Jun, 2019

The Week of June 23, 2019 — So Long to the Crane, the Status on the Tunnel Trench, the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge, the Domestic Water Pit, and a Little Bit of This and That

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Campus History

Welcome to the Fifth Floor — The San Manuel Maternity Pavilion.

The 5th-floor that sits on top of the podium, from which the Adult Hospital and Children’s Hospital rise is the Maternity/Labor and Delivery Floor, which...

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Cranes, How do They do That?

How Do They Do That? Dismantle a Liebherr LR 1300 Crawler Crane

So Long to the Crane That Grew the Towers Tall At 12:49 PM on Sunday, June 23, 2019, the Liebherr LR 1300 crawler crane’s machine...

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Campus History, Helicopters

A Crane, A Helicopter, and A Window

Although I have watched the helicopters land and/or take off from either the Loma Linda University Medical Center’s north helipad or the helipad to the...

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Campus History, Weekly Construction Blog

The Week of June 17, 2019 — “We’re Done Flying Windows”, and a Week of Transition

Today as I turned the southwest corner of the building, I noticed several tower glass installers (aka glazers) standing around their “shack.” The time was...

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Current Updates

At the Beginning of the Week, the Glass Panels Gracing the North Elevation of the Adult Tower Were a Story Shy of the Top — By the End of the Week, They Reached the Top

The GFRC panels, storefront windows, and curtain walls (the glass panels) covering the Loma Linda University Health replacement hospital buildings — the icing on the...

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Current Updates

The Week of June 10, 2019 — Fighting the Heat With Early Morning Hours; Windows Wrap Around the 15th Floor; Facia Above the Terrace; and Other Projects

The featured image this week is of the Loma Linda University Health towers as viewed from the I-10/I-215 south. When I snapped this photo, while...

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Weekly Construction Blog

The 16th Floor and the Terrace’s Glass Parapet: An Update

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Construction Site, Unique Project Photos

At Sunset — Three Views to Remember

What Might Have Been! Today, at sunset I took my Canon 6D to one of my favorite locations in Loma Linda to view the Towers...

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How do They do That?

How Do They Do That? Transform an Interior Steel Column Into a Pillar of Design

Have you ever wondered how they make those tall steel columns look like part of the interior design of a room? The following images show...

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