October 8, 2009 Meeting minutes

Construction Junction
Construction Planning and Progress Meeting
206 Old Horticulture
October 8, 2009

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:

Karen Zelt
- Board of Trustees Action
Dennis Hansen
- Roads — East Circle Drive Reconstruction (Between Student Services & Berkey Hall)
Mark Haslam
- Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum
Scott Gardner
- Brody Complex Utility Infrastructure Improvements — Phase II — 2010
- Steam/Water/Communication Distribution — Repairs And Improvements— Physical Plant, Landscape Services, DPPS, Audio/Speech
- Steam Distribution — Emergency Shoring of Steam Tunnel Vault 92-93 (West Circle Drive, North of Library)
Amr Abdel-Azim
- Plant Sciences Expansion
Andy Linebaugh
- The New Farm Lane — Underpasses Construction
Leisa Williams-Swedberg
- Wharton Center — Addition No. 1 and Renovations
- Brody Hall Renovation
Chris Burns
- Secchia Center

Project Notes/Questions:

Roads — East Circle Drive Reconstruction

Currently, East Circle Drive does not accommodate needs
Will add bike lanes, revamp drive, widen road
Will remove the loop drive through Olin Health Center
Reduce intersections, future plan is to include a traffic light
On-street parking will be removed with the exception of handicapped parking spots
Phase I
- Focus on section East Circle Drive near the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum future site
- Move the road 15 feet south
- Included in Broad Art Museum project schedule
- A portion of East Circle will be closed during Broad Art Museum construction
- West of Old Horticulture building will remain open during construction

Q: Where will the handicap parking be for the Museum?

A: In Lot 8, which is next to the Student Services building and in the Berkey Service yard.
Q: How will people be able to access to the Student Services building during construction?
A: The east entrance will be barrier free and open. The north door access is not barrier free yet.

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Groundbreaking will be held in March 2010, completion two years later
East Circle Drive will stay open until the end of school, then will close for 13 to 14 months
The East Circle Drive project and the Broad Museum project will be intertwined
Will accommodate pedestrian traffic
Western and eastern gateways for pedestrians
West plaza funnels pedestrian traffic down the new Benefactors Plaza
Two-story building
Stainless steel exterior material as rain-screen design
Unique design
Main east/west corridors link both main entrances
First floor
Education, cafe and gift shop
Permanent art collection area
Works on paper and two-story contemporary gallery
Second floor
Special exhibition galleries with overlook
Contemporary gallery; permanent collection gallery
Basement
Mechanical, electrical and building support spaces
Raw storage and art handling area
Administrative offices, news media gallery, benefactors gallery

Q: Will there be wood floors or concrete in the museum?

A: There will be concrete in the corridor areas and wood in the galleries.
Q: Will there be a problem with the reflection of the building?
A: There shouldn’t be any problems since stainless steel is textured and folded plate design. It will be more of a glow than a glare.

Plant Sciences Expansion

Project was approved last year by the Board of Trustees
Expansion will maximize the research space and provide connection between Plant & Soil Sciences and Plant Biology
Addition on north side of Plant & Soil Sciences
Connected on all floors
Auditorium and lecture hall
Garden in front and back areas of expansion
Many pedestrian walkways will be added
Basement
Mechanical area
First floor
Lecture hall
Leisure space
Collaboration and research space
Second/third floor
Open labs
Office space
Collaboration space
Fourth floor
More possible space for expansion
Start construction in Spring 2010
Occupied by 2012

Be(ing) Spartan Green: Natural lighting will be optimized in the expansion

Q: Will there be refreshments?
A: In the leisure space, in the first floor area.

Brody Complex Utility Infrastructure Improvements — Phase II

Project will take place Feburary-April 2010
Will tie into East Lansing watermain
Two connections will be made

Steam/Water/Communication Distribution — Repairs And Improvements— Physical Plant, Landscape Services, DPPS, Audio/Speech

Connection to the communication line for the Red Cedar intersection project and tie into Wilson Road
Extending watermain loop from Wilson Road to DPPS
Steam and vaults will be complete by mid-November
Replacing bad steam joints
May also repair parking lot
New pavement in construction area
Begin May 2010, with completion August 2010

Q: How will people get into the parking lot?
A: We are still phasing that portion.

Emergency Steam Distribution Repairs: Steam Tunnel Vault 92-93

Will begin Oct. 30
No road closure during week, will close on the weekend
That Saturday and Sunday road will be closed
Arch tunnel replacement
Wall on each side of tunnel
Uncover and replace peastone to secure the area
Short-term fix
In the future, need to replace entire road

Q: Do we have any experience with peastone?
A: Yes, we can’t use tar in this area.

The New Farm Lane — Underpasses Construction

Open to traffic
Lane closures in the fall for landscaping
Pedestrian railing at the CSX side needs to be completed
Pump station needs to finished
Two-year warrantee with contractors for landscape
Road closed Friday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. for the grand opening event

Wharton Center

Substantially complete on Oct. 1
Completely occupied
Placing more trees at site

Brody Hall Renovation

Demolition complete in the building
Temporary kitchen is up and running
15 percent complete

Secchia Center

Project for the College of Human Medicine
70 percent complete
On schedule and on budget
Furniture arrives in February
Finishing glass work and outside of the building
Will open in June 2010

Be(ing) Spartan Green: The building's white roof is an energy-saver because it absorbs less heat than dark roofs.

Notice:

March 4, 2013— Infrastructure Planning and Facilities is the new unit under the governance of Ron Flinn, recently appointed Vice President for Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Facilities. In upcoming months, this website will change to reflect the name and structure of the new unit. For more information on the reorganization, visit ipf.msu.edu/neworganization.

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