Updates from Ronnie

Here's the construction update from the week ending November 20, 2009.

Current week - Activities/Issues:
New Gallery / Connector
• Continued the vapor barrier roofing at the Gallery.
• Loaded the roof with isolation board and Carlisle roofing membrane.
• Continued Spray Fireproofing under 2nd floor slab.
• Continued framing for the Hardie Board soffit panels.
• Completed exterior sheathing at the exterior gallery walls.
• Started the exterior wall vapor barrier.
• Poured the East exterior SOG.
• Completed the structural steel tie-in at the connector!!!
• Continued to install the sculpture garden storm drainage.
• Started CMU masonry for 1st floor mechanical rooms.

Existing Building Renovations
• Installed the temporary exterior walls for the East Alternate Entry.

Storage Bar
• Continued to formed and poured concrete footings.
• Continued to form and pour concrete retaining walls.

Next week - Activities/Issues:
New Gallery / Connector
• Major milestone delivery of the Air Handling Units.
• Start the insulation board and roof membrane.
• Start the limestone exterior skin.
• Start MEP overhead in gallery.

Existing Building Renovations
• Complete the temporary exterior walls for the East Alternate Entry
• Start the demolition of the existing entryway.

Storage Bar
• Finish storage bar concrete footing/foundations.
• Continue forming and pouring concrete retaining walls.

Gallery 1st-floor masonry at mechanical rooms

Exterior gallery vapor barrier

Completion of structural steel at the connector