on Level 6, piping on the roof level, and carpentry work on temporary... More

Smoke Reported at 700 Albany Street

Boston University Medical Campus This message is from Kevin Tuohey, Executive Director, Operations and Public Safety Monday, March 20, 2007, 3:20 p.m. At around noon today smoke was reported on the ninth floor of the Center for Advanced Biomedical Research building at 700 Albany Street. Due to the research that takes place there, More

Iron Welding on Levels 7 and 8

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 15, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, March 17, 2007 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The work will consist of concrete activities on Level 2, spray on fireproofing of steel on Levels 2 and 6, and iron welding on Levels 7 and... More