The Week of May 28, 2018–A Holiday of Remembrance, Misty Skies, and Monokote
The site was closed on Monday, May 28, 2018, for Memorial Day. When the gates to the site opened at 6 AM on Tuesday morning, the marine layer was so low to the ground that the crew, if they were pilots, would have been required to fly under IFR (instrument flight rules). The marine layer brought with it some intermittent drizzle most of the day. Wednesday wasn’t much different as far as the weather goes. Steel delivery, in recent days, has been as reliable as a weatherman on any channel you might select. By the end of the week, the project would enter two new phases: 1) On the northwest section of “A” level crews would begin laying out on the concrete floor where the doors and walls would be. Others in the crew spend most of their day on a snorkel lift, welding, bolting, and clamping light gauge metal slider tracks. 2) On “B” level a crew began spraying a fire-resistant/steel fireproofing texture called Monokote on the beams.
Before beginning this weeks blog, I think it would be appropriate to take a look at the north elevation of the Adult Hospital as of May 30, 2018. The Children’s Hospital is not visible from the north because of the the height of the Adult Hospital. Currently, work continues on the podium from which the Adult and Children’s Hospitals will rise.
This photo represents the current status of the north side of the project as of June 8, 2018. Very little has changed on this side since May 28.
On May 30, I arrived on site around 11:30 AM, and the marine layer was beginning to lift: enough so that a helicopter was able to land on the north helipad.
After observing, the previous week, that the pipe-fitters were preparing to weld stainless steel cradles to the large overhead steel beams, I decided to make my way back down to “B” level to see if there was any activity. I wasn’t disappointed! As I made my way down the flight of stairs to the dark catacombs, I could see brilliant flicker in the shadows. Ah, the flicker caused by a welders torch. Making my way around a base isolator
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You may have answer this already with today’s post but is the project for the southeast corner of the children’s podium waiting on uprights?
From North to South, What is the span between columns in feet?
29′-3″ on center on all sides. As to your previous question, the iron workers are working on the southwest (Children’s Hospital) section and moving to the east. Presently, the steel is slow in being delivered and hopefully more steel will be delivered by the 13th. The lack of steel is the reason the north crane has not been working the last week or so. The north elevation of the building is posted on the week of May 28, blog.
Is there a south facing north view. Will there be a similar walkway alcove going to the parking garage?
I am working on the south elevation as I write this reply. To answer you question: No.
Yes, however, there will be a walking bridge that will go over Barton Road to a tower reaching approximately three stories that will be positioned between the new Children’s Hospital and the exiting Children’s Hospital. It is my understanding that they will be working on the bridge toward the end of the year. I will be illustrating this in the near future.