The STEM facility is finally going vertical, a portion of the part north of the power plant is up. I'm glad to see this construction method used in our area, I read articles about CLT over the years and wondered when it would make it here.
The Music Building addition is also coming along. The last time I was by there most, if not all the exterior, was complete.
Next to the Simon Power Plant the new water tower is finally nearing completion. It liked like they were about to start lifting the first tank section into place few days ago. It's been interesting to watch how they build one.
EAST LANSING — Water flowing from Michigan State University’s faucets and fountains drew countless complaints from students over the years, from the occasional reddish hues to an intermittent metallic taste.
MSU officials say the water is safe to drink and assure students it is tested regularly to ensure it meets state and federal water quality requirements. But the well water supply naturally contains minerals and sediments that can lead to an unattractive color and taste.
That’s where a new, $21 million water system filtration plant and storage tower comes in.
Workers are erecting the water treatment facility, the first of it’s kind on MSU’s East Lansing campus. Leaders say it will send clear, clean and fresh drinking water to nearly every building.
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Construction kicked off on Service Road near Recycle Drive in June 2018 and he said the facility should go into operation in early 2020.
The project includes a 2-million-gallon water storage tank perched on a pedestal. The unit will measure 150 feet tall. It also includes a 11,500 square foot water treatment plant.
Fifteen wells sit on the south side of campus. Water is currently pumped from the wells to an existing underground reservoir west of the Engineering Building and treated. The water is then pumped to buildings on campus.
Once construction wraps, the water will flow from the wells to the new filtration plant where iron will be filtered out. The water will be treated with fluoride, chloride and a corrosion inhibitor in addition to going through a process to remove any radium, said project manager Robert Nestle.
Then it will stream into the new water tower and gravity will send it to campus buildings, he said. Buildings that won’t be serviced by the new system include the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Brody Hall complex, the 1855 Place buildings and the Farms Distribution System, which serves the agricultural area south of campus. Those buildings are connected to other water systems.
Good this is finally happening. I remember when some of my family went to the university in the 70's, and they were complaining about the water color and taste even back then.
Oh, here's a video of it rising. It's cool to see how it kind of self-builds:
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is planning a new innovation park on campus, the head of the school's governing board said Friday morning.
Board of Trustees Chair Dianne Byrum said the university hopes to transform 140 acres of vacant property on South Harrison Road into a research park.
The land, about 0.2 square miles, makes up most of the once bustling Spartan Village apartment complex, university spokeswoman Emily Guerrant confirmed.
Guerrant said the innovation park, which Byrum described as a research park, would have a research focus but also could have retail, housing and other multi-use purposes.
Byrum said the park has been a theoretical project for several years. She said it's still in the planning phases and not set in stone.
This would be in addition to the existing University Corporate Research Park to the south. Not sure why an additional one is needed, quite frankly.
I wonder if it has to do with where the land is. Is the old Spartan Village in East Lansing or Lansing? Whereas the University Corporate Research Park is in Lansing. An additional one also could be needed just because McLaren will end up using all of the remaining space and they foresee running out of space in 10 years.
Spartan Village is in East Lansing, though the University Corporate Research Park being in Lansing shows that they don't really care which city the campus is in. In fact, a significant part of Forest Akers Golf Course - the entrance and parking lot for the west side of the golf course - is in Lansing, and one of the university's expirmental/research farms down near Collins and Jolly is in Lansing Township.
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A awesome update on the STEM facility announced last June:
The project is slated for completion Fall of next year.
The Music Building addition is also coming along. The last time I was by there most, if not all the exterior, was complete.
Next to the Simon Power Plant the new water tower is finally nearing completion. It liked like they were about to start lifting the first tank section into place few days ago. It's been interesting to watch how they build one.
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The LSJ did a story on the water tower, today. Apparently, it's water system filtration plant.
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Good this is finally happening. I remember when some of my family went to the university in the 70's, and they were complaining about the water color and taste even back then.
Oh, here's a video of it rising. It's cool to see how it kind of self-builds:
http://www.grangerconstruction.com/michigans-first-clt-mass-timber-structure-midway-review/
https://twitter.com/contractmag/status/1178709559004876800
https://twitter.com/ConstructToday/status/1177223376215183360
This would be in addition to the existing University Corporate Research Park to the south. Not sure why an additional one is needed, quite frankly.