Research and Innovation Center Construction

The Research & Innovation Center construction site has stayed as busy as ever this week. Some important tasks were completed by our contractors – here’s what happened:

• Steel erection sequence 5
• Steel decking and welding
• Miscellaneous steel erection and welding
• Overhead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing placement on levels 1 and 2
• Pouring of concrete for west stairs on levels 1 and 2
• Erection of block walls at the dumpster pad
• Fireproofing of level 1
• Exterior framing of level 1
• Erosion control at the retention pond

See this week’s photos above, and join us again next week for more updates.

We’re back! Despite the weather leaving the Plains cold and wet this week, the hard-working team of contractors at the Research & Innovation Center construction site have continued to make valuable progress, keeping us on-track. Here’s what they completed this week:

• Steel erection sequence 4 and 5
• Placement of overhead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing elements on levels 1 and 2
• Roughing-in of the storage building
• Work on the block walls at the storage building
• Miscellaneous steel welding
• Dumpster drain tie-in

Check out the photos above, and join us again next week for more.

Another week of progress has passed at the construction site of the Research and Innovation Center. Our contractor Brasfield & Gorrie brings us more updates on the work completed this week:

• Pouring column diamonds
• Placing MEP hangers
• Pouring concrete slab for the East section of the second and third floors
• Roughing-in of Level 1 overhead electrical
• Foundation work for the dumpster pad
• Block wall placement at the storage building
• Regrading of the retaining pond
• Sequence 4 steel erection

Check back next week for more updates.

Happy November! It’s been another productive week at the Research and Innovation Center construction site. Here are this week’s photos (above) and updates on work completed:

• Slab pour for the storage building
• Placement of MEP hangers
• Concrete pouring for 3rd floor west
• Placement of storage building block walls
• Electrical roughing-in of storage building block wall
• Miscellaneous steel welding
• Site grading

As always, check back next week for more.

Welcome back! We’re excited to share more progress on the construction of the Research and Innovation Center. Work that was performed during the week of October 25, 2019 includes:

• Installation of steel decking
• Placement of MEP hangers
• Pouring concrete for the second floor
• Electrical roughing-in within the storage building slab
• Miscellaneous steel welding
• Prep of the storage building slab

Check out the latest photos above, and visit again next week to see more.

We’re back with another construction update! Check out the latest photos from Brasfield & Gorrie above. Here’s what was accomplished in the construction of the Research and Innovation Center this week:

• Further steel erection
• Installation of steel decking
• Installation of temporary power
• Steel welding and stud placement
• Setting of the storage building foundation block
• Tapping of the water lines and installation of water meters
• Further work on underground site electrical

We’ll see you next week with more!

Another week of progress is behind us at the construction site of the Research and Innovation Center! Our contractor Brasfield & Gorrie have provided us another update with photos – click any of them to zoom in. Work performed this week includes:

• Erection of steal beams for building frame
• Installation of water lines
• Further roughing-in of the dumpster pad
• Steel decking placement
• Welding of steel components
• Footing work for the storage building
• Underground site electrical construction

Check back next week for more!

It’s been a busy week at the construction site of the Research and Innovation Center! Our contractor, Brasfield & Gorrie, and their team have been hard at work – see some photos of their progress above, and click any photo to zoom in. Items completed this week include:

• Erecting steel beams
• Paving and pouring the base, curb, and gutter of the parking lot
• Binder paving
• Constructing the retaining wall
• Pouring the concrete slab for the east side of the building
• Implementing the foundations for the storage building
• Under-slab roughing-in
• Roughing-in the dumpster pad
• Digging storage building footings

Check back next week for more updates!