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HCE’s Energy Centre Week 8 BEFORE This piping will service Sir John A Macdonald School and was installed early to avoid the upcoming school year. AFTER Fortunately the large maple tree on the right
survived the excavation. The contractor nurtured it along with burlap
around the root ball and regular soakings during the extremely hot
construction period. What this photo does not show is the contrast
between the new sod we planted versus the dried out "hay"
on the left. Again, thanks to our hot weather. With most of the pile caps poured and set... Crews begin constructing the forms for grade beams.
Tom Fehr, HCE's new Chief Engineer supervises the
concrete pouring for the grade beams. Concrete quality is absolutely
critical at this stage so each and every load is tested and if it
does not meet specs it is rejected and sent away. An independent
consulting firm, Trow Consulting, was hired to perform quality control
testing throughout the construction process. On this particular
day, two loads don't meet specifications and are refused. Welding crews continue to form joint kits on the distribution piping. Now you know where the term "in the trenches" originated. OOPS! The contractor and HCE hit water. A water main
is undermined and breaks, filling the trench and setting crews back
a few days until the water can be removed and the pipe, which is
at the bottom of this 10 foot trench, is cleaned and dried out! A look at the back of City Hall before...
This. When weather does not permit outside work to proceed, crews turn their attention to the kilometers of indoor pipe winding its way through basements and garages. Here an expansion loop is installed in the basement storage room of Jackson Square.
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