Center for Computing & Data Sciences – Construction Update – 10/29/21
During the weekend of October 30th
On Saturday, crews from multiple trades will be on site to advance the work. Spray fireproofing and intumescent coating of the steel frame will continue. Detailing of the structural steel columns and beams, installation of equipment for elevators 4, 5, and 6, and installation of soffits will also continue. These activities are weather-dependent, and with the forecast of rain for Saturday, there is a potential that some of the activities listed above will not occur.
Installing curtain walls panels at the podium’s 5th floor
During the week of November 1st
Crews will begin preparing for the removal of temporary steel shoring of the building cantilevers.
Installation of the building’s stairs will continue. “Stair B”, located north of the tower’s core, will continue through the 20th floor, and concrete will be placed up to the 16th floor.
Final detailing, setting rebar, installing wire mesh, and sleeving for MEP penetrations will occur in advance of a concrete placement for the tower’s 20th floor scheduled for early in the week.
Installation of curtain wall panels will continue at the podium’s 5th floor.
In the tower’s sub-basement and lower level, crews from the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical wiring, hangers, piping, and equipment for the building systems. Wall framing and drywall installation will continue.
On floors 2 through 17 of the tower, the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors will continue installing electrical conduit, hangers, and piping. Wall layout and framing will continue on the lower floors of the tower.
Crews will be applying a fireproof coating on the interior steel beams and columns for the tower’s 15th and 16th floor framing (working from the 14th and 15th floors respectively) and a white fireproof coating on the exterior columns for the 3rd and 4th floors in the podium.
The elevator subcontractor will continue installing equipment and rails for elevators 4, 5, and 6, located on the south side of the tower’s core.
At the alley between the Bay State Road brownstones and the Center for Computing & Data Sciences, crews will complete drilling helical anchors for the new retaining wall and begin backfilling to restore the area to the previous grade.
Eversource is expected to be on site during second shift (from 3pm to 11 pm) to pull cables from the manhole in Commonwealth Avenue to the electrical gear in the lower level.
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.
Drilling helical piles for the landscape wall between the brownstones and the Data Sciences building
