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Daily Construction Report
Project: Center for the Arts			Date: 9/22/11
Contractor: Holder
Client: Virginia Tech
Project Scope/Method of construction: The Center of the Arts at Virginia Tech "refers to both university-level arts programming initiatives, and to the physical spaces (performance hall, visual arts galleries, creative technologies labs and studios) that comprise the new facility."
	Sunny	Clear	Overcast	Rain	Snow
Weather
	Below 32	33-50	51-70	71-90	Above 91
Temp.
	Still	Moderate	High
Wind
	Dry	Moderate	Humid
Humidity
	Non Manual		Manual
Field Force:	2		20+
Subcontractors:	Snohetta
	STV
	ARUP
	WT
	Chandler Inc.
Equiptment at
Site:	Concrete Truck (1)
	Concrete Bucket (1)
	Cranes (2)
	Drill-Rigs(3)
	Dump-Truck (1)
	Bull-Dozer(2)
	Backhoe (1)
	Generator (1)
	Water-Pump(1)
Is equiptment close?  All the equiptment is very close along with all of there supplies. This isn't a big job site because it has to work around a working college campus.
Are there idle workers? Yes. It is getting close to the end of the day, however, there are workers just standing around. Part of this probably has to do with the fact that Holder is trying to keep as many of its subcontractors working as possible because it is so far behind schedule due to the underground river.
Construction Activities: The biggest job going on right now is the drilling of the caisons. There are caisons of different sizes being drill to support the weight of the building. Another job taking place is the excavation of the dirt that is being removed from the pylon holes along with general excavation to lower the ground level since right now the ground level is higher than it will be at   the end of the project. Another project taking place right now is the dried concrete from the pylon shells has to be knocked off with a sledge hammer. Also, although I'm not sure why, concrete is being lifted by a crane up to the top of one of the walls.
Does safety seem to be of importance? Yes. Just to enter the site everyone was required to wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest, and boots. Holder emphasizes over and over how important safety is to them and their workers.
Hazard Analysis:
Activity		Hazard		Solution
Drilling caisons		falling into one of the hundred plus foot holes.		cages and railings are put around the holes and those that work around the holes have a safety harness tied off to something.
Comments/Remarks: It was a very interesting site visit and I would love to visit again later to see the progress. I'm also curious how much extra money this project cost than originally estimated.

Literally tons of steel

Concrete truck that pours concrete into a bucket that is then lifted by a crane 

and raised to the top of the structure and poured into place