Pharmacy Hall Addition News

Many construction activities are just wrapping up to complete phase one of the demolition process:

• Mass demo of 120PH Lecture Hall
• Installation of structural modifications

The “Sitework Phase” will continue through September and will include:

• Installation of the telecommunications duct bank
• Bulk excavation with debris being sorted and disposed of according to LEED requirements
• Installation of sheeting and shoring for the protection of surrounding areas and to support the perimeter of the excavation site

Impact of Current Work:

• For the duration of this construction project, the pathway along Pine Street will be located along the old Dental School building (Hayden Harris Hall). It will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.and will be illuminated with site lighting.
• The Pharmacy Hall lounge, kitchenette, and canteen/copy area will remain available to students this semester.

In mid-September, more underground work will begin, which will take about 4 weeks:

• Installation of Chilled Water lines
• Installation of Ice Storage lines

LEED Efforts (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) during this phase of the project include:

• Materials & Resources Credit: Construction Waste Management
• Our goal is to divert 50-75 percent of the non-hazardous construction, demolition, and land-clearing debris from disposal in landfills and incinerators, to redirect the recyclable recovered resources back to the manufacturing process, and redirect reusable materials to appropriate sites.
• Recycled materials include concrete, plastic, brick, metal, acoustical tile, glass, carpet, insulation, and gypsum wallboard.
• It is not possible to reuse a significant amount of debris for the new construction. However, many of Pharmacy Hall's original bricks can be used to restore that side of the lounge when the atrium is built.