Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 9/3/21
During the weekend of September 4
There will be no work on site Saturday or Sunday.
During the week of September 6
In recognition of the Labor Day holiday, there will be no work on site Monday.
Erection of the building’s structural steel frame will continue at the tower’s 15th and 16th floors, with bolting and detailing ongoing on the 11th through 14th floors. This work will continue to utilize a second shift from, 3 pm to 10 pm to advance the work. Several tractor-trailers delivering structural steel are expected to be arriving and departing daily from gate #1 and gate #2, located at the east and west ends of the site along Commonwealth Avenue.
Installation of the building’s stairways will continue to follow the structural steel operation. “Stair A”, located within the tower’s core, will continue up through the 16th floor. Installation of “Stair B”, located north of the tower’s core, will continue though the 4th floor. Installation of “Stair C”, located at the east end of the podium, will resume from the ground floor up through the 5th floor. Concrete placements of the stair treads will occur as the floors become available.
Final detailing, setting rebar, installing wire mesh, and sleeving for MEP penetrations will occur in advance of a concrete placement for the tower’s 10th floor.
Removal of the temporary steel shoring from the east elevation of the podium is scheduled to occur.
Anchors for the curtain wall system will be installed at the steel beams around the perimeter of the podium in advance of curtain wall panels arriving on site for installation in mid-September.
In the tower’s subbasement, installation of electrical conduit, hangers, piping, and ductwork will continue.
In the lower level, crews from the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical conduit, hangers, piping, and equipment for the building systems. Framing metal stud walls and hanging drywall will continue.
On the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of the tower, the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will begin installing electrical conduit, hangers, piping, and wall layout.
Crews will continue applying a fireproof coating on the steel beams and columns for the tower’s 6th and 7th floor framing (working from the 5th and 6th floors respectively) along with the podiums 4th floor framing (working from the 3rd floor).
In addition to deliveries noted above other trucking activity to and from the site will be occurring daily with trucks entering and exiting the designated gates.
