Monday, August 18, 2008

1542 Tulane Ave. :

• The new sidewalk in front of the building is complete.
• The new concrete was poured and finished over the weekend.
• Plumbers capped disconnected plumbing on the 3^rd and 4^th Floor center hallways.
• The work on the restrooms is complete except for floor mounted urinals (1^st Floor) and new flush valves (2^nd - 4^th Floors).
• Stratos Elevator continues work on Elevators #4 and #7.
• Zimmer continues patching walls and painting on the 5^th Floor.
• The new walls are being constructed in the 5^th and 6^th Floor lounges.
• The contractor continues the installation of fan coil units. 
• The insulation contractor continues insulating the new fan coil unit piping.
• Demolition in the 3^rd and 4^th Floor annex space continues.
• LSUHSC Facility Services personnel continue installing locksets on the 5^th and 6^th Floors.

Dental Campus Roof Replacement:

• The roofing contractor continues to work on punch-list items and is applying sealant to newly installed umbrellas around the bases of the exhaust fan supports.

Dental Clinic Building Lab Renovations:

• The electrical contractor continues removing old wiring and installing the new electrical rough-ins.

Dental School Small Auditoriums:

• The contractor is laying out the new walls and the concrete flooring for the auditoriums.
• The electrical sub-contractor continues to remove the old electrical and telecommunications wiring. 
• Pipe insulation and old ductwork was removed this weekend.

Library Commons:

• LSUHSC electricians continue the rough in for new light switches.

Lions/LSU Clinic Permanent Repairs and Mitigation:

• Crews completed the installation of sheet rock in the 7^th Floor laboratory.
• The contractor is installing ductwork in the mechanical room on the S. Prieur/Gravier St. side of the 6^th Floor.
• The mechanical sub-contractor is piping in the VAVs on the 6^th Floor, east side.
• The electrical sub-contractor is running cable from the main Entergy vault to the new switchgear location on the 2^nd Floor.

MEB MDL #5:

• The contractor continues relocating sprinkler heads in the ceiling.
• They continue installing the new HVAC and return grilles in the grid.
• The flooring sub-contractor began preparing the floor.

MEB 2^nd Floor Lobby Renovations:

• The new sub-floor was poured over the weekend.
• The contractor is hanging sheet rock on the walls by the Mens Bathroom.

MEB 4th Floor Ceiling Replacement:

• Work continues on installing the new ceiling grid and relocating the sprinkler heads.

Residence Hall 2^nd Floor Lobby Expansion:

• The newly fabricated steel has been delivered and the installation began today.