Construction Site Photographs

Westgrid at The University of Manitoba

Architect's design. Ray Wan Architects.

Thursday July 10th, 2008. Proposed HPC Centre site, occupied by trailers associated with the Buller renovations.

Monday, February 23rd, 2009. First day of site preparation.

Thursday April 30th 2009. Site cleared & fenced. Trees wrapped. Trailers set up.

Monday May 4th, 2009. First day of piling.

Thursday May 7th, 2009. Piling in progress. Plywood covers pile locations.

Thursday May 7th, 2009. Auger drills pile holes.

Monday May 11th, 2009. Excavation in progress, almost complete.

Monday May 11th, 2009. Excavation essentially complete.

Tuesday May 19th, 2009. Excavated earth blocks most of the view.

Tuesday May 19th, 2009. Excavated earth along the south perimeter blocks the view of the basement floor of Buller. Concrete forms for the north-side pile caps are visible in the foreground.

Tuesday May 19th, 2009. Pile cap forms visible from Buller stairwell.

Tuesday May 19th, 2009. Sewer replacement work in the lane between Machray Hall and Duff Roblin, blocking access to the HPCC construction site.

Monday May 25th, 2009. Pile caps complete.

Monday May 25th, 2009. Pile caps complete

Monday May 25th, 2009. Pile caps complete.

Monday June 1st, 2009. Forms for floor beams almost complete.

Monday June 1st, 2009. Forms for floor beams almost complete. Height of the beams is close to shoulder height of the construction worker.

Monday June 1st, 2009. Forms for floor beams almost complete.

Monday June 1st, 2009. Forms show that the floor beams extend beyond the pile caps along the north wall of the building.

Monday June 8th, 2009. Floor beams poured. Clay fill between the beams. Sand cover for fill in progress.

Monday June 8th, 2009. Floor beams poured. Clay fill between the beams. Sand cover for fill in progress. South foundation wall yet to be formed in.

Monday June 8th, 2009. Floor beams poured. Clay fill between the beams. Sand cover for fill in progress. Form for loading dock partly prepared.

Monday June 8th, 2009. Floor beams poured. Clay fill between the beams. Sand cover for fill in progress. Start on the loading dock foundation forms.

Monday June 15th, 2009. Forms for loading dock area and south foundation nearly complete.

Monday June 15th, 2009. Forms for loading dock and south foundation nearly complete. Voids between the floor foundation sections filled with earth. West three also sand covered.

Monday June 15th, 2009. Forms for south foundation nearly complete.

Monday June 15th, 2009. Forms for loading dock and south foundation nearly complete.

Monday June 22nd, 2009. South foundation complete. Work progressing to level the fill in the foundation voids.

Monday June 29th, 2009. Floor poured. Work proceeding on the loading dock.

Monday July 6th, 2009. Building steel structure and roof trusses almost complete.

Monday July 20th, 2009. Roof structure complete. Wall framing underway.

Monday July 27th, 2009. Wall studding essentially complete.

Monday July 27th, 2009. Roof sealing underway.

Tuesday July 28th, 2009. Interior view. Electricians at work.

Tuesday August 4th, 2009. Exterior drywalling begun.

Monday August 10th, 2009. Exterior drywalling well underway.

Monday August 10th, 2009. Studding of partition wall between loading dock/vestibule and data centre room complete. Electrical work well underway.

Monday August 17th, 2009. Exterior drywalling almost complete. Exterior insulation well underway. Brickwork about to begin. Studding to close temporary interior access point underway.

Monday August 17th, 2009. Exterior drywalling almost complete. Exterior insulation well underway. Brickwork about to begin.

Monday August 24th. Building enclosed. Brickwork finish underway.

Monday August 24th. Building enclosed. Brickwork finish underway. Exterior finish includes Tyndal-stone inserts.

Monday August 24th. Building enclosed. Brickwork finish underway. Heavy rain has slowed work.

Monday August 24th. Building enclosed, except for temporary service access. Concrete enclosure for loading dock lift visible.

Monday August 31st, 2009. Brickwork finish underway.

Monday August 31st, 2009. Brickwork finish underway. West wall appears complete.

Tuesday September 8th, 2009. Brickwork and interior work continuing.

Monday September 14th, 2009. South exterior brickwork underway.

Monday September 14th, 2009. South exterior brickwork underway. Structure for entrance stairs and ramp installed.

Tuesday September 22nd, 2009. Exterior brickwork nearing completion.

Tuesday September 22nd, 2009. Interior drywalling can be seen through the loading dock entrance.

Monday September 28th, 2009. Exterior finishing all but complete.

Monday September 28th, 2009. Exterior finishing all but complete. Space left for year plaque.

Monday October 5th, 2009. Exterior finishing complete. Fixtures being installed.

Monday October 5th, 2009. Exterior finishing complete. Ramp surface installed.

Monday October 5th, 2009. Exterior finishing complete. Date stone installed.

Monday October 19th, 2009. Work continues to complete exterior details such as lights and stairs.

Monday October 19th, 2009. Work continues to complete exterior details such as lights and stairs. Skirting not yet installed on the south side.

Monday October 19th, 2009. Work continues to complete exterior details such as lights and stairs. Skirting installed on the north side.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Interior view looking west. Electrical panels can be seen across the room, in the northwest corner.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Interior view looking southwest.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Interior view looking northeast.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Interior view looking southeast.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Herb examines the emergency exit at the west end of the south wall.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. View into the data centre from the loading dock room.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. View into the loading dock room from the data centre. The boxes, etc... occupy the loading dock leveller.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Jon illustrates the height of the entrance door between the loading dock and the data centre.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Motor to operate the overhead door is installed.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Overhead climate control unit for the loading dock room installed.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Only the raised floor along the diagonal wall remains to be installed.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. View under the floor. The waffle underside of the tiles visible. The two white insulated pipes in the foreground are the chilled water supply and return.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. View under the floor. The waffle underside of the tiles visible. The two white insulated pipes in the foreground are the chilled water supply and return. Uninstalled copper floor grounding cable visible on right.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Close-up of a chilled water connection.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Raised floor detail.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. View under the floor towards the loading dock. The concrete box containing the load leveler visible in the background.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Upturned floor tile.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Jon checks out the roof access ladder in the mechanical room.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Herb in the mechanical room. In addition to services connections to the Armes bunker, this room will also contain tanks for the fire suppression system.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Electrical panels are situated in the northwest corner of the data centre room.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Transformer for basic building services (lights, wall sockets, etc...) is mounted high above the panels.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Left electrical panel.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Centre electrical panel.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Right electrical panel.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Control panel[?] near the loading-dock-to-data-centre door.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Cable tray along the north wall. The loops of cat 6 indicate the location of the IST rack for networking.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Emergency lighting.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Exterior card swipe.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Loading-dock view of the access.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009. Loading dock.

Wednesday November 4th, 2009. Stairs installed. Exterior nearly complete.

Wednesday November 4th, 2009. Data centre floor covered in chipboard. Interior nearly complete.

Wednesday November 4th, 2009. First rack, for building IT services, approximately positioned.

Wednesday November 4th, 2009. Door frame and doors need to be replaced with something higher.

Wednesday November 4th, 2009. Loading dock lift.

Wednesday November 4th, 2009. Tanks for fire suppression system.

Tuesday December 1st, 2009. Building exterior complete.

Tuesday December 1st, 2009. Building is located in a tightly enclosed space, surrounded by five other university buildings.

Tuesday December 1st, 2009. Novec fire suppression system in the mechanical room.

Tuesday December 1st, 2009. Next to the fire suppression system is the heat exchanger for the closed loop chilled water supply.

Wednesday December 9th, 2009. Under the raised floor is twelve pairs of connections for the chilled water supply and return system.