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Denny International Middle School & Chief Sealth High School
October 2009 Construction Update
New Denny International Middle School Gymnasium - Reinforcing Steel and Vapor Retarder for the Structural Concrete Slab Subfloor for the New Wood Athletic Flooring.
As of the end of September, 2009, the new Chief Sealth boilers are complete and awaiting the final report. The installation of the sewer line and water on the north end of the project was completed. The old Chief Sealth courtyards have been demolished and the contractor began framing walls and completing mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in in Chief Sealth High School.
The contractor is 80% complete with the installation of the footings for the new Galleria and Denny International Middle School and 75% complete with the underground utilities for the new Galleria. The contractor also began erecting walls for the new middle school gymnasium.
This month, October, 2009, work will continue on the foundation and walls for the new Denny International Middle School. Deliveries of the structural steel for the new Denny International Middle School will continue and steel erection of the Commons area will begin. The contractor will continue framing walls, and completing mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in in Chief Sealth High School. The site work will continue on the south and west sides of the project.
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Hamilton International Middle School October 2009 Construction Update
Aerial View of Hamilton International Middle School Construction Site Sept. 4th, 2009.
As of the end of September, 2009, the structural masonry and the roofing for the gym are complete. Roofing work was also completed for the historic building and the addition. Exterior cladding, the siding that goes on the outside of the framing but underneath all of the weatherproofing siding, was completed at the addition and the installation of the skylight at the commons was completed. Sheet rock has now been installed on the third and second floors, and framing is nearly complete on the first floor.
This month, October, 2009, the gym weather shell will be installed and the gym lobby will be constructed. The park interface work will begin and sidewalk paving will take place. Work will also begin on the two historic gyms. Framing, electrical, and plumbing work will continue, and classroom painting and finishes will begin. Some utility work, such as installing the electrical transformer and new natural gas hookup, will also take place.
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Nathan Hale High School
October 2009 Construction Update
Project 1B Library Addition - View of the New Library.
Project 1B - The new Library/Arts addition
During September, 2009, the demolition of the old library addition was completed, as was the removal of the old interior finishes in the west part of the classroom wing (Phase 2.2). The old roof for Unit A was removed and the temporary roof was installed. The exterior walls and floor slabs, which will remain, are being sawcut for the new windows and mechanical systems in Phase 2.2. Construction will continue this month in Phase 2.2 with installation of four new micropiles (small-diameter steel piles) to support a new concrete shearwall at the northwest stair, rough-in of mechanical and electrical systems, start of wall framing, and installation of the new roof.
Project 2 - Demolition Began on the old library on August 25
Project 2, the renovation of the main Nathan Hale building, continues with demolition of the existing library, demolition and replacement of the roof above the classrooms, and demolition of the western third of the classroom building, called Phase 2.2. Temporary classroom portables were completed for classes, and the office was temporarily moved to rooms 219 and 220 for this phase of work. Construction in Phase 2.2 will continue this month with sawcut of exterior walls, rough-in of mechanical and electrical systems, and demolition of an existing boiler.
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Community Celebration - The Opening of the New Library/Radio Station Building October 3rd, 2009
Tina Tudor, Nathan Hale 9th Grade Coordinator and Rebuild Facilitator, JoAnne Branch, former math teacher at Hale and Seattle Public Schools Board member Peter Meier celebrate the opening of the new Library and Radio Station.
The completion of Project 1B (new library, radio station, visual art classrooms and fitness center) was celebrated on October 3rd with an open house for students, staff, alumni, and community members. As part of the event, visitors were able to tour the new spaces and the entire school was open for self-guided tours of the old building, allowing one "last look" before it is remodeled as part of the next phase of construction. The school's radio station, KNHC C89.5, held a reunion for past students and employees, as they relocate to their new space and begin broadcasting in October.
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A slideshow showing the construction progress for the project from start to finish was shown in the Library.
To view the PDF of the Nathan Hale Library/Radio Station construction project slideshow,click here.
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