Carver construction: What to expect May 1 to 14

Construction continues on the Carver Academic Facility construction project on Western Washington University's Bellingham campus.

The project includes replacement of the building center section with a three-story addition and wrapping the east and south sides with new structure and glass windows and other exterior openings. The project will address urgently needed seismic reinforcement throughout the facility, replace numerous aging building systems, provide improved disabled access to classrooms, labs and offices, and allow for much better use of academic spaces.

Live video feeds of the construction project are available on the project website from the WWU Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget.

Here's what to expect during the week of May 1:

  • Central Corridor:
    • Continue steel erection
    • Continue placing slab and utilities on metal decking
    • Prep shear wall
  • Central Corridor Roof:
    • Continue installation of fall protection anchors and roof drains
    • Begin framing parapet walls
  • East Side Addition:
    • Shotcrete shear wall
    • Structural steel
  • Gym C Addition:
    • Reinforce and place slab on grade
  • 1935/1970 Building:
    • Continue roof abatement
    • Structural steel
    • Install fall protection anchors and roof drains
    • Install utility sleeves
  • 1959 Building/Gym A:
    • Roof and ceiling abatement
    • Continue grading locker rooms

Note: The Monday, May 9, steel delivery associated with the Carver Renovation project has just been rescheduled for Thursday, May 5, same time (6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.). The delivery truck will access the project site off High Street and the service road between Haggard Hall and College Hall as was successfully done on Monday, May 2. Spotters will be on location to ensure the safety of pedestrians/vehicles.

And during the week of May 7:

  • Central Corridor:
    • Continue steel erection
    • Continue placing slab and utilities on metal decking
    • Continue prepping shear wall
  • Central Corridor Roof:
    • Continue installation of fall protection anchors and roof drains
    • Continue framing parapet walls
    • Shear wall
  • East Side Addition:
    • Structural steel
  • Gym C Addition:
    • Demolish wall panels
  • 1935/1970 Building:
    • Structural steel
    • Shotcrete shear wall
    • Install roof drains
    • Roofing
    • Parapet wall framing and sheathing
    • Install fall protection anchors and roof drains
  • 1959 Building/Gym A:
    • Roof and ceiling abatement
    • Place vapor barrier
    • Reinforce slab on grade

For more information, contact Dale Krause, construction coordinator, at 360-650-4646 or dale.krause@wwu.edu

The Carver Academic Facility construction project on May 3, 2016. Photo by Matthew Anderson / WWU
The Carver Academic Facility construction project on May 3, 2016. Photo by Matthew Anderson / WWU
The Carver Academic Facility construction project on May 3, 2016. Photo by Matthew Anderson / WWU
The Carver Academic Facility construction project on May 3, 2016. Photo by Matthew Anderson / WWU