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Thanks for the info. Can you recommend someone local? I need to have some work done and all your points make it a very good choice. Is the price a lot more than normal insulation? I suspect it would pay for itself over time; I just want to see what type of timeline payoff we are looking at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun90
Quick question is Taft going to be a male, female or co-ed dorm.
This is an important for heads and lengths----ahh shower heads and their length from the floor----I remember my first shower in a girls dorm---H2O started at the Pecs region!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by playincajun
I think all the new dorms will be coed.Quote:
Originally Posted by playincajun
Coed. The Conference Center just got renovated and became coed. Some floors are male, others are female, and they can't mix after a certain time. There has to be more male options. Currently, the only exclusively male dorm is Stokes, and it's decrepit. There's five dorms exclusively for females, and they're much, much better. They have to make more attractive and affordable options for guys to stay on campus.Quote:
Originally Posted by playincajun
Work on Taft Street dorm as of April 16, 2011. I think they will officially call this dorm Baker dorm. Roof shingles are on this side of the building. Foundation work is continuing on Tulane Ave. Dorm.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624476879/" title="april-16 by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5624476879_f5a417a059.jpg" width="500" height="206" alt="april-16"></a>
North End of Taft Dorm. They are starting to dress up the ground around the dorm in preparation for scaffolding to place brick veneer.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624477039/" title="taft-north by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5624477039_be11ee959f.jpg" width="500" height="300" alt="taft-north"></a>
Middle of Taft Street Dorm
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5625067490/" title="taft-middle by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5625067490_09b8691111.jpg" width="500" height="241" alt="taft-middle"></a>
South end of Taft Street Dorm
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5625067652/" title="taft-south by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/5625067652_acedb8ded6.jpg" width="500" height="278" alt="taft-south"></a>
Installing a window. I think they will get pretty good at this considering all the windows that need to be installed.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624477645/" title="window by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5624477645_56c36c0599.jpg" width="500" height="365" alt="window"></a>
The old thread is showing not valid so I will start a new one
Work on Taft Street dorm as of April 16, 2011. I think they will officially call this building Baker dorm. Roof shingles are on this side of the building. The dorm is completely skinned in OSB and they are a bout 50% finished with the Building wrap. Foundation work is continuing on Tulane Ave. Dorm.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624476879/" title="april-16 by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5624476879_f5a417a059.jpg" width="500" height="206" alt="april-16"></a>
North End of Taft Dorm. They are starting to dress up the ground around the dorm in preparation for scaffolding to place brick veneer.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624477039/" title="taft-north by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5624477039_be11ee959f.jpg" width="500" height="300" alt="taft-north"></a>
Middle of Taft Street Dorm
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5625067490/" title="taft-middle by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5625067490_09b8691111.jpg" width="500" height="241" alt="taft-middle"></a>
South end of Taft Street Dorm
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5625067652/" title="taft-south by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/5625067652_acedb8ded6.jpg" width="500" height="278" alt="taft-south"></a>
Installing a window. I think they will get pretty good at this considering all the windows that need to be installed.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624477645/" title="window by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5624477645_56c36c0599.jpg" width="500" height="365" alt="window"></a>
Parking garage as of April 16, 2011. almost out of the ground with the foundation.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624477901/" title="parking-garage-4-16 by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5624477901_909b8c1bd8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="parking-garage-4-16"></a>
West first level ramp of parking garage
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5625068336/" title="west-ramp by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5625068336_3ed9716850.jpg" width="500" height="343" alt="west-ramp"></a>
Backfilling around the elevator shaft at the south east corner. The side opposite the worker operating the whacker packer will be the southern extent of the wall.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624478587/" title="backfill by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5624478587_01ff5ecbca.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="backfill"></a>
One of the last footings for the parking garage. It is on the opposite side of the building from the location of the photo above
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624478983/" title="last-footing by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5624478983_a358729090.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="last-footing"></a>
UL flag getting beat up in the wind. The flag is on the crane being used at the parking garage.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5624477971/" title="ul-flag by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5624477971_ee7e540b27.jpg" width="500" height="380" alt="ul-flag"></a>
Thanks.
I'll get the other thread back up ssoon.
igeaux.mobi
Work on Baker (Taft) continues to progress nicely. All the windows are in. The scafolding is up to start brick veneer on the north end. The foundation Tulane Ave dorm is progressing also. They have placed the foundation for one of the stair wells ahead of everything else it is about 75% complete.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644719668/" title="april-22 by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5644719668_dd6d0bf60d.jpg" width="500" height="200" alt="april-22"></a>
North end of Baker (Taft) Hall. The boxes stockpiled in the lower right are for plumbing fixtures. The sounds of screw guns attaching sheet rock can be heard.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644153597/" title="taft-north by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5644153597_881d8cce2a.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="taft-north"></a>
Middle section of Baker (Taft). They finally removed the band directors tower (I guess they got tired of moving around it). It's laying on the ground next to Taft Street.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644153859/" title="taft-middle by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5644153859_6b8c52c958.jpg" width="500" height="296" alt="taft-middle"></a>
South end of Baker (Taft) Hall
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644720382/" title="taft-south by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5644720382_edbd12d9a4.jpg" width="500" height="318" alt="taft-south"></a>
Parking Garage as of April 22, 2011. Starting to erect precast concrete tilt up sections. The last footing constructed is in the lower left hand corner.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644154379/" title="parking-garage-april-22 by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/5644154379_1a8e647875.jpg" width="500" height="407" alt="parking-garage-april-22"></a>
Precast concrete tilt up panels starting to be installed. These are the panels stockpiled at the corner of Congress and Bertrand.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644720924/" title="tilt-up by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5644720924_ee4f4592a5.jpg" width="500" height="373" alt="tilt-up"></a>
The dark lines on the concrete ramp are screw jack bracing to hold the precast concrete panels in place while they are being attached to the foundation.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58014429@N07/5644154625/" title="screw-jack-bracing by ddnaomi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5644154625_9b040cb9a3.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="screw-jack-bracing"></a>
I know its just pictures of construction and descriptions that I don't always 100% understand, but for some reason I'm absolutely hypnotized by these updates and I get really excited every time a new one comes up.
Thanks again Helmut.