Construction Update as of September 27, 2002

UTILITY SHUTDOWNS:

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

WORK AREAS:

Cornell Library

• The granite facade on the north face of the stair tower will be completed. The smoke exhaust fan for the Commons will be delivered and place on the roof.

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

• Mechanical services are continuing at the lower level and in the 200-seat Lecture Hall. The laminated wood beams for the Commons roof were delivered and erected. Framing will continue over the next two weeks. Installation of the windows for the Biology wing and 200 seat Lecture Hall will start next week. 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. The second chiller will be delivered in the next two weeks.   

Chemistry/Astronomy 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 has started on the south end of the Chemistry wing. Granite panel installation will start on the east wall next week. Layout for the interior partitions has started. The four air handlers for the penthouse will be delivered next week.

SITEWORK:

• The chilled water piping installation is complete.
• 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 site duct bank was completed and the electric power cables will 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 west of Beardsley have been reopened.
• 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, ductwork and mechanical equipment will be on-going. Expect closures of the service drive alongside the Chemistry building while the granite panels are being installed. Traffic will be re-routed through the Rugby parking lot.
• Parking along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• There is continuing pressure on parking. Barclay White will be reorganizing their operation over the next few weeks to free up a total of 22-23 spaces in the Dupont lot, which should help alleviate the problem.

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.
• Several major deliveries are expected in the next two weeks, including the exhaust fan for the Commons smoke exhaust system, four air handlers for the Chemistry penthouse, and the second chiller for the chiller plant. These deliveries to generate dust on-site.

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 10/1/02