Monday, January 25, 2010

January Update

Through frigid cold weather, the construction team is pressing to get the bulk of the structure complete (i.e. floors, walls, and roof). The Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) wall crews have begun working on the second floor walls in the Middle School wing. The steel crews are applying the roof decking on the library. The brick masons are laying brick on both the dinning hall and the library. In extremely cold weather, brick mortar will not cure in the frigid temperatures. Therefore, the masons have to erect a temporary cover with scaffolding, sheet plastic, and space heaters. Though the cold temperatures make working conditions less than optimal, the men and women of the Learning Village workforce continue to work from sun up to sun down with great resolve and an encouraging spirit.