Making Solid Changes: the countdown to conversions at MSC

By Mia D. Parrett

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What’s happening now?

Above It All
If you’ve been on campus recently, you might notice that there’s something missing above you- the ceiling! For a few weeks now, the ceiling inside of our building has been stripped only revealing the building’s skeleton to look at, which includes pipes, wires and some insulation all hanging loosely. Why is this happening?
The ceiling has been removed from the halls of MSC in order to access all of the piping for the water systems and main electric lines. Since there will be new areas needing electricity, the main lines will have to be rewired to those areas. There is a new air conditioning system that will be circulating throughout the renovated building as well as the new building, so the air conditioning pipes will not be removed until the end of reconstruction in order to successfully reroute the new air conditioning system. Expected timeline? The ceiling is set to be back up and put together in approximately one year when the construction is nearly finished. The end result: a new enhanced air conditioning system, a new higher quality underground plumbing network, and a sturdy, modernized ceiling.
Underneath It All
Progress is being made in other areas as well, such as in the space where the IKON Copy Center used to be located. Currently the Jokake construction team is working to install the underground plumbing system that will run throughout the new rooms, as well as create the framing of the walls this week. The space will be used for potential new program areas.
It is scheduled that the cafeteria will be expecting the arrival of new underground plumbing, which will accompany the future Travel classroom.
Last but not least, in the West Parking lot, the foundation of the area that will be in the new building was poured last week, and construction is scheduled to start the underground plumbing there this week.
What’s next?
With the scheduled underground work in the coming weeks, the Jokake construction team will have their hands full. Phase one of construction which includes the ceiling, future construction trades and future travel classroom is in full swing and will continue through October. Stay tuned for the latest information on MSC’s construction progress!