Joseph Brant Museum Transformation

July Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior finishes ongoing
2. Drywall is complete
3. Exterior Stone veneer is 98 per cent complete
4. Elevator link to Brant House is 98 per cent complete.
5. Interior painting/flooring is ongoing
6. Backfill for retaining walls complete

Two Week Look Ahead

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior finishes ongoing
2. Interior painting/flooring is ongoing
3. Masonry Precast Caps ongoing
4. Green Roof installation to initiate
5. Site and parking lot rough grading ongoing
6. Exterior electrical ongoing
7. Millwork ongoing
8. Doors ongoing
9. Compact storage shelving complete
10. Exhibit ongoing – 95 per cent complete
11. Mechanical/Electrical Commissioning is ongoing
12. Curbs and sidewalks ongoing
13. Structural canopy will initiate
14. Parking lot paving to initiate
15. Landscape to initiate

June Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior finishes ongoing
2. Drywall installation on going, first and second floor in the Brant House is complete
3. Exterior Stone veneer is 95 per cent complete
4. Elevator link to Brant House is 95 per cent complete.
5. Interior painting/flooring is ongoing
6. Backfill for retaining walls ongoing

Two Week Look Ahead

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior finishes ongoing
2. Exterior Stone veneer completed, pre-cast soffits complete
3. Interior painting/flooring is ongoing
4. Deficiencies in Green Roof Membrane completed
5. Site and parking lot rough grading
6. Exterior electrical initiated
7. Millwork ongoing
8. Doors ongoing
9. Compact storage shelving install initiated

February Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior rough ins ongoing
2. Drywall installation on going, first and second floor in the Brant House is 70% complete
3. Sprinkler rough ins ongoing
4. Steel/wood stud interior 100 per cent complete
5. Exterior Stone veneer on going
6. Elevator link to Brant House on going. Roof is complete.
7. Structural Steel Canopy initiated

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-ins ongoing.
2. Interior drywall on-going, both in addition and in the Brant House
3. Sprinkler rough-ins ongoing including on Second Floor in Brant House
4. Veneer, (natural stone), ongoing
5. Elevator install to initiate
6. Stair installation from ground floor to first floor of Brant House initiated

March Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior rough ins ongoing
2. Drywall installation on going, first, second and third floor in the Brant House is 90 per cent complete
3. Sprinkler rough ins complete
4. Exterior Stone veneer on going
5. Elevator link to Brant House on going. Roof is complete.
6. Elevator install ongoing
7. Interior painting/flooring initiated
8. Geothermal exterior works initiated
9. Backfill for retaining walls initiated
10. Structural Steel Canopy initiated, (re-design required due to set-back required from hydro lines- the issue is due to a site condition)

May 23, 2019 Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior rough ins ongoing
2. Drywall installation on going, first and second floor in the Brant House is 90 per cent complete
3. Sprinkler rough ins complete
4. Exterior Stone veneer on going
5. Elevator link to Brant House on going. Roof is complete.
6. Elevator install complete
7. Permanent power to building complete
8. Interior painting/flooring initiated
9. Geothermal exterior works complete
10. Backfill for retaining walls ongoing
11. Structural Steel Canopy initiated, (re-design complete, works included in proposed project schedule)

December Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior rough ins ongoing
2. Sprinkler rough ins ongoing
3. Steel stud interior works ongoing
4. Exterior stone veneer ongoing
5. Retaining wall works ongoing
6. Glazing 95 per cent complete

January Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior rough ins ongoing
2. Drywall installation on going
3. Sprinkler rough ins ongoing
4. Steel stud interior 98 per cent complete
5. Exterior Stone veneer on going
6. Elevator link to Brant House initiated
7. Interior temporary heat executed

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Waterproofing and backfilling continue.
2. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-ins ongoing.
3. Interior drywall on-going
4. Sprinkler rough-ins ongoing.
5. Structural Steel Canopy to initiate
6. Veneer, (natural stone), ongoing.

November Construction Activity:

1. Mechanical/Electrical interior rough ins ongoing
2. Sprinkler rough ins ongoing
3. Steel stud interior works ongoing
4. Exterior stairwell forming ongoing
5. Retaining wall works ongoing

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Waterproofing and backfilling continue.
2. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-ins ongoing.
3. Interior steel stud framing is ongoing
4. Exterior stairwell – form/pour
5. Heat Pump Installation ongoing
6. Sprinkler rough-ins ongoing.
7. Curtain Wall, (front glazing structure), glazing installed
8. Veneer, (natural stone), will initiate.

October Construction Activity:

1. Waterproofing is ongoing
2. The primary and secondary service to the new build is complete
3. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-in is ongoing
4. Sprinkler rough-in is ongoing
5. Steel stud interior work is ongoing
6. Exterior stairwell forming is ongoing
7. “The Eagle has Landed” The Brant House was placed on its permanent foundation

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Waterproofing and backfilling continue
2. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-in is ongoing
3. Interior steel stud framing is ongoing
4. Exterior stairwell – form/pour
5. Heat Pump installation initiated
6. Easterly retaining walls are ongoing
7. Sprinkler rough-in is ongoing.
8. Curtain Wall, front glazing structure, will initiate
9. Veneer, natural stone, will initiate

July Construction Activity:

1. Waterproofing ongoing
2. Structural forming for roof slab including re-bar works completed
3. Site servicing initiated and ongoing
4. Elevator shaft pour initiated and ongoing
5. Geothermal works, i.e. 15 - 400’ boreholes and piping, initiated and ongoing

August Construction Activity:

1. Waterproofing ongoing
2. Site services ongoing
3. Elevator shaft pour complete
4. Geothermal works, boreholes and piping complete
5. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-in initiated
6. Steel stud interior works initiated
7. Prep. for the pad to move the House ongoing

September Construction Activity:

1. Waterproofing ongoing
2. Site services ongoing.  Burlington Hydro initiated the primary service to the new build.
3. Exterior Veneer stone mock up scheduled
4. Mechanical and electrical interior rough ins ongoing
5. Steel stud interior works ongoing
6. Pad for move of House complete
7. Footings/ re-bar for interior stairs and loading dock initiated

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Waterproofing and backfilling continue
2. Natural Stone Veneer mock-up is complete
3. Mechanical and electrical interior rough-ins ongoing
4. Interior steel stud framing is ongoing
5. The Brant House sits on the last engineered pad to be moved to the permanent foundation the week of Oct. 1, 2018 subject to weather and site conditions
6. Foundation walls for loading dock and exterior stairs are ongoing
7. Re-bar works for the easterly retaining walls has initiated
8. Primary electrical feed and secondary electrical feed to the building are ongoing sprinkler rough-ins has initiated

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Formwork, re-bar and concrete pours for walls ongoing
2. Waterproofing and backfilling continue
3. Below slab mechanical and electrical is completed
4. Second move of a total of four moves is complete.  The structural pad for the last two moves is being prepared. The last two moves are scheduled for mid-August
5. The slab on grade (SOG), (Museum concrete ground floor), has been poured
6. Site Mechanical and Electrical rough-ins continue

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Footings, formwork, re-bar and concrete pours for foundations and walls ongoing
2. Interior structural columns are formed and poured
3. Waterproofing, weepers and backfilling continue
4. Below slab mechanical and electrical has commenced and is ongoing
5. Second move of a total of four moves is scheduled for mid-June

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. Footings, walls and rebar works ongoing
2. Formwork, re-bar, footings, concrete pours and waterproofing continue on the north wall
3. Work has commenced for the weepers on the west and north walls
4. Below slab mechanical and electrical will commence shortly

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. The Museum House has been moved to its first location.  The pad has been compacted to receive the house for the second move which is proposed to be 3-4 weeks away
2. Existing foundation of the Brant House has been demolished
3. Formwork, re-bar, footings, concrete pours and waterproofing continue on the west wall
4. Formwork, re-bar, footings have initiated on the north wall
5. Formwork, re-bar, footings will initiate for the proposed Brant House foundation

Two Week Construction Look Ahead:

1. The Museum House is currently being secured and prepared for the move.  The house will be moved four times on site, the forth being it’s final location on its new foundations
2. The water main works supplying domestic water have been approved by the Region and are 90 per cent complete
3. Formwork, re-bar and footings have initiated on the west wall and works continue with this scope of works
4. Demolition of the existing foundation that the Museum House currently sits on will initiate the week of March 12, 2018

To Date Construction/Two Week Look Ahead:

1. Mobilization, Stripping, Clearing and grubbing is complete, rough grade established for new build
2. Burlington Hydro has initiated works for the new primary service
3. The utilities have been shut off to the existing house and all utility sign off’s have been granted for demolition purposes
4. Unforeseen water main conflict has been finalized with Hospital/Region and no further action is required.  Any schedule delay will be worked around
5. Existing structural questions/issues with current Museum House have been investigated and rectified.  Draft move plan in for review.  Any schedule delay will be worked around
6. After approval of move plan the house will take approxiamately two weeks to move, one and a half weeks of prep work and one day to move.  Scheduled to initiate prep work week of Jan. 29, 2018
7. Footings to initiate Jan. 29, 2018.  Walls Jan. 31, 2018