Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates

Tower excavation.  This week our building really began to take shape; there was lots of activity in the excavation area and part the structure is now almost as high as the fourth floor of Daniels. Steel …

Tower excavation—lots happening!  Concrete has been poured for many of the footings and some of the walls for our new tower. Last week concrete footings were poured in the bottom of the pit for the bases …

Tower Crane. Success! The tower, turntable, and cab of our tower crane were erected over the weekend. Friday night equipment was brought in and lanes were closed on University Avenue. Early Saturday morning the construction team set …

Charter Street. At long last Charter Street has been resurfaced! On Friday between about 10 am and 2 pm asphalt pavement was put down across the full width of the street. By mid-afternoon rollers had smoothed …

Great news this week: the preliminary plans and budget of $1.3 million for the new Chemistry Learning Center facility in the Medical Sciences Center were approved by the Board of Regents. Aro-Eberle architects and UW Facilities Planning and …

The tower is now going up! So far most of what we have reported has been a downer—demolition took down the lecture halls and library and then a big hole when down into the ground. Now …

The electrical and plumbing shutdown scheduled for Tuesday, March 19 went very smoothly. The work was completed successfully and the building re-opened three hours sooner than expected. If there are any problems remaining in any labs, please …

Work continues along the corridors in the basement and first floor at the north end of Daniels. There is now a doorway in the middle of the entryway to the demo lab and the concrete-block wall …

This week lots of work has been done on the Mills Street side of the building. The south area well is essentially complete, and forms to contain concrete pours are being moved from the south …

Construction of our new instructional facility is now in full swing and a lot of workers are on the job. The photo below shows those who participated last Wednesday in the weekly safety meeting for …