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Chemistry Building Project

Construction Update 12/07/2020

Posted on December 7, 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 …

Posted in Chemistry Building Project, Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates

Construction Update 11/30/2020

Posted on November 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 …

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Brief Shain closure 11/30; Fire Alarm offline 12/2

Posted on November 23, 2020

The contractor needs to perform additional work on the new fire alarm system on 11/30-12/2. 11/30 Shain tower will be closed from 6-8:30 a.m., Occupants may enter Shain tower after 8:30 a.m. Work involving emergency …

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Construction on Fire Doors begins 11/30

Posted on November 23, 2020

As part of the fire safety upgrade of the existing chemistry building complex, fire doors will be installed in the Mathews / Daniels elevator lobby in order to provide a fire barrier between these two …

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Fire Alarm Outage

Posted on November 9, 2020

The fire alarm system in the chemistry complex will be offline on Tue Nov 10 and Wed Nov 11. All occupants – please do not schedule hazardous experimentation on these days. In case of emergency, dial 911. The contractor will …

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Construction Update 11/09/2020

Posted on November 9, 2020

New Tower Our new tower now dominates the architecture along University Avenue near the 1100 block. The tower looks great, especially with fall color accenting its beauty, even though terra cotta facing has not yet …

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Steam shut down today

Posted on November 9, 2020

An emergency steam shut down for a leak in S345 has occurred. The leak has been contained with no water damage. Steam will be shut off to the Daniels wing, which may cause some temperature …

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Dry ice location

Posted on November 5, 2020

Dry ice will be temporarily relocated next to the ice machine on Mathews 5th floor, as of Fruday 11/6. If you have samples for Functional Bioscience, please drop them off outside on the loading dock …

Posted in Chemistry Building Project, Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates

Construction Update 10/26/2020

Posted on October 26, 2020

New Tower For the last several weeks we have concentrated on the exterior of the building and on the removal of the tower crane. But plenty has been happening inside the building as well. The …

Posted in Chemistry Building Project, Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates

Construction Update 10/21/2020

Posted on October 21, 2020

Tower Crane. Removal of the tower crane, which has been in place since Memorial Day of 2019, is now complete, even though bad weather last week slowed the work considerably. University Avenue was partially closed …

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