Campus History

Wheels and Tyres That Roll Around On the Concrete Floors

Have you ever wondered what type of moving paraphernalia might be used to haul equipment, move trash, carry supplies, and otherwise transport material around on...

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How do They do That?

How Do They Do That? The Monokote Process

  Before the MONOKOTE texture is applied, all of the steel must be cleaned of debris. This process includes but not limited to: scraping, rasping,...

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Campus History

The Week of June 18, 2018 — The Podium is Beginning to Take Shape

A Top View of the Podium as Illustrated in the Model (Left) and the Actual Structure (Right) Once the podium is complete, the top view...

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Campus History

The Week of June 11, 2018 — The Podium: Creeping Toward Completion

The word “creeping” in the title of this post is not being used pejoratively rather it is used as a statement of fact. Since the...

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Campus History

The Elevators Within

A multi-story building without elevators is like an automobile without wheels.  –Dennis E. Park   Just after the sub-grade had been reached down in the...

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The Week of June 4, 2018 — Two Years This Week

Around 6:30 AM, two years ago this week (June 07, 2016), I walked through the Anderson Street construction gate for the first time. I had...

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Campus History

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,...

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Construction Site, Construction Techniques, Construction Update Vision 2020, Down in the Pit

The Pit–In Memoriam

The Pit–In Memoriam May 22, 2016 — May 20, 2018   Parking Lot Architecture Loma Linda University Medical Center The Way it Was circa 2005...

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Construction Site, Current Updates, People, Preliminary Work, Weekly Construction Blog

The Week of May 20, 2018–The Podium Level Reached; Section Four Rises From the Pit

On Sunday, May 20, 2018, the iron workers began hanging steel for the podium roof on the west side of the building. The feature photo...

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The Week of May 13, 2018–A New Crane Also Named “Cheese”

This week we celebrate the fact that the concrete foundation floor is no longer visible from grade, except down to the bottom of the moat,...

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