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Construction Alerts

Week of June 23, 2025

General
Excavation and distribution of piping will continue in the Ainsworth west parking lot and near Hatfield Hall. Hammering activities will continue on Tyler lawn to support the horizontal drilling operation until June 20, and drilling for this activity, as well as the bore field, is ongoing.


Phase 1 – North of Elm

Interior Activities

  • Work will occur on the heat pumps in the Capen Energy Plant. Cooling services will be impacted in the North of Elm District on Sunday, June 29 and Monday, June 30 from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. This shutdown will affect Davis, Parsons, Talbot and Albright houses. Outside of work hours, cooling will be fully functioning. 
  • Punch-list building conversion activities will occur in the Campus School, Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Dawes House, Cutter-Ziskind, and Unity House.


Phase 2 – Quadrangle

Interior Activities

  • Demolition and piping work related to building conversion activities will continue in all Quad buildings.
  • Build-out will continue for the Quad District Energy Plant in the basement of Emerson House.


Phase 3 – Central District
Exterior Site Work

  • Sidewalk restorations near Washburn House will be completed at the end of June.
  • Backfilling of trenched areas and installation of piping is ongoing near the Hubbard House parking lot. Patch paving of the parking lot is planned for the week of June 23, followed by paving and restoration of sidewalks and installation of loam.
  • Trenching will continue north through the Ainsworth west parking lot. The Ainsworth south parking lot is open for parking via the southwest entrance.
  • Installation of piping will continue toward Hatfield Hall from Neilson Library. 
  • Bore field drilling will continue at the athletic fields. 
  • The horizontal drilling operation is ongoing. Fusion of piping will continue at the project laydown area near Hospital Hill. 


Interior Activities

  • Foundation coring at Hatfield Hall will occur this week.
  • Building conversion activities will continue in the basement of the Brown Fine Arts Center. 
  • Site utility work will occur for the future Central District Energy Plant. Steel erection is ongoing.

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