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January 22, 2008
Laboratory Expansion Project
BUILDING CLOSURE
The 7th floor, south tower, will be cleaned and decontaminated on SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2008 using a process which is both highly effective and leaves no residual toxicity. The decontamination, which will take several hours, will be carried out only in rooms on the 7th floor of the south tower. However, the entire Waisman Center will be closed during the decontamination.
The Waisman Center will be closed on SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, STARTING AT 6 AM. There will be no access to the south tower, north tower or west wing from 6 AM on Sunday, January 27 until 6 AM on Monday, January 28.
Please contact me (nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu or 3-4177) if you have any concerns about the closure.
Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
January 14, 2008
Laboratory Expansion Project
The Laboratory Expansion Project is nearly complete!
All of the major architectural, plumbing, mechanical and electrical work has been completed, and our new furniture and equipment has been delivered and installed. In late December, a formal inspection of the 6th and 7th floors resulted in a list of minor completion tasks (“punchlist”), such as touch-up painting, replacement of damaged ceiling tiles, enclosing wall and ceiling penetrations, etc. By the end of this week, all work by the contractors on the 6th floor will be finished. We have already started moving into our new 6th floor office and lab space! On the 7th floor, we are currently working on the final installation and testing of some of our new state-of-the-art equipment. This work, and other “punchlist” tasks be completed by the end of the month.
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Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
November 29, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
Contractors are installing new control panels on the south tower passenger and freight elevators, starting the week of November 26. One elevator will be in service during most of this time, but there will be short time periods in which both elevators will need to be taken out of service. We are coordinating with the contractors to ensure both elevators are not taken out of service when there are events scheduled for the 8th floor. During those times, you should plan to take the north tower elevators or the stairs.
Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
The Laboratory Expansion Project is proceeding smoothly and continues to be on schedule. With completion of the Laboratory Expansion Project scheduled for the week of November 26, we are in the final 1/3 of the construction process.
On the 6th floor, contractors are finishing the flooring, ceilings, and painting. They are working hard to install the laboratory casework and common-use equipment. They are hanging the doors, installing the interior glass, and will soon install laboratory plumbing fixtures. On the 7th floor, contractors are installing flooring, ceilings and painting. During the next several weeks, equipment installation will be a major focus. Other goals for the next month including completing the work on the emergency power generator space, telecom wiring, and installation of mechanical systems on the 8th floor and the roof.
We are finishing up the furnishings plan and ordering the owner- furnished equipment. We are also beginning to plan for occupancy— December is right around the corner.
Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
The Laboratory Expansion Project is proceeding smoothly and
continues to be on schedule. Work on the 5th floor will be
completed by the end of this week (4/20)! On the 6th floor, the
dry wall work will be completed by the end of this week. Findorff
plans to start painting next week, with the installation of ceiling
grids and flooring to follow in May and June. Mechanical,
electrical and plumbing contractors continue working hard on
the 7th floor, ensuring utilities are installed for all of the new
equipment that will begin arriving in June.
Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Friday, March 30, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
The Laboratory Expansion Project is on schedule.The contractors are working very hard to meet their goals and to maintain a quiet work environment for us after 10 am. On the 6th floor, Findorff continues to install dry wall and door frames. The dry wall should be completely installed by mid-April! Soon, work to install the ceilings will begin. The mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors have completed their work to rough-in utilities on the 6th floor. Work on the 7th floor has progressed rapidly with masonry work, and final utility rough-ins.
Construction activities on the 5th floor are now 75% complete!!!Work in the first three quadrants is done, and next week we will begin working in the southwest corner, with completion scheduled for April 20.
Please contact me (cell: 320-1354) if you have any
concerns about the construction project. Please contact Steve
Running (pager: 657-0201) if you are unable to reach me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
The contractors have finished framing the 6th floor with metal studs and continue to rough in mechanical, electrical and plumbing utilities to serve the new laboratories. On the 7th floor, demolition is nearly complete, and utilities are now being roughed-in. There is also significant work being done in the mechanical space on the 8th floor and on the roof of the south tower, to replace air handling units and exhaust fans that will serve the research space on the 6th and 7th floors.
The construction activities on the 5th floor are proceeding well, thanks to the very hard work and patience of the 5th floor occupants who are greatly inconvenienced by the dust, noise and the moves out and back into their labs and offices. The contractors are working especially hard to reduce dust and stop making noise at 10 AM each day, and yet somehow they are able to complete their work in each bank of rooms on time or ahead of schedule. By early March, the construction activities on the 5th floor will be 50% complete, with work accomplished successfully in two full quadrants.
Overall, the project is on schedule. In the next two weeks, Findorff will continue installing door frames and dry wall on the 6th floor, while the mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors continue to rough-in for utilities. On the 7th floor, demolition will continue, with completion expected within the next week or two, followed by layout, installation of metal studs and rough-in of utilities.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ● nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
The contractors started working in rooms on
the 5th floor on January 15. So far, in spite of the many
significant challenges this work poses to 5th floor occupants
and the contractors, the work is going very smoothly. The
contractors are working in banks of rooms (4-5 rooms at a time),
removing ceilings and lights, cutting out existing ductwork and
piping that served the 6th floor, and coring holes through the
concrete from the 6th floor to install plumbing drains for new
sinks that will be located on the remodeled 6th floor. The
contractors then re-install the existing ceiling and lights (if
the ceiling was new) or install new ceilings and lights. 5th
floor occupants are being asked to move out of their offices and
labs to temporary space to enable the contractors to do this
work, and they need to remove all equipment and cover remaining
furniture and materials. Occupants are typically displaced for
5-10 days. This work will continue through April 20, 2007.
Many thanks to 5th floor investigators and their staff and all
of the contractors for their hard work and patience through this
challenging phase of construction!
The project is on schedule. In the next two
weeks, Findorff will continue laying out the 6th floor and
installing metal studs and dry wall (even some painting!), while
the mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors continue to
rough-in for utilities. On the 7th floor and in the 8th floor
mechanical areas, demolition continues, with layout,
installation of metal studs and rough-in of utilities expected
to begin very soon.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ●
nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Laboratory Expansion Project
The utility shutdown on December 26 was successful. Thank you to
all Waisman Center investigators and staff for your patience and
understanding.
The contractors have now completed demolition
on the 6th floor! Now, the contractors from Findorff are marking
wall locations and installing steel studs and dry wall on the
6th floor, while the mechanical, plumbing and electrical
contractors are roughing in utilities and installing ductwork,
piping and conduit to serve the new laboratories and offices. On
the 7th floor, demolition work will continue for the next two
weeks.
The construction work on the 5th floor will
begin on January 15, starting with rooms in the northwest corner
of the floor. Working with 5th floor investigators and their
staff, we have developed a construction and relocation plan. I
will send a separate announcement with additional details about
this work to occupants of the 5thfloor the week of January 8.
Reminder: The project specifications
permit the contractors to conduct noisy work before 10 AM each
weekday. After 10 AM, significant noise should subside. If there
is noise after 10 AM that disrupts your research or clinical
activities, or if you have any other concerns about
construction, please contact me.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ●
nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Monday December 18, 2006
Laboratory Expansion Project
The asbestos abatement on the 6th floor was successfully
completed this past week, and demolition continues on the 6th
and 7th floors.
Findorff is busy demolishing concrete masonry block walls with a
plan for having all walls on the 6th floor demolished by
12/29/06; Monona Plumbing is removing water pipes and preparing
to mark the floors for new sink drains; H&H Industries is
removing large air handling units and old ductwork that served
the 6th and 7th floors; Forward Electric is removing old conduit
and wiring that served the 6th and 7th floors.
A utility shutdown is planned for Tuesday, December 26. Domestic
water will be shutdown all day, so restrooms, sinks and water
fountains throughout the Center will not be available for use.
The steam will be shutdown for 4 hours beginning at 6 am, so
there will be no heat in the any Waisman Center buildings during
that time. Please plan (and dress) accordingly. There will be
portable restrooms (provided by Monona Plumbing) located on the
north side of the Waisman Center, near the main entrance.
Bottled water will be available from the Business Office.
If you have questions or concerns about the project or the
utility shutdown on 12/26/06, please contact me in my office
(3-4177) or on my cell phone (320-1354), or page Steve
(657-0201).
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director
T201B ● 3-4177 ● Cell: 320-1354 ●
nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Monday, November 27, 2006
Asbestos Abatement Next Week
5th Floor Investigators: Licensed
asbestos contractors will begin the asbestos
abatement work needed on the 6th floor next week, starting with
the east side on Tuesday, November 28-Thursday, November 30. The
west side of the 6th floor will be done on Tuesday, December
5-Thursday, December 7. Each side of the floor will require 3
days to complete. The contractors will follow all measures
required by the state and campus for ensuring the safety of
building occupants during this process, such as constructing
barriers at openings (doors and HVAC vents) and using HEPA-filtered
exhaust units.
I want to make you aware of this because as they remove floor
tiles, there will be some hammering, chiseling, scraping,
vacuuming and other noise. The contractors are aware that they
must stop making noise at 10 am. Please let me know if they do
not stop making noise at 10 am. In addition, they will also wet
the floors with a non-toxic liquid product (I will obtain the
Material Data Sheet for the product they plan to use on Monday
and make it available to you), and they have indicated that
there may be small cracks in the concrete slab between 6th floor
and 5th floor and that some of this material could drip through
to the ceiling tiles of 5th floor spaces.
Though the likelihood of a significant leak is very small, I
wanted to be prepared, so I plan to make several rolls of
plastic sheeting available to occupants of the 5th floor on
Monday. If you notice a leak in any area, please contact me in
my office (3-4177) or on my cell phone (320-1354), or page Steve
(657-0201) and let us know immediately. We can alert the
contractors by cell phone and we can assist with stopping any
leaks and cleaning up.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director, Waisman Center
3-4177
nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
Monday, October 30, 2006 Update
The renovation of the 6th and 7th floors of the south tower will
begin
very soon. We will have our pre-construction meeting with the
selected
contractors and state and campus project managers this
Wednesday, November 1.
The contractors will probably begin bringing materials on site
and fencing off
and organizing their staging area in the south parking lot at
the end of this
week or early next week. Then, I believe the demolition of the
6th floor and
parts of the 7th floor will begin the week of November 13.
Please note that we have asked the contractors to conduct all
noisy work
between the hours of 6:00-10:00 AM. After 10 AM, they are not
supposed to
make noise that will interrupt our research and clinical
programs.
Check the Laboratory Renovation Project website for information
and important
project updates:
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/renovation/
Please feel free to email or call me with questions or comments
about the
construction project.
Lisa Nanstad, Assistant Director, Waisman Center
3-4177
nanstad@waisman.wisc.edu
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