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The Week of February 5, 2018 — The Changing Face of the Existing Hospitals

After a full week of going vertical (excluding one down day for boom repair) with the columns, the skeleton frame is beginning to change the face...

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The Week of January 22, 2018 — The Shadow Continues to Expand Over “B” Level and the Project Goes Vertical

As a new week begins, the shadow over the north half of “B” level continues to expand as the ironworkers make their way east covering the spline...

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The Week of January 15, 2018 — Introducing a New Term

With this blog, I am going to introduce you to a new word that was briefly used in the previous week’s blog. Up to now,...

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The Week of January 8, 2018 — The Spline Beam Skeleton Continues to Extend to the East

While I was away for a week of R & R, Southern California was walloped with the first real rain storm of the season.  Upon...

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The Week of January 1, 2018 — The Work Continues

The construction crew was back on the job on January 2, 2018. The ironworkers began the new year by lowering more spline beam nodes onto...

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Featured Construction Video

This video was taken from the top deck of the recently completed parking structure on the south side of Barton Road. In this short clip,...

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PPE: Hard Hats and Vests . . . Everybody Has to Wear ‘Em!

OSHA approved construction hard hats are a safety requirement at any construction site. Although the construction headgear comes in various shapes and colors, I’ve noticed at the...

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Upon This Base Their Names Are Inscribed

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A Layer of Grout Between the Isolator and its Base

After the isolator has been leveled on its base a layer of grout is pumped between the isolator and its base. This step is required...

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THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW: The LLU Campus Transformation Project Progression in photos

The purpose of this post is to provide the viewer selected photos depicting the evolution of the LLU Campus Transformation Project Over Time.    March...

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