General Update
Fencing, signage, and scrim in the Quad will be reconfigured and cleaned up to prepare for commencement and reunions. Trenching activities are ongoing in the Central District near Neilson Library, McCartney Hall, and the area outside of Tyler and Morris houses.
Phase 1 – North Campus
Capen Plant
- Interior and exterior painting will occur.
Building Conversions
- Installation of equipment and mechanical piping will occur in the basements of Sessions Annex, Parsons Annex, Helen Hills Hills Chapel, and Chase Duckett House.
- Chilled water will begin to be filled and flushed through the new piping system, requiring access to building basement mechanical spaces throughout the district.
Davis Center and Lawn
- Landscaping activities are ongoing through the summer.
- The sidewalk between Davis Center and Davis lawn will be closed as utility work continues. Access to the main campus, Capen House, and Capen Garden will be via Prospect Street.
Phase 2 – Quadrangle
Exterior Site Work
- Fencing and scrim will be reconfigured for commencement and reunions.
- Site preparation for future utility connections into Emerson House will continue. The sidewalk between Mandelle Road and the Emerson kitchen entrance will be closed through 2024.
Interior Activities
- Basement mechanical activities and equipment installations are ongoing in Morrow, Wilson, Gardiner, Jordan, Emerson, Haynes, and Cushing houses.
- Concrete slabs will be placed in the basement of King/Scales House to support mechanical equipment.
- Electrical rough-ins and installation of piping are ongoing in the basements of Gardiner, Wilson, Morrow, Emerson, Jordan, and Cushing houses.
- Mock-ups will occur in Cushing 413. Noisy activities will take place after 9 a.m.
- Mechanical enabling work is ongoing in the Emerson Plant, with construction of the new electrical room walls to begin mid-week.
- Measuring of common spaces will occur on the first floors of Emerson, Cushing, and Jordan houses.
Phase 3 - Central District
Exterior Site Work
- Excavation activities will continue near Neilson Library, progressing toward Dickinson lot. Accessible parking spots in Dickinson will be relocated and the parking area will be reduced during this activity.
- Backfilling of excavated areas and demobilization of equipment will take place this week. Soil will be removed from the site by trucks down College Lane to Green and West streets.
- Excavation activities will continue near Tyler and Morris houses to expose existing steam tunnel piping. A heating shutdown is planned for Thursday, May 9. Additional details will be shared with impacted tenants.
Interior Activities
- Cutting of the foundation will at Lawrence House will occur to make piping connections.