Campus Construction

[ulforlife]

this is going to look incredible when completed

[HelmutVII]

Another good week of weather so plenty of work done.

Demolition continues on Bonin Hall. This is a view from the rear of Randolph Hall.



Bonin as seen from University Ave.



More chewing on Bonin Hall as seen from the rear. McLauren Gym is to the right rear of the camera.



Bonin Light fixture hanging on for dear life. (But not for long).




Given that Bonin was a three story building and much bigger than Baker and Huger, it's taking a little longer to demolish. As usual, debris handling is the limiting factor. They could have taken the building down in three or four days but they would have had a mess on the ground and it would have taken forever to clean it up.

Yellow pin flags mark the layout for foundation work for one of the new rose garden dorms. This is where Huger used to be. Debris from Bonin is in the background. Photo taken from the rear of Randolph.



If they hold true to form the two new dorms to be built in the Rose garden area will be called Evangeline and Bonin.

[HelmutVII]

Cleaning and painting the exterior of Huger Hall.

Cleaning Taft Street Facade.



North facade of Huger. The dirty line on the brick between the second and third floor is where waste mortar was splashed on to the brick when it rained. Hamilton Hall is to the left. Taken from the top floor of the new parking garage.



They spray a chemical cleaner on the brick, let it set a while and hit it with a pressure washer. They scrape or brush when needed.



One of two caulking crews working today. The spools on the man lift are a foam backer rod. It is used to support the caulk if they have to span a deep or wide crack.




The other caulking crew.



Painting soffit and facia boards.



Tucking bricks around precast concrete accent piece.

[HelmutVII]

This is Baker Residence hall with the lights along the sidewalk finished. The students look like they are settling in nicely. There is plenty of activity in the evenings, plenty of light for safety and the campus police have regular foot patrols.



Photo is taken from the new parking garage. They started moving furniture into the credit union offices so I suspect they will be moving in soon.

[Turbine]

Are those the same style lights as the ones along the walk on Johnston Street and Cajun Dome Blvd?

[Big Buds]

Are those the same style lights as the ones along the walk on Johnston Street and Cajun Dome Blvd?

Sure are Turb.

[HelmutVII]

I took photos on Friday this week because I will be cooking for tailgating on Saturday. Progress on Huger Hall continues. However, not much to show from the outside and most of the work is on inside. Brick work is just about finished. No photos of Huger this week because lots of work in the rose Garden.

Constant chewing on Bonin this week leaves not much left standing. they should be finished taking it down by Sunday. A few photos of Bonin Demoliotion.

Remains of the north end of Bonin Hall



Remains of the Middle of Bonin Hall



Remains of the South end of Bonin Hall



More Bonin Demolition from a different view.



Roof coming down



Site prep work continues for one of the new Rose Garden dorms



Geopier equipment moved in and ready to start work. The auger machine (on right) opens a vertical hole while the tamping machine (on left) compacts select material in the hole making a solid foundation. The company must do well because it's all brand new Cat equipment.




White pin flags mark the locations for the Geopiers



The red blob is a tent they use for staging and outdoor plan tables. I like the color.

[HelmutVII]

New lights are going up around campus here are a few photos of some of them.

Lights along St. Mary



Lights in the quad



All of the light poles and fixtures match other new light poles and fixtures recently installed on campus at other locations and along Johnston Street to Cajun Dome Blvd to the Research park. They are very nice


A couple of views of the recently renovated Girard Hall. They gutted the building and did a very nice job inside. All new energy efficient windows.


Note the same light poles and fixtures here too.






A local Architectural firm Corne-Lamaire did the design work M.D. Descant was the contractor.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Again, great pics. Thanks!
The lights do look nice, very classy. It's amazing how the Quad looks, compared to the old dirt trails we had.

[HelmutVII]

Again, great pics. Thanks!
The lights do look nice, very classy. It's amazing how the Quad looks, compared to the old dirt trails we had.

Yest the quad does look nice and I understand they are planning to improve the landscaping too.