There are several roof projects spanning 2022 and 2023. The roof timeline is still in flux but this summer the ATT project is anticipated. The cooling unit connected to the archive Liebert will be in spring/summer 2022. Following that in summer 2023, the roof will be completely replaced. Solar will be the final roof project and is currently building funding as a pilot for campus to explore solar for other campus buildings.
Impact: A crane will likely be onsite at various times, there will be construction workers and noise. Work and noise will be especially present on the 6th floor as some construction is from the underside of the roof deck.
Cell Antennae
This project was originally slated for 2020 but was delayed for various reasons (COVID, etc)
The timeline at present is starting in June. Fencing will go up the week of June 12th/19th and work will start at the end of the month/early July and be fully completed by October 1st.
Fencing will be places around portions of the perimeter to create a safe zone for work. Similar to what you may have seen elsewhere on campus.
This project includes the library, campus planning, IS, and ATT.
Roof Replacement
The architectural drawings are complete. Planning meetings occurred through fall 2020 to winter 2021.
The timeline at present is for start after spring term 2024.
The other roof centered projects are connected to this one.
This project is a complete reroof with removal down to deck.
There was a forensic engineering report completed on the roof in December 2020 and roof coring completed in January 2021.
This project was originally slated for summer 2021 but was delayed due to budgetary concerns and waiting on the Cell project.
Solar Panels
Myself, Beth Filar-Williams, and Brandon Trelstad worked together and submitted a grant to Ebsco to fund solar panels for the roof. We were awarded the grant of $75k which triggered acceleration of replacing the roof as a ballasted or rack system should be placed on a roof with a long life expectancy. Currently Brandon Trelstad is hard at work with the OPC and campus to navigate this project as a pilot for public funding co-ops to support solar panels across campus on various building roofs. We would potentially be the first of many!
A ballasted system is the most likely choice but there are sections of the roof where rack systems are being considered.
More information will be added as details emerge.