January 13, 2011 Meeting Minutes

Construction Junction

• Karen Zelt
  • Board of Trustees
• Nick Wilk
  • Bailey and Rather Halls Renovations 
• Sharon Joy
  • Cyclotron Office Addition Phase 2
  • Cyclotron High-Bay Addition 
• Chris Thronson
  • Plant Science Expansion
• Ken Dawson
  • Emmons Hall Renovation
• Andy Linebaugh
  • Brody Hall Renovation
• Tony Rhodes
  • Wells Hall Renovation

• It will be more cost-effective to combine the renovation of both buildings since they have mirror-image floor plans
• Renovations will include:
  • Major mechanical, electrical and ventilation upgrades and replacement 
  • Addition of life-safety systems and ADA code-required modifications
  • Passenger elevator installation
  • Asbestos abatement
  • Lighting upgrades
  • Flooring and ceiling replacement
  • Roofing and exterior repair including window replacement
  • Reception desk modifications and other related improvements
  • Landscaping renovation will also occur around Bailey, Rather and Emmons
    • Limited site work including heated walk
• Project will run from May 2011 to May 2012
• Phase 1 will start during spring break
• Phase 2 during the first month of the summer
• Rather renovation will add an additional door to the south
• Patios on both buildings will be removed
• The first floor and second floor will be open to each other
  • The third floor will add a kitchenette for students 
• Areas that contain student rooms will have card entrances
• Bailey will have the RISE and DREW programs; living and learning programs in Rather have not been decided
• Bathrooms will be renovated
  • The faucets and toilets will run off the artificial light in the building and are water efficient
• The building will be designed with sustainable features as it relates to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system

• Phase I of the office tower is complete
  • The second phase will add another office tower, which will be very similar in design
• The four-story building will have a basement that will house the electrical vault and switch gears
• Two lecture halls on first floor will hold capacities of 230 and 130 people
  • The first floor will be open to the public
  • Second, third and fourth floor for will be space for Cyclotron staff
  • Fifth-floor penthouse
• More drilling and earth retention bars had to take place due to bad soil on site
  • Current work is on forms in basement area and the earth retention system is complete
• Right traffic lane on Shaw lane will be closed for the duration of the project

• Project consists of adding additional high bay on the west side of the building near the receiving loading dock
• New high-bay will sit on a slab of concrete
• The project is expected  to be complete  in September 2011
• Site will add a crane that runs north and south
• Re-routing of entrance into Cyclotron personnel south parking area started 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

• The project is one-third of the way done
• Work in basement is including concrete and trench digging
  • The opening to the basement will close up in the next month
• There will be a connecting corridor to the Plant Biology building from the basement
• Fireproofing has gone in on every floor
• Walkways on each floor that connect to Plant Science building will be enclosed soon
• Lane closure on Wilson Road will remain

• Building enclosure is complete with exception of stairwells; however, they are sealed off from building interior  
• Community bathroom finishes are commencing along with wall and ceilings on all floors 
• A lot of activity is centered in the eight community bathrooms
  • Students were surveyed by Residential and Hospitality Services and wanted community bathrooms, which are very cost-effective 
• Tile work is going up on walls in bathrooms
• Everything is done to lower maintenance costs, with stalls anchored to ceiling, walls, etc.
• Drywall framing and lighting is going in on the fourth floor
• Energy recovery units on roof take the exhausted heat and reheats it and funnels it back into the building for energy savings

• Substantial completion is expected by August, but occupation may take place as early as March
• A lot of finishes are done and painting has started in the east office area 
• High-tech classroom have electrical work ongoing and the ceiling going in
  • Each student will have connectivity to the three projectors in the room
• Sparty’s store countertops are installed, but electrical needs to be finished out
  • Pizza oven and freezers installed
  • Booths will arrive soon and ceiling grids are being installed
• Bathrooms tiling is done
  • Automatic solar powered faucets, toilets, urinals
• Exterior work is on hold because of the weather
  • A railing will go in near the Grotto, but the exterior work is almost finished
• Carpets and cabinetry expected to begin next week

• All current milestones have been achieved and the projects remain on schedule.
• The B-wing demolition has been completed. All temporary walls have been installed and the temporary heats has been piped and turned on.
• All interior micro piles have been drilled and capped.
• Structural steel for phase one is starting to arrive. Steel columns in phase one are starting to be erected.
• Seventy percent of the footing and foundation has been completed. No progress will be made until next spring (warmer weather).
• There is no pedestrian detour on the street
  • Please use the sidewalk that has been installed on the stadium side of the road
• The boom of the red crane on site is as long as a football field if you laid it down on the ground
  • The crane will only have to move a few feet in each direction to construct the addition

• The building is an architectural concrete and steel hybrid structure, clad in pleated stainless steel.
  • Skewed architecture and unique building geometry
  • Structure is approximately 46,000 feet in area
• The art museum space is capable of meeting national criteria for environmental conditions for the exhibit of art, permit loans by other institutions, and the care of the permanent collection
• Steel has been phased in and progress has been made to second level concrete deck for January
• East Circle Drive will continue to be closed until August 2011
  • The lot north of Berkey Hall closed for permanent modifications
  • Pedestrian detour signage is posted