Chemistry Building Project

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 …

Crawler Crane Luffer Jib. Since last Thursday Mills Street has been completely closed from Johnson Street to University Avenue so that a luffer jib can be added to the large red crawler crane that has …

Lab Mock-up. A sampling of representative fume hoods, lab counters and casework, cabinets, sinks, and cabinets has been available since Wednesday of last week for examination by those who will be overseeing our new laboratory …

Daniels Eighth Floor. Installation of sprinklers began last week and is proceeding according to plan. Last Monday morning about a dozen people from the construction team, FP&M, and chemistry checked that the eighth floor was …

New Tower. While many of us have been celebrating holidays the construction team has been working hard to raise our tower higher and higher. What they had achieved by the end of the year is …