Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Overhead mast arm lights have been installed and are operational.
- Thermal striping in the Harvard Business School lot will take place this fall.
Enterprise Research Campus (ERC)
Residential/Hotel
- The tower crane and hoists will be operational on Saturday, August 24, as crews break down the structural concrete operation at the mid-rise and high-rise buildings. Another crane will be operating to extend the high-rise hoist to the upper levels. Exterior wall/window activities will be underway at the hotel/residential buildings.
- A small crew plans to work from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26, 27 and 28 to install plates, gates and doors at the upper hoist floors on the high-rise building.
- Concrete decking is finishing up.
- Other smaller concrete operations continue.
- Hotel steel installation has topped off at level 17 and continues with work on the periscope, the cantilevered section of the building.
- The high-rise building has topped off at level 18.
- The mid-rise residential building has topped off at their mechanical penthouse at level 9.
- The hoists (exterior construction elevators) and loading docks have been installed and are operational at the midrise and high rise. The hotel hoist and loading dock installation are finishing along Trotting Avenue.
- Exterior sheathing, framing and waterproofing are being installed on the residential buildings.
- Exterior curtain-wall panels are being installed at the hotel.
- MEP work is ongoing.
Laboratory and Office Buildings
- Minor concrete placement is planned for Saturday, August 24.
- Concrete operations continue with deck placements.
- The hoist and loading dock are finishing on the southern side of the building.
- The east building structural steel is up to level 11, and the west building has topped off finishing structural steel. Penthouse steel and detailing is taking place on both buildings.
- Utility installation is underway on the perimeter of the site.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- MEP work is ongoing.
Greenway
- Pre-clearing excavation is underway with intermodals delivering material for rail transport to the Beacon Yard through the haul road, all inside the site.
- Backfilling, involving trucks of clean soil entering the site, is underway.
Treehouse Conference Center
- The crane will be loading plumbing pipes and other MEP materials into the building on Saturday, August 24.
- Mass timber installation and protection work continues.
- MEP work is underway.
Waterline Installation on Western Avenue
- The ERC team is working with the City, Boston Water and Sewer and Harvard to replace a 12-inch waterline with a larger 16-inch waterline from Hague to Milestone streets on Western Avenue.
- The work is expected to take place Monday through Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and begin in early September.
- The first activity which may begin directly after Labor Day weekend would be to install a temporary bypass waterline in that area.
- During this work pedestrians would shift to the Harvard Business School side of the road and cyclists would share the road. Look for more information in next week’s update.
Building Mock-Ups
- Punchlist work and other adjustments are intermittent on all five mockups.
Eversource Conduit Project
- Eversource duct bank installation by G. Greene Construction is underway along Western Avenue after hours, typically from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. This public utility work is not under the supervision of ERC.
Milestone Thermals
- Excavation will proceed to the southern section of Milestone near the DEF (District Energy Facilities) for prepping installation of the duct bank.
General
- The site’s four tower cranes have been erected and are operational. They are designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind.
- The projects’ work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Intermittent use of power trowels for concrete finishing and layout for concrete placement may take place after 6 p.m.
- Drones will be in use bi-weekly to monitor construction progress on site.
- Drones will be operated by licensed pilots in accordance with Harvard University and the City of Boston regulations.
- Flights are weather dependent and are scheduled one weekday morning alternating weekly.
- No drone flight is scheduled this week.
92 Seattle Street
Renovation is finishing up for reuse of this Harvard building.
- Crews are completing interior finish work.
- Tenant fit-out work is underway.
- East side entrance fence will stay for storm drainage.
- Testing, balancing, and punch list will continue.
- Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with possible intermittent coordinated weekend work.
- Final cleanings are ongoing.
- Storm water tank install next week on the east side.
- At the north side they will cut in added sidewalk ramp.
175 North Harvard Street, 100 South Campus Drive
Construction is underway on the new American Repertory Theater (ART), which will be located at the front of the 175 North Harvard parcel with the new Harvard University affiliate housing building already under construction behind it.
- The structural steel phase of the housing project remains ongoing. Decking and detailing will continue through December. Steel beams deliveries are offloaded and installed using the tower crane. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades are on site working on under slab utilities. Rebar installation continues and a small concrete pour on the mezzanine level will take place this week. Stud welders are on site now, which will create some perceptible noise.
- As the building grows in height, please note there will be an increase in personnel on upper floors and on exterior staging.
- The tower crane will be in use next year during normal working hours and will be placed in weathervane mode with safety lighting turned inward at the end of every shift.
- Wheel washing and street sweeping continues to ensure soil is not being tracked through the neighborhood streets.
- There are no planned road closures on South Campus Drive this week. Only construction vehicles are permitted to turn onto South Campus Drive from North Harvard Street for safety reasons and to improve traffic flow. All other vehicles are directed to access South Campus Drive from Western Ave.
- Within the next six to eight weeks, a lower-level deck concrete placement will require some extended hours. More details will be provided as the date gets closer.
On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, crews are excavating for the final sequence of foundation and backfill.
- This foundation work will continue through August. Concrete and rebar work will continue through August. Backfilling is ongoing in the substage area. Underground electrical work was completed last week. Formwork and waterproofing will be ongoing and tie-ins for the mat slab work are starting.
- Building mock-ups to review design and constructability continue across North Harvard Street. The curtain wall for the mock-up will be delivered in the coming weeks.
- A crew from the affiliate housing building project will be working on site this Saturday, August 24, to work on piping.
- The project’s regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
210 North Harvard Street
- Permanent power feeds are in place.
- Eversource to remove old pole and power line.
- The rooftop unit is operating with fit out team painting exterior.
114 Western Ave
- An office fit out project for the HALC suite on the 3rd floor is expected to mobilize and continue through October.
- Demolition has begun.
- Mobilizing a dumpster placement this week.
168 Western Ave
- Shawmut enabled work this week inside the building at times impacting the Swiss Bakers operation. A small crew will work inside for a month.
Soldiers Field Garage Masonry Repairs and Office HVAC Replacement
- Masonry repairs continue at the Soldiers Field Park Garage. Crews have been operating from staging with overhead protection in place. A lift will be used to conduct this work from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays with set up beginning at 7 a.m.
- Crews continue to power wash and repair the brick panels for the exterior garage on the west HBS side and the south side of the building.
- The HVAC Project in the Transportation is complete with the remainder of the punch list items finishing this week.
