[Scheduled] Second floor concrete to be poured Friday 2-10 a.m.
Expect cement trucks in the wee hours again Friday when construction crews pour the second floor of the new library on Dec. 5. The pour is expected to start at 2 a.m. with trucks coming in on the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart side of the site. It is scheduled to end by 6 a.m. […]
Special Collections and Archives closed Dec. 8-Jan. 9
Due to a construction-related move of materials in the collection, Cabell Library’s Special Collections and Archives department on the fourth floor will be closed Dec. 8-Jan. 9. In addition, the adjacent Mapp Room will close to graduate-only quiet study and be converted to a temporary reading room for Special Collections. This change occurs Dec. 17. […]
Foundation in place, time to build UP
Imagine. It’s starting to look real. Concrete was poured this week for the floor to the lower level of the new building.
Concrete pour set for Tuesday 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Trucks will be rumbling in Tuesday in the wee hours for the concrete pour for the floor slab for the new library. The pour will start at 2 a.m. The concrete trucks will be staged on the west side first and then move to the east side. Five hundred cubic yards of concrete will be […]
Concrete pour scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7 2 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Assuming all is ready on site, a big concrete pour is on the way. Trucks will be rumbling in Friday in the wee hours for the concrete pour for the floor slab for the new library. The pour will start at 2 a.m. The concrete trucks will be staged on the west side first and […]
[Your Library in 2015] Future space of Innovative Media
A look at the construction zone: The future location of the Innovative Media department. It will house all kinds of expertise and state-of-the-art equipment for everyone at VCU to use. Coming soon to your library. (Photo by Dennis Clark.)
Friday, Oct. 10: Be prepared for sonar scanning near you
On Friday, Oct. 10, W. M. Jordan, the contractor building the new library, will have a technician on site to scan 30 specific floor spots to locate the reinforcing rebar. This is to prepare for core drills that will be done over winter break in order to install a lightening protection system for Cabell Library. […]
Fire alarm strobes test Wednesday 7 a.m.: No need to evacuate
Wednesday at 7 a.m., builders will conduct a test on the new fourth floor fire suppression system that is being installed. The audible alarms will be turned off. BUT, the strobe lights will activate. This test will take 25 to 30 minutes. If you are in the building between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. and […]
