The last week has seen good progress on site in spite of some rain that would have stopped many construction projects. The first footings were poured on Saturday in the rain, and the bricklayers began to build the basement walls today. Stage 1 of the piers was completed today and the basement of the building will soon become more identifiable. The Lipman team is very keen to see the basement floor in place so that the site is clean, the mountain of sand (the 'big top') can be back-filled and stage 2 of the piers completed. The picture opposite shows the foundations beginning to emerge from the sand. Note New College in the background with the the green 4th Floor that was added in 2003-2004.The sand has been both a curse and a blessing. Workers on site are developing their leg muscles as the move around and there is the constant problem of blowing sand that has been covered. But the good news is that even torrential rain quickly disappears on site, this was the main reason that concrete could be poured on Saturday and the site remains accessible.
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