Scaffolding along the south face of the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center, as seen from the facility's roof. Crews are expected to be finished with brick work and other major pieces of the building's exterior by the end of the month.
Construction on the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center has moved into what seems to be a full-on sprint, as crews race to complete sealing in the facility by the end of May, with major interior work set to begin June 1:
Medical and Counseling Care Center
Air conditioning, doors, lights and the intercom system are installed, with acoustic ceiling tiles in place this week. Flooring will be installed beginning June 1, and the items remaining to be installed can be counted one hand: Handrails, corner guards and cabinets (which include receptionist desks and the like).
North gym
Across from the racquetball courts, this gym was used for storage through most of the project, but it now has new lights, temperature control and newly built sections of wall along the ceiling. Crews will begin painting the ceiling and walls in the coming weeks, with the basketball court scheduled to be installed beginning June 1.
The pools
Crews this week are running pressure tests to ensure the plumbing is in good order before tile is laid over the concrete base of the leisure pool. Painting, meanwhile, is set to begin on the ceiling and walls surrounding the lap pool, after which tile work will begin in that pool, as well.
The lobby
Work in the lobby is mostly finished for now, with flooring and final touches among the last items to be completed in the facility. The cabinet work — receptionist desks and other semipermanent fixtures — will begin in two to three weeks.
Faculty and athletics offices
With most classes over for the summer and most students off campus, coaches and staff have moved out of their offices, and minor renovations (new paint, carpets and ceiling tiles) have begun. Faculty from the Department of Exercise Science and Health have begun moving out, as well, and work will begin on those offices next week.
A worker welds the new handrails along the jogging trail above the new gym. Also visible are the newly installed lights.
South gyms
Lights have been installed in Scruggs Gymnasium and the new basketball court, and crews have added a second coat of white paint to the ceiling. Cleanup has begun in preparation for painting the Scruggs walls in the coming week and laying the wood floors on both courts beginning June 1.
Second floor
Sheetrock and paint have been added to the framing that created the new offices and classroom on the second floor of the facility.
Framing is in place for the group-exercise classrooms in the facility’s southeast corner. Insulation will be installed next. Handrails are in place along the jogging track and other walkways overlooking the lobby and pools. Sheetrock has been installed and crews have applied the first coat of paint to administrative offices and the large second-floor classroom/demonstration kitchen in the building’s northeast corner. Crews will begin installing the floors in that area June 1.
A row of windows on the south wall of a group-exercise classroom on the building's second floor.