Carver Gymnasium
Western Washington University’s Sam Carver Gymnasium will temporarily re-open to the public Saturday to host the university’s spring commencement.
The gym has been closed since August 2015, when a $75 million renovation project began. Since the closure, commencement…
The north face of Carver is ready for exterior painting this week! A lift is required to reach the roof eave, upper columns and downspouts. Early Wednesday morning (6:30-7:30 a.m.), a truck will deliver a lift to High Street; from there, the lift will run on its own power to Carver via the fire…
On Saturday, Feb.11, Mortenson Construction will move the storm water management “Baker tank” along the route outlined in red in the image at right. As part of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), the “Baker tank” is used to settle silt and debris out of…
Progress continues at Carver despite the wintry weather.
Exterior glass is going up through January. Roofing will be complete in the next few weeks. Exterior site work will commence this month through the end of the project and will create dust and some noise from equipment. Future…Efforts to enclose Carver before winter continue, but recent rainstorms found their way inside and created an unplanned habitat for a rubber duck. The pond has since been removed (along with the duck). If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Dale Krause, construction…
A major renovation is underway at the Carver Academic Complex in the center of campus. Pedestrian access will be constricted through that area, and other construction impacts will come and go throughout spring 2017.
The Carver Academic Complex was built in 1936 with the only major…
WWU President Sabah Randhawa, members of the Board of Trustees, campus administrators and staff toured the Carver Gym site last Thursday, Aug.18, for an update on the construction project. Also note that a new pedestrian detour will be in place in front of the facility through mid-September,…
Carver construction updates for the weeks of Aug. 1 and Aug 8:
General Impacts: Pedestrian/vehicular detours remain in place. Contractor continues to mitigate noise, dust and other construction impacts as much as possible. Welding activities are shielded where possible Areas of…A “topping off” ceremony was held last week to commemorate the substantial completion of the structural steel addition on the south side of Carver. Attendees included campus members as well as the consultants, contractors and tradespeople who are making this long awaited dream a…
Carver construction activities for the week of Feb. 21:
Continue abatement/demolition roof in 1960 buildings. Continue excavation for building foundation. Excavation work under Gym A will create noise and vibrations that may impact Bond Hall. Continue underground plumbing work.…