July 7, 2011

 Rebar and forms have shown up on site.  Building B (OBCC) foundation walls are being framed and prepared to receive concrete

 A meeting of the minds.  Everyone getting involved with a conflict of ductwork.

 A nice view North out of the Board Room

 A view down the corridor of the 2nd floor

Today we had the scientists of the 2nd floor labs come do a walk through to confirm the exact location and number of in-wall utilities.  Their last opportunity to add or move utilities to best fit the work they will be doing.  The image above are the Single Cell Genomics group.

June 30, 2011

Work on the footings for Building B (OBCC) is coming along

 On Building A (BCBB) the foundation for the zinc siding is being attached.  The red lines are the Z-furrings which the zinc panels will be attached to, the brown material is additional insulation under the siding.

 Ductwork and internal framing is progressing

 The walk in growth chambers are installed and their connections are being finalized in the CCMP Lab

 Elevator shaft

 The generator and Chiller pad is completed and the first chiller has been delivered and installed

 The utility pads in the mechanical room have been poured

 The electrical room

 The air handling unit is not in place and awaiting final connections

An image of the enthalpy wheel located within the air handling unit.  This wheel will transfer thermal energy from the out-going air to the in-coming air therefore reducing our energy demands.

June 7, 2011

Greetings All,
I have to apologize for not having this Blog updated, I have been away for several weeks.  So Hopefully you all can now catch up with the project.  It has been moving along at a really good pace in my absence.  Its getting more difficult to show big changes now that most of the work has moved indoors, but there are still some good images coming out of the building.  Also please notice that site work has begun in preparation for the 2nd building.  The second building is the Bigelow Center for Ocean Biochemistry & Climate Change.  This Building is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Enjoy!
Marty

 The blue piping is for lab waste, which will go to a neutralization system in the basement before being disposed of.

 The Slab is being formed which will be the location for our Chillers and Generators

 The propane tanks are in place and buried

 The last of the spray insulation is being installed

 A nice image of the framework for the internal walls in the basement

 Air Handling room with the view out through the louver

 

Crooker is marking out the site for the 2nd building

 The first scoop of dirt for the placement of the 2nd building

June 3, 2011

 For those who may not see the significance of the above image.  The pole which has been the bane of our project has finally been removed from our entrance.

 Southern windows are progressing

 Interior shot of the first floor framing

 The added blue pipes are the lab-waste system, which will carry all our lab waste to a neutralization system located in the basement

 Workers continuing the progress on the window systems

 Looks like Bigelow unearthed a collection of windowless submersible vehicles which can be used to explore some of the deeper parts of the worlds oceans.  Though in reality its not as exciting as that, these orange tanks are the four 1,000 gallon propane tanks which will not see the light of day again for years to come.

 The Chiller/Generator pad area is almost ready to frame the concrete slab

 Basement interior walls are finally getting their coat of spray insulation

 First floor air duct work is being installed.  This system is installed in small sections, as a new section is added, the blue protective film is removed therefore keeping the interior of the ductwork as clean and dust free as possible

 The exterior overhangs showing off their colors

 Barry Shimmield gets a personal tour of the site and construction practices by Steve McPherson (Consigli Superintendent)

A look back into the interior t=of the second floor

May 31, 2011

 Interior framing is ongoing on the first floor

 Second floor interior framing

 Underground conduits for the Chiller/Generator pad are going in on the left.  On the right, the concrete pad for the underground propane tanks

 A nice sunny view from the second floor

 An image to give you a perspective of the size of the offices which are on the first floor

 Framing in the basement is mostly finished

 Outside views for your pleasure