This week, you can really start to see what the new library will look like. The steel beam construction continues and you can see the outline of the roof window feature. The roof line was designed to reflect the rolling hills of the sage steppe area. We were so excited to see this development that we couldn't wait to actually get on site to take pictures so we shot some through the chain link fence! So to all the Chervenell guys who are wondering who the crazy women were peering through the fence and snapping photos, it was just your fans from the library!
These steel beams are manufactured in La Grande, Oregon and the construction management team ordered them far in advance, so the continued steel price rise is luckily not affecting this job.
Also happening this week - the walker ducts are being finished so the rest of the slab can be poured over them. The walker ducts are what house all of the fiber optic cables and other assorted wiring needed to make a more functional library where the breakers won't blow every time someone prints!
The big push right now is to finish as much in the existing portion of the library so they can focus on the new addition.
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