Constructing NRLF -- Phase III
NRLF was in the last stages of a building project that added 62,300
square feet of new shelving and reading space to the existing 157,000
square foot facility. The project included a shelving module to
house the equivalent of 2.2 million volumes and an expanded reading room.
Construction began in December 2003, and was completed in
April 2005.
Shelving Module, April 22, 2004 - Waterproofing
material on grade prior to pouring concrete for the mud slab. |
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Shelving
Module, May 5, 2004 - Reinforcing bars prior to pouring concrete for
the mat slab. Phase 2 building in the background. |
Shelving
Module, May 5, 2004 - Details of mat slab reinforcing bars. |
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Shelving
Module, May 11, 2004 - Close up of the mat slab concrete pour.
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Shelving
Module, May 11, 2004 - Pouring concrete for the 2-foot thick mat
slab. |
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Shelving
Module, July 2, 2004 - Columns and shoring on Level 2.5. |
Shelving Module, July 12, 2004 - Pouring concrete
for the Level 4 deck. (Yes, the floors will be red!) |
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Shelving Module, July 20, 2004 - Columns on Level 4
- some being formed, some awaiting concrete, some with concrete
curing. |
NRLF Site,
July 20, 2004 - The Reading Room building (left) and the Shelving
Module (right) in relation to the existing Phases 1&2. |
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Reading Room Building, July 27, 2004 - The Reading
Room superstructure and framing. |
Reading Room Building, Aug 6, 2004 - The lobby,
with future entrance to right and future service desk to the left.
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NRLF Site, Aug
10, 2004 - The two Phase 3 building sites. |
Reading Room Building, Aug 13, 2004 - Barbecue
lunch for those attending the Topping Off tour. |
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Shelving Module, Sept 26, 2004 - View of Level 2.5
with shelving uprights on pallets. |
Shelving Module, Oct 26, 2004 - The water supply
pipe for the fire sprinkler system - configured to flex on the
seismic joint between Phase 2 and Phase 3 buildings. |
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Shelving Module, Oct 26, 2004 - The Light fixtures
and ventilation ducts on Level 4, before the shelves have been
installed. |
Mechanical Rooms, Nov 16, 2004 - The new chiller,
one of the components for maintaining a constant 60 degrees F in the
storage areas. |
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Shelving
Module, Nov 16, 2004 - The east and north walls. They're beginning
to install the metal siding (lower left). |
Shelving Module, Dec 15, 2004 - The north wall -
emergency stairwells are at the corners with mechanical rooms
between them. |
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NRLF Site, Dec 22, 2004 - Both the Reading Room and
Shelving Module are progressing. |
Shelving Module, Dec 22, 2004 - The shelving
installation on Level 1. |
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Shelving Module, Dec 22, 2004 - The center aisle
between the shelving ranges on Level 1. | |
