Pictorial Diary
 

Weeks 1-2,   July - Contractor Mobilisation and On Site
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Dean Taylor, the site manager from Bovis Lelliott Office clearance Site safety and method statements
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Access equipment

Cleared office area

 Installation of temporary fire alarm and safety guidelines
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Marked areas for demolition Demolition in progress (1) Demolition in progress (2)
Weeks 3-4,  July - Demolition and Construction
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Construction planning Spaces for PhD students Partition in Rm 308 to allow for modification to its entrance
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Cleared main lab area

Get ready for M&E Installation

Drilling for diamond cutting of the lift shaft
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Structural support for removing the lift shaft
   

August - Structural and M&E Installation
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The main lab area M&E installation PhD area with lift shaft removed
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Entrance to PhD area Repartitioned corridor to create a new staff office Sound proofing between MIC lab and lecture theatres
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Power and data cabling Suspend ceiling with lighting and Aircon Units Cat 5 cables running to the control room
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Cat 5 cables servicing the lab The main lab area is now taking shape and ready for decorating Painters preparing the walls for spray painting
  
September - Decoration,   Installation & Testing
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Main lab ready for spray painting PhD area Meeting area and entrance
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Cables in the control room waiting for connection Fitting ceiling lights in the main lab area Fitting security locks on external doors
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Finished ceiling lights A change of plan for the lighting arrangement in the PhD area, more painting ! The manager is now on the job !
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Peter is working hard to get all the ports connected Ready to fit the blinds on to the large windows Electricians from Caprice, quite pround of the job they have done.
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Eddie testing the spot lights M&E Inspection Building Inspection
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Fiting the blinds in the main lab Duncan helping fitting the blinds Geoff and Bovis inspecting the paint finish of the project
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Peter and Bob wiring up the Gigbit hub Kitchen for PhD students View of the PhD lab
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The main lab
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Entrance Conference area PhD student area