Volume 1, Issue 28
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July 12, 2013
Project Update The completion of the project’s design phase is quickly approaching. After months of work, Integrated Architecture has completed the interior construction documents. These documents were submitted to Spectrum Health’s facilities team for a final document review. The design team has put in countless hours on this project and their hard work is now coming to an end. Since our last issue, we received the physicist’s comments on the X-ray suite, which will now be addressed in the final drawings along with any comments received from Spectrum’s review team. On the construction site, steel erection and concrete slab pours have been taking center stage. Builder’s Iron’s steel erection crew, Belmont, has been working continually since they entered the site. By working Saturdays and extra hours, they have been able to move into phase three of the steel while detailing phases one and two at the same time. Furthermore, they have been able to install the brick relief angle along the north and east elevations. The installation of this angle might seem minor, but it needs to be 100% complete prior to the installation of the exterior metal studs. Another task that needs to be completed prior to the metal stud installation is the loading of the elevated floors. The term loading means that the concrete slabs have to be in place. Once again, Kent Companies did not disappoint and have been able to get all three floors poured so we can start the installation of the north wall in the upcoming weeks. While the design phase is coming to an end, the construction phase is just getting started. There is still a long way to go before the project is complete, but it is exciting to see a major milestone accomplished. Now, it’s on to the next one! Dustin Kuzee, Project Manager dkuzee@elzinga-volkers.com