New Tower The floors in much of the new tower are concrete. A final step in finishing the concrete floors is polishing—a job that is messy but produces a great result. In preparation for polishing, …
Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates
Construction Update 1/25/2021
New Tower Inside the new tower construction continues at a rapid pace. Forklifts unload laboratory casework, insulation, and other construction materials continually, bringing them into the building where they can be moved up the elevators …
Construction Update 01/18/2021
New Tower During the holiday break, elevators began to run in the new tower. As a result, construction equipment and materials could be transported up and down within the building itself. There was no longer …
Construction Update 01/11/2021
New Tower It has been some time since we described progress inside the new tower and there is a lot to describe. On all floors workers continue to install infrastructure: electrical conduits, breaker boxes, outlets, …
Construction Update 01/04/2021
New Tower For the past several months there has been a lot of construction activity on the ninth and tenth floors of the new tower, which enclose the heart and lungs of the tower as …
One-day closure of Mathews and Daniels wings
Confirmed Plan – one-day closure of Mathews and Daniels wings – Tue Jan 5, 2021 Mathews and Daniels wings will be closed from 6 am – 5 pm on Tue Jan 5, 2021. Shain tower will be …
Chemistry instructional tower takes shape
The long-awaited, much-needed new chemistry tower, which will serve a growing population of undergraduate chemistry students, is rapidly nearing completion.
Construction Update 12/14/2020
New Tower Both the interior and exterior of the new tower change every day. Inside, plumbing and casework are being installed in laboratories on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors. The eighth floor will follow …
Construction Update 12/07/2020
New Tower The new tower is now a major architectural presence along University Avenue, complementing the Discovery Building, which also was designed by Ballinger architects. Concrete has been poured for sidewalks on the east and north …
Construction Update 11/30/2020
Art in the New Tower In the basement and sub-basement of the new tower, there are two lengthy corridors along which chemistry-based artworks are to be installed. The design of this corridor art has just …