Electricians are hard at work preparing all the under slab conduits and in-wall connections. These large pipes are for the main power supply to the building. Over 1200 amps of …
Getting busy in the hole… CONCRETE
With the steel arriving this morning the crews are busy at work getting ready. Concrete crews are hard at work getting ready for the steel erectors, stripping forms and cleaning …
What’s an RFI?
Mike Martin our Project Engineer has been hard at work. So far he has issued of 80 RFIs working to clarify the plans and keep change and confusion to a …
Foundation panels install
These large forms were carefully constructed in the parking area outside the Fitness Center and moved with this large forklift in large sections. This is called “flying in the …
Getting ready for the walls.
Yesterday was a really big day for concrete, over 200 cubic yards poured! The large footings are nearly complete and we move on to the wall sections next week. The …
Stepped footings and the NE Tower
Our sandy soils gave Schuchart a run for the money this week. The NE stair tower is supported by a large stepped footing (this will be easier to visualize as …
One big bad footing
Here’s the footing in the making for the SW stair tower. This one is clearly design to help protect the building from “the big one”. The footing is 33′ wide …
It’s a pour!
114 cubic yards of concrete was delivered, pumped and placed today… marking the beginning of many months of concrete pours. It is especially noteworthy that we poured without a drop …
Quite the hole we have made!
Take a hard look around the site. It may look like a big hole to some but to us it is a beautiful thing! The jute matting on the slopes …
Form boards are going in!
We are working very hard to get the footings and foundation in over the next 25 working days. The holidays make it challenging for everyone and construction is no different. …