Welcome to the tenth monthly update aimed at keeping you up to speed on the new Milner Centre for Evolution Project. Site managers Tomasz Magiera and Firhan Rudorf-Saeed are on site throughout the working day and should be the first point of contact for any issues. They are continuing to hold weekly meetings with the users of Building 4SA, and attend the monthly University Contractor’s meeting with a view to keeping staff and students informed of our works and to give notice of any potential disruption.
Works to install the roof and make the building substantially water tight have begun, and this will be achieved as soon as the initial layer of vapour barrier is installed.
As well as the ground floor, the internal walls have started to go up on the first floor, along with containment baskets for all of the cables and ventilation duct work within the building. The exposed soffits in the offices have started to be decorated and will be finished soon.
Externally, the building is continuing to take shape with brickwork being installed around the perimeter at low level, with a number of windows now installed on the South and East elevations. The installation of the cladding has begun this month and, as well as the grey Kingspan cladding panels, the site has also taken delivery of the Marley Eternit panels and cladding panels that make up the unique DNA strand on the North elevation.
The investigation works for the attenuation tank are still not planned and, as reported in last month’s update, WRW will endeavour to give the University adequate warning as to when the works will be carried out.
Last month was particularly busy with site visits most notably on Monday 9 October when the University played host to Dr Milner, and around 50 VIP guests and University staff with the building’s Topping Out Ceremony. WRW are also pleased to have taken 21 First Year Civil Engineering students on a tour of the building. Lots of smiles and positive feedback has been received from both of these visits.
As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding whilst the construction phase is ongoing.
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