Week 45 - A Mini-Mobile Momentous Moment

BVUUF Building Project Construction Status

Significant Milestones

• Interior finishing work is ongoing
• Exterior work is slowed by cold weather
• Landscaping postponed until spring

Other Major Activities This Month

• Starting stucco application & painting on exterior
• Spraying another layer of paint in lobby area ceiling, bathrooms and clerestory
• Installing ceiling tile in the School of the Spirit (SOS) wing
• Hanging sheetrock in the sanctuary on walls and over the dais
• Building a hydrothermal mechanical room
• Wiring up heat pumps in classrooms
• Starting beetle kill ceiling in Sanctuary
• Starting floor tile and carpet installation

Parking Lot Paving Issues

• Both wet & frozen soils are issues
• Soil is frozen 12" below the surface
• The Building Committee continues to aggressively monitor the situation and consider alternatives.

This week's Building Committee video clip of construction progress is entitled

A Mini-Mobile Momentous Moment

to view, click the title above.

Week 44 - My Hanukkah

Week 44

Another busy week ..... inside the building. Too much mud still to work much outside.

Some of the activities that subcontractors worked on this week:

• Starting stucco application on exterior
• Spraying another layer of paint in lobby area ceiling, bathrooms and clerestory 
• Site cleanup and unloading ceiling tiles
• Installing ceiling tile in the School of the Spirit (SOS) wing
• Hanging sheetrock in the sanctuary on walls and over the dais
• Building a hydrothermal mechanical room
• Wiring up heat pumps in classrooms
• Installing wiring for all the lights in the SOS wing and sanctuary

This week's Building Committee video clip of construction progress is entitled

My Hanukkah - Keep the Fire Alive

to view, click the title.

THE GREAT REVEAL - HELP!

Revealing the STORAGE PODS: Tuesday December 17 to Saturday December 21 [Pending construction deadlines.]

Soon we will be opening up the mobile storage units and bringing in furniture, tables, desks, supplies; and sorting, recycling, donating, plus organizing School of the Spirit materials. We need some strong lifters to lift and non-lifters to help organize and label. To help, click here: THE GREAT REVEAL - HELP

Week 43 - Percy the Poinsettia

It's been a busy week inside the Fellowship.  Not so much outside due to the mud.

Here are some of the items that subcontractors were working on:

• Taping walls in preparation to paint ceiling
• Site cleanup and ice removal
• Hanging drywall in the sanctuary
• Building ducting to tie together heat pumps and ERVs (Energy Recovery Ventilators)  ERVs! How cool is that?
• Installing a computer system for the hydrothermal room
• Building back for brake metal around windows and doors
• Running low voltage wiring for speakers
• Installing can lights around lobby area

We still hope to be in the new sanctuary for our first service on

Sunday, February 9, 2020

That, of course, depends on how many snow storms slow down the work.

This week's Building Committee video clip is entitled

Percy the Poinsettia

To view, click the title.