Sunday, August 7, 2011

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The new sign on the south entrance,  it is pre-cast concrete. 
The sign came in three large pieces.

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To provide air conditioning to the new school building chilled water is
piped from the chiller plant north of the steam plant.  These pipes are six inches
in diameter  and will be buried about 4 feet underground.   
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The south entrance of the Gottlieb School:
new stairs leading the door (left), ramp up to the door (center and right).
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Auditorium ceiling
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   Student Lockers in high school commons area.




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Glass wall on east of media center leading out to patio.
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Corridor walls have a wainscoting with a maple chair rail.  

Monday, August 1, 2011


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Air handling unit for science lab unit provides
cooling and heating and fresh air for lab 

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Main Mechanical room  has five pumps,  
three for cooling system two for the heating system 
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Typical piping above corridor ceiling:
Air ducts, electrical conduit, control wiring, heating and cooling equipment.

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Ceiling area above a circular seating area in the elementary commons area.











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Middle School hallway

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The project is at a very fast pace as we get closer to staff and students returning.  The contractors are working 6 and 7 days a week.  Each day brings new challenges to  be addressed by everyone involved.

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Seating area in the Kindergarten room.                     Seating in the elementary commons area.

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Plaster repair in the auditorium,  this is matching the remaining crown molding in the auditorium.  We are maintaining the original look and feel of parts of the auditorium.  Decorative plaster work like this is type is difficult and time consuming, not many folks have the skill to complete this type of work.

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The plants in the vegetative roof trays have been installed.

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Just part of the miles of cable for the computer communications in the building.

 

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Middle school corridor

 

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          New sidewalk on the southwest corner   New entrance and stairs on the south of the building

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

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New Addition the ramp is being prepared to be poured,  the frames for the glass at the media center are being installed.

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The new sidewalk at the west entrance near the Administration parking lot.

 

 

 

 

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The trays for the vegetative (green) roof are being installed.

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The base frame and side rails  are the first part of the elevator installation.DSCN6193DSCN6186

Middle school classrooms with the new cabinets and the overlapping white boards.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Energy recovery Unit was delivered this evening.  This very large unit sits on the roof as part of the heating and cooling system. 
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  The crane used to set the unit on the roof.         The counter balance weights for the crane.

Before the crane can pick up the load the crane moves it’s own counter balance weights and they are connected at the back of the crane.
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The unit arrives on campus
then
soars through the air
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and it lands in place.