May 18, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
Building Progress: In the Ground
The nice smooth building site is transforming into a lumpy mess. Such is what makes progress!
Changes are not particularly visible to the naked eye but anyone who has checked the live videocam regularly have seen steady work. Most of the progress is "in the ground". Slowly but surely conduit, water and sewer lines are being laid. Footings continue to be dug and the first cement blocks are on sight for the construction of the elevator shaft. More Photos
Outside of the fenced construction site a line is being run from the school site that will carry rainwater from the roof to the retention pond below the school near Mount Michael Road. More Photos
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| Green, gray, and black conduit, water, and Sewer lines are now scattered around the building site. |
Changes are not particularly visible to the naked eye but anyone who has checked the live videocam regularly have seen steady work. Most of the progress is "in the ground". Slowly but surely conduit, water and sewer lines are being laid. Footings continue to be dug and the first cement blocks are on sight for the construction of the elevator shaft. More Photos
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| A ladder pokes up from the bottom of the elevator shaft. |
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| Cement Block and Mortar for the Elevator Shaft |
Outside of the fenced construction site a line is being run from the school site that will carry rainwater from the roof to the retention pond below the school near Mount Michael Road. More Photos
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| Rainwater Retention Pond |
Monday, July 4, 2016
The Site is ready. Now what?
A few trailers and storage bins have been set in place and utilities have been extended to the site beyond that most of the work is behind the scenes.
The architectural firm BCDM is busy completing shop drawings and Meco-Henne the general contractor is ordering materials. A construction fence will be put up in the near future and then construction will begin in earnest.
Construction will first commence in the northeast corner and work outward from there. The reason for that location is that the study hall and one classroom located in this quarter will have special reinforcement features as a storm shelter built to withstand a force 3 tornado. As footing sections are completed masonry crews will begin laying block. another early work will be the elevator pit. Footings for the building should be completed around mid-October with block work continuing on through November. Temporary enclosures will be created in December to allow brick work to continue through the winter. Drywall will start sometime after spring break and the summer and fall will be devoted to the interior.
Everything is on schedule for opening for the 2nd semester of the the 2017-2018 school year as planned.
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