Construction Update as of September 12, 2002

UTILITY SHUTDOWNS:

• No major shutdowns are planned in the next two weeks.

WORK AREAS:

Cornell Library

• No work associated with the Science Center is scheduled inside Cornell during this period. The granite facade on the north face of the stair tower will be installed.

Cornell Addition (a.k.a. Biology/ Commons Wing)

• Mechanical services are continuing at the lower level and in the 200-seat Lecture Hall. The remaining five architectural concrete columns will be sand-blasted on Saturday, September 14th. The laminated wood beams for the Commons roof will be delivered and erected during the next two weeks. The roof of the new 40-seat classroom was poured and formwork will be stripped next week. Installation of the windows for the Biology wing will begin in the next two weeks. Installation of the Commons elevator will start during the next two weeks. The granite and schist veneers will continue on the 40-seat classroom and walls in the courtyard between the Commons and Dupont.

Chiller Plant

• Mechanical piping and electrical services are being installed. 

Chemistry Wing

• Rough-in of mechanical and electrical services is in progress in the penthouse and on the second floor. The exterior concrete block back-up walls are being erected. The schist stone veneer will start on the south end of the Chemistry wing next week. Roofing on the penthouse is substantially complete.

SITEWORK:

• Paving at the Trotter square is complete.
• The chilled water piping installation will be completed early next week. The service drive will be paved and re-opened to vehicle and foot traffic within the next two weeks.
• Two additional trenches are being cut on the North Quad to complete sanitary and data line tie-ins outside the construction fence. The work area is enclosed in orange snow fence.
• The electric duct bank will be completed and the cables will start to be pulled from the transformer into the Cornell Addition mechanical room during this period.

PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR ACCESS:

• The North Quad entrance to Beardsley and the sidewalk from Beardsley to Whittier Place will be reopened within two weeks.
• There will be intermittent traffic blockages on the service drive behind Dupont Building beginning in the next two weeks while underground utilities are connected to the Chiller Plant.
• Deliveries of stone, wood beams, ductwork and mechanical equipment will be on-going. There will be restricted passage along the service drive near the water tower while utility work is in progress.
• Parking along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• The construction work force has grown due to the number of trades working on the site simultaneously. There have been parking problems on the north campus. The project team is reviewing options in an attempt to alleviate this congestion.

NOISE, VIBRATION, DUST, ODORS

• There will be some noise from delivery trucks, cranes and saws throughout this period. The noise is not expected to be disruptive to nearby buildings.
• Expect deliveries to generate dust on-site.
• There will be some dust generated by the on-going trenching for the chilled water lines and electrical duct bank north of Beardsley.

Send message to the chair of the Science Project User's Group, Rachel Merz (rmerz1@swarthmore.edu)

For inquiries regarding construction issues, send message to construction@swarthmore.edu

last updated 9/20/02