Campus Construction

[Turbine]

Thanks for the "Resurrection Fern" update.

[HelmutVII]

Thanks for the "Resurrection Fern" update.

The oak trees look normal with green Resurrection Fern.


This is a link to the Juneau Construction web site for the construction on campus. The current aerial photo was from earlier this month.

http://www.juneaucc.com/pro_ULL_Student_Housing.aspx

[HelmutVII]

Finishing touches being placed on Huger Hall. The rain we are getting now (Sunday) is expected to last until Tuesday so they won't finish the courtyard as soon as they expected.

Composite photo from the Taft Tulane intersection.



Courtyard between Baker and Huger. Baker is to the left.



Touching up the columns at the entrance to Huger. It goes on pink and turns white when it's ready to sand. I tried to get more info from the guy putting it on but my Spanish is not that great.

[HelmutVII]

Getting so close to a large work area makes it difficult to show the scale of the work going on. (even with a 28 mm lens) . I have had to resort to composite photos to try to show more of the scale of work going on.

This is a view of the Rose Garden work as seen from the Harris Hall fire escape. The first residence hall is to the rear of the photo and is nearest to Randolph Hall



This is a closer view of the first residence hall. They are completing the interior stud walls of the first floor.




This is a view of the second residence hall from the Harris Hall fire escape. University avenue is to the rear and McKinley is to the right.



This is a view of the same area as above but from another fire escape for Harris Hall. University is to the right. McKinley street is to the rear of the camera. This is where Bonin Hall used to be.



This is a view of work from the service drive to the Student Union on Boucher Street. Buchanan Hall is to the left and Harris hall is on the right. The middle of the photo is the future alley between the two new buildings.

[HelmutVII]

The recent rains have caused the construction site to be a mud bowl but they continue to work through it.

This is the second Rose Garden residence hall as seen from the east Harris Hall fire escape. University Ave. is to the right and McKInley is to the rear of the camera. This is where Bonin Hall used to be. Looks like they will be placing the concrete slab soon because the moisture barrier is down.




Another view of the Second Rose Garden Residence Hall as seen from the east Harris Hall fire escape. University ave. is to the right and the north end of Harris Hall is to the left. This will be the largest of the four residence halls built.



The first Rose Garden Residence Hall as seen from the North Harris Hall fire escape. Buchanan and Randolph Halls are to the rear, Boucher is to the left and University Ave is to the right. They have about 10% of the second floor deck completed.




The fourth and final stairwell of the second Rose Garden residence hall is completed. It is the final stairwell of the entire project.



Preparing the joist to accept the decking. The Yellow material marked GP is a fire wall.



A view of the first Rose Garden Residence hall as seen from the rear of Randolph Hall.



A panorama of the Rose Garden construction as seen from the Boucher Drive service drive to the Student Union. Buchanan Hall is to the left and Harris hall is to the right. Open Webbed truss joist can be seen in the right foreground.

[HelmutVII]

The common area between Baker and Huger. Huger to the left and Baker to the right.



Looks like they are just about finished with the interior of Huger.

An orphaned sharp shooter. Almost brand new.



A stake to mark geotechnical boring number 10 for the design of the new Student Union Complex. This will be used for the design of the foundation.



A feathered friend at Cypress Lake trying to stay warm and maybe find some lunch.

[RaginFan2]

Nice shots as always! Interesting to see some activity starting on the Student Union. Glad you threw in a little scenery from the swamp! That orphaned sharp shooter didn't find a new home today, did it??? LOL! Keep up the great work!

[Turbine]

Thanks I always say "no egrets'
unless they are really egrets.

[HelmutVII]

Nice shots as always! Interesting to see some activity starting on the Student Union. Glad you threw in a little scenery from the swamp! That orphaned sharp shooter didn't find a new home today, did it??? LOL! Keep up the great work!

The student Union construction will start after the completion of the Rose Garden Residence Halls. I imagine somebody showed up this morning (Monday) looking for the Sharp Shooter hoping to find it before he got an _____ chewing.

[HoustonCajun]

The student Union construction will start after the completion of the Rose Garden Residence Halls. I imagine somebody showed up this morning (Monday) looking for the Sharp Shooter hoping to find it before he got an _____ chewing.

Is the Student Union building going to be torn down or just renovated? I believe it is supposed to surround the swamp and we get rid of the eye sore buildings that currently exist. If it is torn down, what about the book store during construction?