November 11, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Construction Junction

Construction Planning and Progress Meeting
118 Eppley Center
November 11, 2010 

Overview: Construction Junctions are the Physical Plant’s monthly public meeting designed to update/inform the public of various projects currently in design, nearing construction and under construction. Agenda items included:

• Will Whelton
  • Board of Trustees
• Jason Vallance
  • Commissioning efforts across campus
• Adam Lawver
  • Campus snow plan 
• Chris Thronson
  • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Utility Relocation Phase I
  • Plant Science Expansion
• Ken Dawson
  • Emmons Hall Renovation
• Josh Pittsley
  • Brody Hall Renovation
• Erin Bowdell
  • Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
• Ken Gottschalk
  • Wells Hall Addition

Special presentations:

• Department established in summer 2007
  • Reports to Gus Gosselin, Director of Building Services
• Department mission
  • Optimize the operation of energy-consuming equipment 
  • Address building performing issues
  • We ensure we “get what we are paying for” on new construction projects
  • Sustain building performance
  • Increase occupant comfort
• New construction commissioning
  • Verify design, construction and equipment of buildings as per MSU requirements 
  • Design: a building is cheaper to fix on paper versus once it has been built
  • Construction: verify correct equipment delivery, installation and start-up activities
  • Hand-off: verify that all documents received reach all involved parties
• Existing building commissioning
  • Driving force for department creation – meet campus energy goals
  • 114 main campus buildings slated for existing building commissioning 
  • 77 general fund buildings -  Five years
  • 32 Residential and Hospitality Services buildings – 10 years
  • Five athletics buildings – Five years
  • Verification through documentation, collection, system evaluation, and non-intrusive low-cost modifications to ensure building is operation to building requirements 
• Five-step process
  • Building selection/prioritization
  • Documentation and bid pack creation
  • System evaluation
  • Implementation
  • Final reporting (follow-up testing for results)
• Current projects
  • Anthony Hall
  • Built in 1957
  • Renovated in 1997
  • 350,000 square feet
  • Completely modernized with state-of-the-art labs, etc.
  • Team consists of commissioning teams and two contracted firms
    • Peter Basso and Associates
    • Aerodynamics Inspecting Company
• What to expect
  • Testing/adjusting/balancing activities
  • Steam trap survey
  • Vibration checks on rotating equipment
  • Occupant survey process
  • Implementation of proposed repairs
• Upcoming schedule
  • Food Stores
  • Oyer Speech and Hearing Building
  • Spartan Stadium
  • Vet Med Building

• Be snow safe!
  • Drive carefully
  • Dress warmly
  • Wear sensible shoes
  • Watch where you are walking
  • Check the forecast before you head outside
• Safety
  • Please do not walk out in front of snow plows; they are very difficult to stop
  • Make eye contact with the driver before crossing
• Salting
  • Call 355-7750 for help with icy spots
  • Please do not over salt; it can cause damage to turf
  • Remember to salt when you see an icy spot
• Sidewalks
  • Please do not park so that parts of your vehicle so that parts overhang the sidewalk
• Snow stacking
  • Please do not park in un-plowed areas
  • Parking in snow stacking locations will result in a ticket
  • Approximately 20,000 parking spaces on campus must be plowed each morning before 8 a.m.
• Residence hall parking loops
  • Closed from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.
• Bikes
  • Please do not chain bikes to signs, railings, etc.
  • This makes it very difficult to plow and is not allowed on campus
• Contact
  • For more information, please visit landscapeservices.msu.edu and click on the snow removal section.
  • Email snowplan@pplant.msu.edu 
  • Call 355-7750 to report any icy spots or request help

Project updates:

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Utility Relocation Phase I

• Relocating utilities for the FRIB tunnel to be installed on the south side of the Cyclotron
  • Chilled water has been tied in recently
• Utilities for the high-bay are being installed on the east side of the building
• Storm and sanitary sewers almost complete on the south side of the building

• Two primary activities
  • Erection of structural steel
  • Installation of concrete
• First floor will be complete by the end of this week
• Waterproofing is happening at foundation level
• Concrete in basement being installed for mechanics areas
• Lane closure on Wilson Road still in effect
  • Will be removed for home football game activities

• Emmons entrance of Brody is closed until 2011
• Building must be enclosed before winter for heating purposes
  • Heat is scheduled to turn on next week
• Framing for glass has been installed
  • Glass is currently being installed
• Concrete is being poured as much as possible before winter
• Stairwells are still open areas 
• Roof has been ballasted; now waterproofed and dry
• Penthouse is roofed on top, siding is last to go in
• New handicap accessible ramps are being installed in place of some interior stairs 

• Most of the landscaping is done and the exterior is basically complete
• Office area on the first floor has complete plasterwork and will be painted soon
• Most of the first floor framing has been completed
• 85 percent complete of overhead mechanical work is complete
• Bathrooms are complete with masonry and paint, being tiled currently
• The Sparty’s coffee shop will be located near the front entrance of the building
  • Self-service coolers have been installed

• Pouring concrete deck
  • A tremendous amount of steel being used for this structure
• More of the site around the building will be able to be used
• Concrete poured on first floor deck
  • Workers used platforms to spread weight and level concrete
• Forms for interior walls are going up
  • Plywood formwork will be used as a mold for the concrete and leave imprints; this idea is directly from the architect’s plan
• Non-architectural wall uses massive steel reinforcement
• East Circle Drive will continue to be closed until December 2011
• Snow melt is being installed as well as an accessible ramp in front of Student Services Building north entrance
  • The entrance will reopen in January 2011

• A temporary sidewalk has been constructed on the west side of Red Cedar Road
  • Trying to keep pedestrians out of the road
• Exterior walls on B-wing are down and work is ongoing
• The floor will be demolished and HVAC systems replaced 
• Demolition is about 85 percent complete now
• Digging in rooms to install micro piles and caps next week 
• Micro piles are used to support the steel structure of the building
  • Steel is going up in mid-December
  • The park side of the building and the B-wing (including the coffee shop) will be live as of fall 2011