Standing on top of five stories of steel, two construction workers carefully walk across the frame to the middle of the building. The crane lifts the beam from the ground to the workers above. The men work together to precisely put the beam in place and secure it. The entire process takes about 10 minutes, but it marks a major milestone in the construction of Primary Children’s new outpatient building.
The placing of the beam marks 10 percent completion of the new building. The next steps are to make sure the building is square then pour the concrete floors. By May, construction workers hope to start the exterior of the building.
Before the beam was lifted into place, the members of Jacobsen Construction team held a traditional barbecue of smoked beef, baked beans, and potato salad. It’s a construction tradition that dates back nearly a hundred years.
Workers, and hospital administrators, left their mark on the project by signing the beam, that was painted white. They also placed an evergreen tree on the beam as it was hoisted into place. The tree is another construction tradition called topping out. The tree symbolizes hope for the continued project and gratitude that no one has been hurt.
You can check-in on the construction of our new building anytime, by viewing our construction webcam.
We created this time-lapse of our new building construction thus far.
