News

Enterprise Research Campus Update #51 (Week of August 5, 2024)

Construction Updates

As the Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) project continues, we will provide project notifications that outline upcoming and impactful activities, including a map of the area for reference.

Residential/Hotel

  • Saturday, August 3 activities will include erection of the exterior wall at the hotel, concrete support activities at the high-rise building with use of tower crane #2, clean up of the south side of the site, and exterior wall framing at the mid-rise building.
  • Due to delivery constraints, some early morning activity may occur this week.
  • Concrete decking and other operations continue.
  • Hotel steel installation has topped off at level 17 and continues with work on the periscope, the cantilevered section of the building.
  • The mid-rise residential building has topped off at their mechanical penthouse at level 9.
  • The hoists (exterior construction elevators) and loading docks have been installed. The mid-rise hoist is operational.
  • Work is progressing to level 17 of the high-rise building.
  • Exterior sheathing is being installed on the residential buildings.
  • Exterior curtain-wall panels are being installed at the hotel.
  • MEP work is ongoing.

Laboratory and Office Buildings

  • Topping off ceremony is planned for Friday, August 2.
  • Workers will be on site for steel activities and for concrete preparation in the parking garage.
  • Concrete operations continue with deck placements.
  • The hoist is being installed on the southern side of the building.
  • Structural steel continues to be delivered and installed on the east building with decking and detailing on the west building.
  • The east building steel is up to level 8, and the west building has topped off finishing structural steel on the second mechanical penthouse above level 9.
  • Utility installation is underway on the perimeter of the site.
  • MEP work is ongoing.

Greenway

  • Erection of the fence line will begin Monday, August 5.

Treehouse Conference Center

  • A crew will be installing mass timber this Saturday, August 3 starting at 7 a.m. A crane and lifts will be in use.
  • Mass timber installation and protection work continues next week.
  • Core connection work continues.

Building Mock-Ups

  • Punchlist work and other adjustments are intermittent on all five mockups.

General

  • The site’s four tower cranes have been erected and are operational. They are designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind.
  • The projects’ work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Intermittent use of power trowels for concrete finishing and layout for concrete placement may take place after 6 p.m.
  • Drones will be in use bi-weekly to monitor construction progress on site.
    • Drones will be operated by licensed pilots in accordance with Harvard University and the City of Boston regulations.
    • Flights are weather dependent and are scheduled one weekday morning alternating weekly.
    • Next flight is scheduled for Friday, August 2 at 11 a.m.