Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates

The X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry facilities will be closed next week until July 22nd for the sprinkler project. Please plan accordingly.

Stairwells in the Mathews and Daniels wings will be under construction next week (week of July 13). A construction crew will core holes in the floor of stairwell landings.  At a later date, vertical riser …

The coming weeks will bring construction in public areas of the building complex. This work is being done, now, when building occupancy is relatively low, in order to complete the work before the arrival of …

Mills Street. As this is being written, “Big Red”, the crane that has been lifting exhaust plenum parts to the roof of Daniels, is being taken down. The crane has moved to the Johnson-Street end …

Daniels Rooftop. Construction of the ventilation ductwork on the rooftop of Daniels continued last week. The ductwork adds to the perceived height of the building when seen from ground level. On the rooftop itself the …

New Tower. Tower construction continues rapidly, and the construction team has even gained a bit on the schedule during the past month. Though it can’t be seen from the street, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work …

Chemistry Learning Center. The new facility for the Chemistry Learning Center is essentially complete. Construction work is finished in the Medical Sciences Center, diagonally across the corner of Charter Street and University Avenue, and much …

Daniels. Last week’s newsletter mentioned the partial closure of Johnson Street to enable fabrication of new ventilation ductwork to be installed on the rooftop of Daniels. This past week a crane lifted sections of the …

This week’s presentation at the department meeting chronicled progress on several projects the Facilities Committee has overseen. It provides a visual tour of the new chemistry tower from the sub-basement up to the ninth-floor mechanical …

New Tower. The second big concrete pour on the ninth floor happened last Thursday, so all floors are now in place. The ninth floor is partly roof and partly mechanical space. The mechanical space will house …