Construction Update Vision 2020

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The Week of December 10, 2018 — A Momentous Milestone

As of this week it has been a little over a year in the making: On December 6, 2017, the first double node spline beam...

How do They do That? Lift Huge HVAC Ducting to the Upper Floors.

As I have made my rounds on different levels on the podium and both hospital towers, I have wondered how the BULKY HVAC sheetmetal ducting...

LLUH Ceremonial Topping Off Ceremony — The Video

This 9 minute. 54 second video was taken with a Yl 4k Action Camera attached to a small tripod. The video features the signature beam...

Three Novembers, Three Images, and Three Phases

In this blog, the three Novembers depict three images of three different phases of the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project. The three Novembers include...

Another Milestone to be Reached on the West Wing of the Adult Hospital Tower

Toward the end of the week of November 5, 2018, the ironworkers will reach a critical juncture in the steel phase of the construction project....

A Spectacular View From the 12th Floor Decking

On October 12, 2018, I took the aerial lift to the 12th floor where the ironworkers were shaking out the steel beams. Recently, I spent...

The Week of October 1, 2018 — Goodbye ‘Cheese,’ the Crane That Provided Structure to the Children’s Hospital

In the foreground ‘Cheese’ with its boom bowed to the ground has been given the day off. ‘Big Mac’ seemingly salutes its partner as it...

The Week of September 16, 2018 — More Columns to be Set on the Adult Hospital Tower

The east elevation as seen at twilight on the eve of week 122. Week 122 will be another busy week at the construction site. Although...

New Towers of Healing Rise Over the Loma Linda Campus and the Valley Floor

The steel frame that was seemingly forever ensconced within the four corners of the concrete pit imperceptibly crested above the safety fence surrounding the construction...