February 10, 2011 Meeting Minutes

• Karen Zelt
  • Board of Trustees
• Ken Dawson
  • Emmons Hall Renovation
• Andy Linebaugh
  • Brody Hall Renovation
• Tony Rhodes
  • Wells Hall Renovation
• Erin Bowdell
  • Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
• Sharon Joy
  • Cyclotron Office Addition Phase 2
  • Cyclotron High-Bay Addition 
• Chris Thronson
  • Plant Science Expansion
• Rob LaDuca
  • All University Traffic and Transportation Committee

• Emmons is the first of six residence halls to be renovated in the Brody Neighborhood
  • Renovation work on Bailey will begin in May 2011 
• The road entrance to Emmons from Harrison Road remains closed through 2011
  • Traffic is able to access the area from Michigan Avenue
• Building is fully enclosed and heated
• Main work is currently happening in the community bathrooms
  • Tiling
  • Plumbing
• New paint and light fixtures will be installed in resident rooms
• Framing is taking place in the core area of the building
• Energy recovery unit is located on roof
  • Heat saving function returns recycled heat back to the building

Brody Hall Renovation

• Current work in first floor office areas
  • All the painting is done on the exposed ceiling
  • Working on caulking and installing doors
  • Huge carpet installation 
  • Light fixtures are all Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified
• Student workrooms
  • Doors being installed, currently working on ceiling
  • Walls in area are painted
• North circulation desk
  • Columns to be covered and flooring is installed
• Sparty’s
  • Equipment in kitchen area is installed
  • Kitchen area is painted
  • Booth areas currently being installed
• Work is also occurring in employee locker rooms
• Still working on mechanical components on first floor
• Work is being done in the north of the building first and moving south
• The contractor is finishing up some minor work issues in the loading dock and mechanical areas
• Goal is to move in most employees by April and have all in by the end of May

Wells Hall Addition

• The existing B-wing will be available to be used for classes this fall
• Phase 1 of the project should be finished by the end of this month
  • Steel structure is currently being erected
• Demolition work is completed
• Coffee shop will be located underneath currently constructed steel
• Fun fact: the steel plates are all held together by small bolts
  • To signal the proper amount of torque, the end of the bolt pops off
• Approximately twenty five people are currently working on site

• The project has now moved on to the next phase of materials: steel
• Area is being heated where concrete is being poured
• First deck is topped with reinforcement steel and ready to have concrete poured poured
• Much of the first level is going to be gallery space, which is why a lot of the space is open
• Some areas have already moved to the second floor walls and concrete has been poured
• Building will be clad with glass and stainless steel
• Conduit is being installed in the lower level
  • Shoring will be cleared out next month
• Steel will begin to be installed in March
• The corners of the concrete walls are very tight, and the tie-holes in the walls are architectural elements
• East Circle Drive remains closed through 2011 

• Addition will consist of a four-story building
  • Adds 27,000 square feet of office space
    • 40 permanent new spaces
    • 100 spaces for visiting staff
    • A 230-seat lecture hall
• Addition includes a connecting bridge to existing Phase 1 building
• The areas of the building that are covered in blue tarp mark where the buildings will connect
• Additional walls have been built in the foundation
• Earth retention system is complete; working on building forms in basement area
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) have been followed in the process of demolition
  • All materials from demolition have been recycled
• Eastbound Shaw Lane, just past the Chemistry building, is now down to one lane for the duration of the project
  • Pedestrians at east end of Chemistry Building are routed to cross north to sidewalk in front of parking structure
  • Pedestrians at corner of Bogue/Shaw are routed north to use sidewalk on other side of eastbound Shaw

• High-bay research are will have 40-ton crane installed, along with a mechanical penthouse
• There won’t be a basement for the high bay, just concrete forms
• The steam vault will be located under the floor of the high bay
• The addition will be all brick
• Presently digging and installing footings for building
  • Also working on placement and construction of new steam vault
• Entrance  into Cyclotron personnel south parking area was re-routed in October
• Road access on the east side of Cyclotron has been closed since October
  • Pedestrians have access to east sidewalk along Bogue  in both directions

• Currently, 50 men are working on site
  • Installing all overheard utilities
  • Duct work, acid waste, fire protection, etc.
• Closing ground access this week
• All the structural steel has been fireproofed
• Shoring has been installed under connecting area on the east side of the structure
• The penthouse area has been prepped for flooring
  • The cold doesn’t hinder this area, but snow blows in and melts in the heating area
    • Work is being held off to avoid this
• Area on first floor covered in brick marks where vending machines will be
• Framing will go up and glass will be installed in the next month
• The one lane closure on Wilson Road will remain through 2011 for material delivery

• Reviews and recommends solutions to campus parking, traffic and transportation problems
• Meets monthly