See the Project News section below for two recent blog posts on Phase II construction starting June 1st and Talley closure information including department move locations. Additionally, if you haven’t peeked in on the construction cams, take a moment and do so. You can now see the brick work wrapping up on the West side…
Read MoreThe semester is drawing to a close and which also signals the beginning of Phase II construction set to begin June 1st. Over the past month you may have noticed some changes as art has begun to come down, the University Student Centers Administration office has moved to Witherspoon, and Stewart Theatre has been packed up…
Read MoreThe start of Phase II construction is around the corner, June 1st, 2013. We wanted to take a moment and provide some planning tools to help you as we continue construction this Fall. The Talley Maps below are for planning and the exact locations of fencing and signage may vary. There are a lot of projects…
Read MoreLots of work inside and out on the project. As you can see on the webcam brickwork and glass has started to go up. Schedule Update Completion Date: December 29, 2014 Note: Phase I Complete Late 2013 Actual Percentage Complete: 32% (Updated 3/26; Next update: 4/23) Project News and Announcements Close down preparations of the current facility have…
Read MorePhoto: View from Carroll Hall January 3, 2013 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope everyone had a great winter break. As you walk around the perimeter of the site you should notice some differences on site. Most notably is that the crane is gone, but also more of the exterior framing and skin has gone up. Inside…
Read MorePhoto: View from Carroll Hall December 13, 2012 Another semester is in the books and the year is almost over! The site is buzzing with activity. Interior and exterior walls are going up, fireproofing continues, MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) work is happening, and the building is starting to take shape on the inside. Some…
Read MorePhoto: View from Dunn toward North Main Entry November 27, 2012 Hope you had a great Thanksgiving break and final week of classes! Reflecting on our weekly construction updates, the schedule is beginning to look similar week to week with lots of activities continuing progress. Also in preparation for Phase I opening (late…
Read MoreThe picture above is from the site this morning as crews are finishing the east side concrete pour on the 3rd floor (ballroom level). Make sure to take the time to walk by the site on your next time around Central Campus. You can see the exterior framing, interior walls on the 2nd and 3rd…
Read MoreThe picture above is from the site this morning as the sun came up and crews were completing the pour of the 2nd floor concrete slab. We have an exciting week this coming week! If you walk by on Dunn avenue you will be able to see the interior framing (walls) going up as…
Read MoreCrews continue with steel work throughout the site and if you walk by you can see more of the Ballroom taking shape. There will be a night pour next Thursday morning (3am) pouring the 2nd floor east side. For more information read the next 7 below. You can follow along with our live cams. For those…
Read MoreA guest post from Lisa Perkins, Vice President, Marketing and Communications for Rodgers Builders, Inc. Steel Signing Event during 2012 Wolfpack Welcome Week. Left to Right: Thomas Daye (’93), B.D. Rodgers (’49), Wes Spurlock (’99), Jeremy McGinnis (’02) Starting with Rodgers Chairman B.D. Rodgers, Wolfpack pride is rampant on the Talley construction site. B.D. Rodgers, named…
Read MoreThe updates are starting to get longer! This week is an exciting week as you can see in the Next 7, more activities and trades are happening on multiple floors and both sides of the building. If you have been following along with our live cams you can now see the East Side steel taking shape as…
Read MoreAt our last talk in November 2011, we introduced to you the dining concepts (Pizza, Burrito, Diner, Sandwich, Coffee, Bistro and World Cuisine). We also heard from you, the students, the desire to have a branded concept in addition to University Dining. The time has come to reveal the NINE Dining Venue names, logos and…
Read MoreAs part of our Talley Table Talk this semester we are excited to release our initial Phase I Building Maps. As we open Phase I (and subsequently Phase II), we anticipate we will need to make some changes, but overall this will be our new standard building map. Below is a picture of what they…
Read MoreIf you have been following along with our live cams you have not been able to see the work going on in the 4th section of steel on the east side up against Talley. However, if you take a walk between Reynolds and Talley you can see the work up close. We have enjoyed talking with many…
Read MoreFirst off thank you for your patience this week! Its been a busy week with the demolition of concrete outside of the C-Store and early morning concrete pours for the elevated slabs on the west side (floors 3-5). With those items complete, steel crews can now begin on the east side of the site. As…
Read MoreThe building elevations continue to take shape. This week saw 2 of the pavilions go up in addition to other steel. This next week crews expect to start steel on the East side (closest to Reynolds). Take a peek at our live cams and updated photos on Facebook to see the progress. Above is a picture of the site…
Read MoreYou are reading an award winning blog! Recently the Raleigh Public Relations Society recognized the Talley Renovation and Addition Blog at the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Excellence in Communication with a Gold Award (1st place) in the News Release Category (Division 3 – Public Relations Writing). Campus Enterprises picked up four other awards at the…
Read MoreAs projected steel started this past week and progress is visible from hour to hour. The photo below from our Carroll Hall Camera shows the progress as of 8am this morning. You can see the start of the 3rd floor going up (service corridor and ARTS NC STATE suite). above it on the 4th floor…
Read MoreBelow are images of a recent feature in Aspire, A Cooper Carry E-Zine. Cooper Carry is the architecture firm heading up the interiors portion of New Talley. The article focuses on the trip this summer to NEOCON and the role of student input, specifically Student Body President Andy Walsh’s efforts to live tweet the experience. You…
Read MoreA busy week ahead as steel begins to go up. The site will significantly change over the next week. Crews are busy packing up concrete forms and backfilling the site in anticipation of the crane arrival. Below is a picture from Tuesday September 12th from our Alexander Camera. Schedule: Past 7 Days (September 6 –…
Read MoreIf you have been following along with our weekly updates, we have been talking about a start date for steel erection. That day is around the corner and after our preconstruction meeting this morning, things look to be a go for Monday, September 17th. So we wanted to take a moment and give an update…
Read MoreWhat a week! Power was out today (Thursday) due to a non construction related issue. A big thanks to ALL the Student Centers Staff (and others from across campus) who have worked hard to get things back up and running. Its tough to maintain a building that is falling apart while getting excited for the…
Read MoreLots of progress this week with concrete walls and columns poured for the east half of the first floor as well as progress on the 2nd half of the elevated deck (2nd floor). Crews will be working over the Labor Day weekend preparing for the elevated deck pour next weekend. Stay tuned next week for…
Read MoreIt has been an exciting week on the site seeing over 1500 cubic yards of concrete poured. The first half of the 2nd floor elevated deck was poured overnight Saturday into Sunday and the rain managed to hold off. Crews started working on the formwork for the second half of this deck. Once that is…
Read MoreThanks to all who came out and celebrated the Steel Signing with us! Here is one picture from the event, but you can see more pictures on our Facebook page. We have another big week of milestones this week with the first elevated deck slab being poured. This is part one of two, more information…
Read MoreWhile official move-in starts tomorrow, there is quite the buzz around campus! We are excited to welcome to the Fall semester! A lot has happened over the summer and a lot more is about to start. Read Welcome to a new year for details about what to expect this fall and to see pictures from the…
Read MoreWelcome to the new school year! If this is your first year at NC State, WELCOME! If you are returning, welcome back. This post hopefully will serve as a primer and a refresher about the Talley Student Center Renovation and Addition Project. Below we have provided some resources and information about the project as well…
Read MoreSchedule: Past 7 Days (July 26 – August 1) North of Talley – West Side Future site of Dock, Dining, Senate Chambers & Arts NC State 1. Continued concrete wall installation 2. Continued the one-sided wall installation at Price Music Center 3. Continued the elevated deck activities North of Talley – East Side Future site…
Read MoreIn addition to continuing the work you have seen, this week the project will be wrapping up the work on Cates Avenue (East and West) and begin the wall construction on the east side of the site. This week we have two pictures for you. The one above is an aerial photo from the middle of…
Read MoreScaffolding is flying up as the crews begin work on the elevated deck, which will begin to close in “the hole” (as many of you refer to it). Walls continue to go up as you can see in this week picture, this time from Alexander Hall. Stay tuned to the live construction cameras, should be…
Read MoreThanks for all the inquiries about what the inside of Talley will look like. We have a variety of work groups in the process of finalizing details of key areas. In keeping with our Talley Table Talk (all day info days), we have set October 2012 as our next Table Talk highlighting key areas. Some…
Read MoreAn exciting week on site this week! Crews could be spotted on site yesterday (July 4th) and by mid morning, columns were formed up. So not only will we have some walls poured, but this next week we should also see some columns poured. Work that you can’t see on the live feed includes waterproofing…
Read MoreRecently we posted about the upcoming Cates Avenue Duct Bank Work to begin in July with maps to come! These maps are out and here is the latest update from Transportation. West Cates Avenue (between First Year College and Student Health) This portion of the work will begin Thursday, July 5 and is expected to be completed by August 9 (hopefully…
Read MoreWalls continue to go up and this afternoon you can see columns start to go up in the loading dock and service area. Above is a picture of the site from this morning, you can also see the progress here on the live feed. Its been a good week for sharing about the Talley Renovation…
Read MoreFrom NC State Transportation Join their listserv for updates such as this —— Duct bank work is expected to start on Cates Avenue around July 1 which will impact parking and traffic. (A map of the affected areas will be sent as the date approaches). East Cates Avenue (between Morrill Drive & Jeter Drive) We…
Read MoreThe first wall was poured this past week and the second one is scheduled to be poured tomorrow (Friday). You can see walls three and four start to take shape as the rebar is placed. Here is a picture of the site from this morning or you can see the progress here on the live…
Read MoreWalls started to go up this week. Here is a picture from the site as of 8am this morning where you can see two of the walls in progress. To see more, check out the live feed. Schedule: Next 7 Days (June 7 – June 13) North of Talley – West Side Future site…
Read MoreProgress continues with over 400 piles installed and 20 pile caps poured! Here is a picture taken yesterday of the site, where you can see the footprints of the pavilions taking shape. As noted below in the schedule, things should start to go vertical this coming week with the first concrete walls being poured. Fly…
Read MorePedestrian Traffic Fencing around the site should not change much over the summer and the pedestrian paths will continue to be open as they have been this semester. There will be significant construction traffic at the entrance by Alexander/Price and to create a safer environment we ask for your assistance. Please use the South side…
Read MoreReduced Construction Work Hours Contractors will continue a reduced work schedule through Thursday, May 10th (last day of finals) for the heavy equipment. Work hours will be 9am-8pm and contractors will resume the 7am start Friday May 11th. After graduation and residence hall move out on May 12th, contractors will begin summer hours. Work includes:…
Read MoreA couple general updates this week in addition to the past and next 7 days schedule. Study Rooms Available in Talley With the fire separation walls complete on the 3rd floor, the study rooms and lounge (formerly CSLEPS, Campus Activities and Parents & Families Services offices) have been reopened. There are 6 rooms plus lounge…
Read MoreSchedule: Past 7 Days Existing Talley 1. Completed the 3rd and 4th floor separation walls 2. Completed the east side temporary stair erection (by Reynolds) 3. Cut the northeast building column - Blog post on the process: Digging a Little Deeper – Column Shoring and Extension 4. Started the north stairwell separation walls North of Talley –…
Read MoreConstruction activity continues to increase. This includes activity at the Cates Avenue construction entrance. Please use caution when walking around the site and past construction entrances. Schedule: Past 7 Days Existing Talley 1. Completed the 2nd floor precast demolition 2. Completed the 2nd floor temporary corridor walls and ceiling 3. Continued the 3rd floor and…
Read More**Updated June 8, 2012 with Step 2 (cut column with excavated area and shoring) picture** This blog is a little different than our normal updates. It is a little more technical in nature. We thought that with some of the unique aspects of the project and NC State’s strong engineering programs, there was an opportunity…
Read MoreAfter a few weeks of low-profile, behind-the-scenes work, construction is about to kick into high gear! If you’ve been anywhere near the project lately, you may have noticed that we’re installing a fire wall on the north side of the building, which is intended to protect the current building from potentially dangerous construction activities, such…
Read MoreHello! Before I jump right in with this blog, let me take a second to introduce myself. My name is TJ Willis, and I am currently an assistant director for Campus Activities as well as a doctoral student in Higher Education Administration. My research interests center around the college union (also known by its many…
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