Project Brief

This gut renovation project will reconfigure floor layouts, restore the exterior building envelope, replace the exterior windows, replace the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Life Safety systems, and generally modernize the facility to meet the School of Integrative Plant Science’s Instructional and Research needs in the 21^st century.

• The project obtained B&P’s Construction Approval on March 23, 2023.
• FAHS Construction is the General Contractor.
• The 30-month Construction period began on July 5, 2023, and is scheduled for substantial completion in January 2026.

Progress Report 

• All major asbestos abatement has now been completed.
• All selective demolition has been completed.
• Mass demolition has been completed on the Ground, 1, 2, 3and 4 floors.

Two-week look ahead

• Installation of new utility piping in the tunnel will continue through the next two weeks.
• Saw cutting and slab removal for the elevator and mechanical chases through 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors to continue through the next two weeks.
• Demolition of concrete at select beams and columns is in progress and will continue through the next 3 weeks.
• Patching of exterior walls is in progress and will continue through the next 3 weeks.
• The filling of trenches left after the removal of the old partitions and the leveling of the existing floors are in progress and will continue through the next two weeks. · Layouts for interior partitions to begin on Feb. 19t.
• Commissioning kick-off scheduled for Feb. 22.
• Work at the ramp leading to the Purple Green-house:
• Work will be coordinated to minimize disruption to teaching and instruction in and around Lab G102
• Installation of a temporary partition to block off the ramp from the corridor on Ground Floor will be done on Friday, March 1.
• Relocation of the soil monolith displays near the work area (Ground Floor near the purple greenhouse ramp) to begin on the week of Feb 19.
• Saw cutting the slab planned for March 4.
• Hauling of the debris to begin on March 5.

Upcoming shut-downs

• No utility shutdowns have been scheduled for the next two weeks.