| Status |
Project
Description |
| Summer
06 |
Cross Country Trails
Repairs and improvements will be made to many of the colleges
walking and equestrian trails to prepare for an intercollegiate
cross country race in the autumn. This work will be disruptive
to users of the trails. |
| Summer
06 |
Kendall Hall
Work here will alter an existing “visitor’s team”
room converting it to a toilet and changing area. There will
be demolition, re-construction, electrical and mechanical work.
The disruption should be confined to the work area. This work
will be closely coordinated with the managers at Kendall. |
| Summer
06 |
Williston Library
Main Reading Room’s
18 year old carpet will be replaced (as well as some adjacent
rooms) and the ceiling will be repainted. Our staff will also
upgrade the lighting in this space as well by replacing all
the fixture ballasts and wiring to improve both efficiency
and reliability. This work will require relocation of shelving
and books. Project to begin June 5th – mid July. This
space will not be available to the campus during this time.
Study Rooms at the South Stacks of
Williston Library:
Work here will convert the existing space to collaborative
study space primarily using glass partitions. Most of the
disruption for this project will be in the immediate work
vicinity. Power hand tools such as drills, saws, etc. will
be utilized during this project. Dust should be minimal.
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| Summer
06 |
Wilder Hall
As you know, on Feb.17th during heavy wind gusts a large branch
(weighing several tons) broke away from a century old Copper
Beach tree striking the northwest corner of Wilder Hall. This
incident caused considerable damage to the exterior masonry
walls, slate roof, chimney and timber structure; it also collapsed
the roof above the northern entry porch. Short term repairs
were made immediately following the accident. Because it is
so important to match the colors of the newly repaired and existing
masonry, the College has decided to clean and re-point the entire
building exterior now (similar to Safford, Blanchard and Pratt).
These longer term restoration efforts will continue through
the summer making the area around Wilder another busy work zone
until later in August. |
| Summer
06 |
Gamble Auditorium
ADA Access to Gamble will be greatly enhanced by the additionof
compliant work stations at both the rear and front of the auditorium
along with the installation of a chair lift at the front. |
| Pending |
Crosswalks
on Rte 116 (5 locations) |
| Summer
06 |
5-College
Fiber Optic Network
This project involves the installation of underground conduit
sections to supplement the existing campus ductbank system
in order to support the extension of the Five College Fiber
Optic System to the Mount Holyoke Campus.
Underground conduits will be installed at two locations: from
the west side of Lower Lake Road to the Central Heating Plant
and from a utility pole on Morgan Street along the west side
of Mandelle to an electrical manhole close to 1837. This work
is well underway and should finish soon.
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| Summer
06 |
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| Ongoing |
Energy
Management System Upgrades |
| Ongoing |
EPA
SPCC Remediation Plan Implementation |
| Ongoing |
Hot Water Tank Repalcement
in Residence Halls |
| Summer
06 |
Lower Lake Invasive
Plant Removal & Replacement
Facilities Management is working with a consultant
as well as the local conservation committee to remove invasive
species and replant native plant materials. |
| Summer
06 |
Central
Services Complex
Campus electrical requirements have exceeded the capacity
of our centralized electrical service, switchgear and distribution
cabling (i.e.: Science complex currently has its own electrical
service). This project will increase the primary electrical
voltage from 4,160v to 13,800v providing sufficient capacity
for Science, the new Residence Hall and future growth. This
new system will provide service redundancy from both Park
and Morgan Streets. It will also replace our post WWII switchgear
for which replacement parts are no longer available. To house
this new switchgear, a small one story addition will be built
on the north side of the Central Services Building.
Due to the phasing out of the older system and tie-in of the
new, periodic power outages will be required. F.M. will make
every effort to notify affected parties early and to schedule
the work for least disruption. Also, from June until mid July
the stairs from Porter parking lot, on the south side of the
amphitheater, will be closed due to the excavation and construction
of the small addition on the north side of the Central Services
Building. The existing parking lot over the oil tanks will
also be closed until mid summer.
Five dying and Woolly Adelgid infested hemlock trees will
need to be removed in this area (Woolly Adelgid - a fluid-feeding
insect that feeds on hemlock trees). While planning for this
project the health of all the trees in this area is being
assessed. We have scheduled resistor-graph testing for the
mature sugar maple trees on either side of the walk since
the upper canopy of these trees has shown signs of distress
for the last few years. Replanting options are now being prepared
and will be presented to the Campus Design and Advisory Committee
in the early fall.
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| Summer
06 |
Carr Lab Heat Recovery
Loop Installation
Coils filled with fluid to act as a heat exchanging medium will
be installed in the existing ductwork to recapture lost heat
in the air being exhausted from the building. The energy capture
will substantially reduce the impact of the new residence hall
on the existing heating plant. |
| Summer
06 |
Hooker Auditorium
Renovation
The interior of Hooker Auditorium will undergo a complete renovation
this summer. Long standing acoustical issues will be addressed.
A new HVAC, lighting, mediation and sound system will be installed.
We will fully renovate all interior finishes including carpeting,
wall surfaces (acoustical panels, wood trim and paint), a new
ceiling and window treatments. All of the existing seating will
be sent out for repairs and re-upholstery. The seating will
be re-installed in a revamped configuration and will provide
some left handed tablets and some over-sized seats. The eastern
elevator in Clapp will also be replaced this summer. This means
of course that the general area in and around Hooker will be
off limits until late August. |
| Spring
06 |
Emergency Power
Syatem Installation in Dickinson Hall |
| Summer
06 |
1837 Hall
Major work will be required this summer to repair the failing
exterior retaining walls and stairway west of 1837 Hall. Work
involves excavation, concrete forming and masonry. The roadway
between 1837 and the lake will be closed to vehicular traffic.
Pedestrian traffic may be disrupted from time to time as well.
This work will be noisy, dusty and will unfortunately be a nuisance
to occupants of 1837 Hall if they spend large parts of the day
in the building. |
| Spring
06 |
Replace Bakery Ovens
in Dining Services (Kohler) |
| J-Term |
Chapin Auditorium
Fire Supression System Installation |
| Completed |
Alumnae Assoc. Redesign
and Renovation |
| Summer
06 |
Mead Hall Interior
& Exterior Renovation
Mead’s interior will undergo extensive renovations to
the former kitchen and dining spaces this summer. Work will
include the creation of new student rooms, a Golden Pear (reservable
student dining space), student lounge and TV room. All bathrooms
will be fully renovated and all of the building’s electrical
wiring will be completely replaced. Exterior work will include
cleaning and pointing of all masonry, painting of trim, new
storm windows, gutters and downspouts, as well as construction
of a permanent ADA compliant entrance ramp. Underground perimeter
drainage improvements will be made as well.
The area around Mead will be a very busy construction site with
lots of construction equipment will be creating noise an occasional
traffic interruption.
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| Completed |
Prospect
Hall Pump Station and Overflow Tank
New Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tank installation
at Willits/Prospect Parking Lot |
| Summer
06 |
Prospect Hall
There will be five separate projects happening concurrently
inside and outside of Prospect Hall this summer. The work includes
a small expansion of the kitchen to house a new walk-in freezer
and cooler thus providing more kitchen prep and dry storage
space for this popular student dining location. Other projects
to be completed at Prospect include installation of a new sewer
line, a new high voltage electrical service, replacement of
the underground sewer chamber and pump system and a new hot
water service for the building domestic hot water.
During June and July in the vicinity of the Prospect driveway
and the Willits lower parking lot, there will be noisy construction
equipment digging trenches and installing new utilities. Construction
of an exterior load bearing masonry wall for the new walk-in
cooler and freezer and interior kitchen work will be happening
as well.
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