Since the last construction update the concrete slabs have been completely poured, nearly 1100 cubic yards or 1700 tons! With the entire footprint of the school now in place (the aerial image is a bit behind our progress), one can begin to see how the building is broken up into smaller masses so the scale of the school cedes to the scale of the trees and clearing.
So much goes into the foundations of a building in terms of labor, but also in terms of conduit and piping. That all of this gets covered by a material, concrete, that's challenging to alter once it's poured, is a testament to the planning that goes into a complex project like Cherry Crest Elementary School.
Steel began to arrive on the site at the beginning of December. In just a few weeks the framing for the gymnasium, administration, and library were bolted together. Each piece of steel is specially fabricated off site and assembled by steel workers and a crane working in tandem. The steel workers make it look easy, walking along the narrow beams, grabbing enormous pieces of steel hanging over their heads, then bolting them in place. Since every beam, column, and truss is numbered progress is remarkably rapid. By mid-January when most of the steel will be assembled, the frame will include about 10,000 separate pieces together adding up to almost 450 tons of steel.
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