NEIDL in the News
Structural Steel on Levels 6 and 7
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 22, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, February 24, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. The work will consist of spraying on fireproofing on Level 1, pouring concrete on Levels 2 and 7, and continued work on the structural steel on Levels 6... More
Fireproofing on Level 2
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 16, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, February 17, 2007 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Work will include spraying on fireproofing on steel beams and columns on Level 2 and work on the temporary construction elevator hoist doors. The concrete and plumbing... More
A Pitch for the Biolab
Boston Herald February 13, 2007 Here in the Athens of America we tend to lose sight of our good fortune from time to time. In the case of the bio-defense laboratory now under construction in the South End - well, leave it to the mayor of a struggling city in upstate New... More
Biolab lawsuit leads to new environmental Review
South End News February 9, 2007 A more in-depth environmental review of the BioLab, currently being conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) as part of federal court proceedings, will consider the hypothetical risks of placing the BioLab in either Tyngsborough or Peterborough, N.H., according... More
Finishing of Structural Steel Connections
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 9, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, February 10, 2007 between the hours of 7am and 4pm. The work will consist of welding and finishing of structural steel connections on the upper floors, work on plumbing rough piping on the 4th floor, applying fireproofing on the... More
Community Connections, Winter
Boston University Medical Center February 2, 2007 Community Connections is a biannual publication of Boston University Medical Center Click here to download the attachment
Formation of Walls on Level 2, Floors on Level 6
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 2, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, February 3, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The work will include the formation of walls on Level 2 and floors on Level 6, spray on fireproofing of structural steel on Level 4, and work on... More
Reinforcing, Forming Slabs and Walls
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 26, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, January 27, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Erection of steel and installation of floor decking and welding connections will take place on the sixth floor and above. Concrete contractors will work on reinforcing and... More
Boosting Careers, Building Community
BU Today January 25, 2007 As one of the largest employers in the city, Boston University currently has more than 350 jobs available on the Charles River and Medical Campuses and at Boston Medical Center. The University is looking to the local community to fill some of those spots. An all-BU job fair... More
Feds: BU biolab no danger to Hub: S. End plant mostly complete
Boston Herald January 24, 2007 Jay Fitzgerald Boston Herald General Economics Reporter The National Institutes of Health yesterday ruled that the proposed South End anti-bioterror lab now under construction won’t pose a serious threat to the city neighborhood. The federal agency’s OK came in response to lawsuits filed by opponents of the high-security Boston University... More
Study says biolab not a threat to S. End
Boston Globe January 24, 2007 Stephen Smith and Felicia Mello, Globe Correspondent A federal agency said yesterday that a high-security research laboratory being built in Boston's bustling South End does not present a serious threat to the neighborhood's safety and that it would not have been safer if located in a less congested... More
Statement from Boston University Regarding the National Institutes of Health Report
Boston University Medical Center Janaury 24, 2007 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today released the results of a study that concluded that Boston’s South End is a safe location for a new infectious disease research facility, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), currently being built there by Boston University and... More
Installation of Floor Decking
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 18, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, January 20, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Erection of steel and installation of floor decking and welding connections will continue. Plumbing contractors will be on site working on rough-ins on lower floors and concrete work, More
Erection of Steel and Installation Decking
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 12, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, January 13, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 am and 3:30 p.m. Erection of steel and installation of floor decking and welding connections will continue. Concrete work will take place on the second and fifth floors while electrical and... More
Construction of pocket park, curb replacement and new brick paving
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 10, 2007 Beginning Monday morning August 13, 2007 the sidewalk path on the south side of Albany Street will be redirected to facilitate the replacement of curbs, new brick paving on the sidewalk as well as the construction of a new pocket park, lighting, planting and... More
Worker Safety is Priority One
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 10, 2007 Worker safety is a fundamental tenet during the construction of the NEIDL. Everyone associated with the project including, Building Trades personnel, Turner/McCarthy Project Manager personnel (Construction Manager) and BUMC and BMC staff fully understand that worker safety is of paramount importance. A full time safety... More
Reinforce and Form Floor Slabs
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 5, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, January 6, 2007 between 7am and 3:30 pm. Erection of steel and installation of floor decking and welding connections will continue on the 7th floor. Further work will be done to reinforce and form floor slabs. Work will also... More
Updated Information Repositories
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 4, 2007 Updated information on the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is available at the Dudley, Grove Hall, South End and Central branches of the Boston Public Library. Contents of the library repositories include: Mass Biotech 2010 Report, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council NEIDL -Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 10/2004 NEIDL... More
Steel Erection and Installation of Decking
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories December 29, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, December 30, 2006 between 7a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The work will consist of steel erection and installation of decking and welding connections. Steel reinforcement for concrete slabs will take place along with work on connections for piping and temporary... More
Bolting, Decking on All Levels
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories December 15, 2006 Construction will take place Saturday, December 16, 2006 between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Iron workers will work on steel erection of the 6th and 7th floors, including bolting and decking on all levels and installation of safety railings. In addition, the site contractor will be... More