CAMPUS UPDATES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Campus:
The UNC Coastal Studies Institute (UNC-CSI) is in the process of constructing new facilities to conduct the mission and activities for this multi-institutional marine science research campus.
UNC-CSI will complement NC State's Center for Marine Science and Technology and UNC Chapel Hill's Institute for Marine Sciences in the middle of the state and UNC Wilmington's Center for Marine Sciences in the south by serving as an inter-institutional research center in the NE and by providing collaborative programming in the areas of Maritime Heritage, Coastal Engineering and Ocean Energy, Estuarine Ecology and Human Health, and Coastal Public Policy and Sustainability.
In 2007, UNC CSI was authorized by the state of North Carolina to build a 90,000 sq ft campus using state of the art LEED certified construction techniques. In 2009, the state purchased 204 acres of upland and marsh with deep water access to support the program's operational needs. The campus will include a marina facility to support boat and dive dependent work, dormitories to house students and faculty, and a 50,000 sq ft research and education facility.
The facility will use advanced interactive distance education technologies, smart spaces, and sustainable energy and water management systems. The technical and computing resources for UNC-CSI will be enhanced by a partnership with the Renaissance Computing Institute, a UNC system wide program which advances the use of supercomputing in research and education.
NC Marine Science Research Facilities (PDF)
Project Status:
Building construction commenced in November 2010 with building occupancy expected in November 2012.
Preliminary site work began in late Summer 2010. This included rough grading and the excavation of uplands to form a canal and boat basin.
The campus design was completed in July 2010. These were submitted to the NC State Construction Office for approval and revision. The project was ready for the state bid process in the fall 2010.
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company hosted a Subcontractor Meet & Greet at the
Construction Schedule (PDF)
Design:
The research and education building is being constructed to LEED standards with a Gold rating expected. (www.usgbc.org)
Wastewater will be treated on-site. Treated wastewater will be used to flush toilets in the dormitories and the marine service building.
Rainwater will be captured and used or treated and infiltrated completely on-site. Four 12,000 gallon underground cisterns will collect rainwater, and research efforts are underway to treat captured rainwater for potable water use at the campus.
Building Floor Plans 1 (PDF)
Building Floor Plans 2 (PDF)
Residential Elevation (PDF)
South Elevation (PDF)
North Elevation (PDF)
Site:
Campus location: The CSI campus will be constructed in the community of Skyco, about 1 mile south of the Midway intersection on Roanoke Island. Click HERE for link to Google Maps.
Plant rescue: Over the winter and spring (2009-2010) seasons, several plant rescue efforts took place to relocate hundreds of wetland and upland plant specimens that would have been destroyed by construction activities. These plants will be used in the landscaping of the campus upon completion. Volunteers came out and assisted CSI staff with the efforts.
Early site work: Preliminary site work began mid-summer 2010 with the excavation of uplands to form a connecting canal and boat basin. The excavated material will be used on-site to establish road beds and building elevations.
Landscape concept: The site will be stabilized during construction using native grass mixes. Final landscaping will include natives rescued on-site and additional native species plants.
CAMPUS UPDATES
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August 8, 2012
July 30, 2012
July 17, 2012
March 15, 2012
January 7, 2012
December 09, 2011
The Research and Education Building continues to have the curtain walls installed. Metal framing and masonry also continues in the Research and Education Building. The metal roofing has been installed and is complete. The metla framing of the Marine Services Building continues. (photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
November 29, 2011
Site work this week includes the rough grading of the ramp to the road, and the installation of water lines under road way to the city water line. The Research Building has continued installation of curtain walls and metal framing masonry. Level 1 slab has progressed along with associated plinth walls.
November 17, 2011
Since the last update the boat basin docks have been finished. The metal roofing on top of the Research and Education Building is complete with continued metal framing and masonry work on the interior of the building. The slab on level 1 has progressed and the curtain wall installation continues.
November 1, 2011
Work completed this week on the UNC-CSI campus site included finger piling installation in the boat basin, the completion of the education dock, and cistern installation. Work on the Marine Services Building has included metal framing, and the interior spaces of the building are beginning to take shape. The curtain wall is currently being installed in the Research Building, and metal framing continues. (photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
September 27, 2011
This week the boat ramp paving has been completed. The roof deck and truss assembly for the Research Building has been moved into place, and 80% of the level 2 interior framing is complete. The plumbing is in the process of being roughed-in and interior and exterior framing continues. The Marine Services Building continues to have masonry work done at the northwest corner and the masonry at the exterior wall base has started.
September 20, 2011
The boat ramp installation in the marina area is nearly complete, and surface paving of the ramp has begun. In the Research Building 75% of the level 2 interior framing is finished, and it continues to be constructed. The roof deck and tress assembly has been completed on the ground and is ready to be lifted into place.
September 13, 2011
Construction on the Research Building's roof structure, roof girder installation and deck assembly has begun. 75% of the east wing interior framing is complete, and east level 2 and 3 stair bridges are complete. The Marine Services Building has the garage roof deck installed, and masonry work is in progress in the NE corner. There was storm debris removal completed this week after high waters from Hurricane Irene.
September 6, 2011
The Research Building has interior and exterior framing work in progress with a plumbing rough-in. The level 2 east side interior partition layout has been completed. In the Marine Services Building the roof joists have been installed at the garage and the roof deck on heated area formed concrete plinth. Framing for the garage roof is also underway.
August 5, 2011
The Research Building has 60% of formwork and reinforcing installed on the west side of level 4, with the formwork for the level 4 east stair case completed. The telecommunications ductbank construction has started. The Marine Services Building has slab formwork, power ductbank and the gravel sub base completed. (Photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
July 22, 2011
The Research Building has all of level 2 and 3 concrete poured, with 25% of the shoring and formwork completed for level 4. The transformer for the Research Building has also been installed. The Marine Services Building has 45% of the columns poured and all of the column reinforcing is complete.
July 15, 2011
The Marine Services Building has 10% of its columns poured, with 85% of column reinforcement completed. The plumbing installation for this building continues. The Research Building has most of level 3 poured and most of the rebar work completed on this level. Level two has all columns complete. The water line that will provide water to the site is currently being installed. (photos by Mark Kasten)
July 7, 2011
The Research Building now has 80% of the Level 3 shoring, and 1/3 of the level 3 formwork complete. The stair way walls for the west stair case now reach level 4. The Marine Services Building has 10% of column forms and 75% of column reinforcing complete. Transformer and temporary power are in place for the Marine Services Building. Work in progress includes stabilizing and regrading infiltration basins, rip rap installation and silt fence installation to limit erosion to exisiting canal. (photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
June 28, 2011
The Research Building's Level 2 has been completely poured, and Level 3 shoring has begun. Concrete work on the first level of the Research Buidling appears finished as they remove braces and forms. The Marine Services building's plumbing is partially installed, and the South Waste Water Treatment Plant basin is installed.
June 21, 2011
June 10, 2011
Work in progress for this week includes the installation of the waste water treatment tanks and storm drainage structures. The boat ramp has been graded and dredged, it is ready for concrete paving. The Marine Services Building has nearly all of its footing installed and the Research Building continues to have rebar installed on the second level, and formwork. (Photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
June 3, 2011
The concrete for the second story of the Research Building is currently being poured, with nearly 75% of the pouring complete and 80% of the level 2 rebar is complete. Sleeve and conduit are being installed with formwork continuing. The boat ramp is being excavated to final slope and grade with the bottom of the ramp being excavated. The Marine Services building has 95% of its footings installed and stormwater and wastewater plumbing work continues. (Pictures courtesy of Mark Kasten)
May 27, 2011
Work on the campus site this week included installation of storm drainage structures and waste water tanks. On the second level of the Research Building sleeve and conduit have been installed, and 65% of the level 2 rebar at the west end has been put into place. (Pictures courtesy of Mark Kasten)
May 19, 2011
All First Level Columns have been poured for the research building, and shoring for a 1/3 of level 2 is in place. Tne form work for level two is starting to be built on top of the shoring, and the west stair has been formed up to level 2. Waste lines and manhole connections are currently being worked on.
May 5, 2011
Progress on the UNC-CSI campus thus far includes nearly all of the first level columns have been poured. The stair tower to level one has been completed. Sanitary waste plumbing for level one is 75% completed and the west ramp north wall, southeast and west plinth walls are all under construction. (photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
April 26, 2011
The work on the Research Building at the Skyco Campus is well underway. At this point over 60% of the First Level Columns have been poured, and the masonry foundation walls are in place. The East stair case rebar has reached the second level of the building, and the West ramp wall forms have been completed. Concrete work is still in progress with continued column pouring and formwork.
April 7, 2011
Foundations are being poured and column form work has begun! The west stair wall forms and rebar are expected to be in place so that the walls can be poured next week. Foundation work is expected to be completed soon, and the temporary well has been installed with water being available by next week. (photos courtesy of Mark Kasten)
March 29, 2011
March 18, 2011
Construction continues on the UNC-CSI campus site in Skyco, NC. With completion of the bulkheads and final grading, the project is moving into the building phase of construction. In the last week the boat ramp bulkhead has been completed and backfilled. The swales on the sides of the roadways have been excavated, and topsoil has been filled around the canals.
Footing excavation has begun on the east end of the research building, and equipment for concrete work and storage structures are in place west of the research building site. Form work is currently being fabricated.
Upon completion the UNC-CSI research and education campus will provide the infrastructure needed to expand its four main research areas, Estuarine Ecology and Human Health, Coastal Processes and Engineering, Public Policy and Coastal Sustainability and Maritime Heritage. (Pictures courtesy of Mark Kasten)
February 24, 2011
Progress continues on the UNC-CSI Skyco campus site. The tie backs have been installed at the boat basin. Roads are in place, and buildable areas have been made ready for construction to begin. The boat basin bulkheads are also nearing completion.
Construction on this site will move quickly with an expected completion date in late 2012. This new research and education campus will provide the infrastructure needed to expand UNC-CSI’s four main research areas, Estuarine Ecology and Human Health, Coastal Processes and Engineering, Public Policy and Coastal Sustainability and Maritime Heritage. (pictures courtesy of Mark Kasten)
February 7, 2011
The boat basin bulkheads have 80% of their vinyl sheeting installed. The boat basin has been excavated and grading for the boat ramp has been finished. The final stages of site preparation are taking place, with construction expected to begin shortly. The construction trailers are already on site. (pictures provided by Mark Kasten)
February 1, 2011
The future campus of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute site in Skyco, NC is nearing completion of the pre-construction earth moving phase. In order to the get the site ready to build, 120 days of site preparation was necessary. Site preparation is nearly finished; the grounds have been graded and cleared. The bulkheads are nearly complete in the excavated canals, and the boat ramp has been excavated and cut into the boat basin. UNC-CSI also got good news this week when the NC Attorney General’s office approved the remaining $22 million in state funds to construct the research building and marine support facilities. (pictures from Mark Kasten)
January 14, 2011
This week 98% of the vinyl sheeting to support the bulkheads has been installed on the south bulkhead. The road surfaces and swales are completely graded, along with the completion of the Marine Services and Boat Storage building pads. Erosion control fences are in place for the next stage of construction and basin #3 has been excavated. (pictures from Mark Kasten)
January 7, 2011
Progress continues on the UNC-CSI Skyco campus site. The tie backs have been installed at the boat basin. Roads are in place, and buildable areas have been made ready for construction to begin. The boat basin bulkheads are also nearing completion.
Construction on this site will move quickly with an expected completion date in late 2012. This new research and education campus will provide the infrastructure needed to expand UNC-CSI’s four main research areas, Estuarine Ecology and Human Health, Coastal Processes and Engineering, Public Policy and Coastal Sustainability and Maritime Heritage.
