While the campus dozes during the summer months, work on the new science building will be moving full steam ahead.
Construction on Nobel Hall, the anchor of Siena’s expanded science complex, is on schedule and will see significant progress in the coming weeks, according to Mark Frost, assistant vice president for facilities management.
“Work on Nobel Hall continues at a swift and steady pace and stands at approximately 50 percent complete,” said Frost. “This summer, the Siena community can expect to see work on brick, siding and window placement on the exterior of the building, as well as work on the surrounding landscape. There will also be underground work to install a new sanitary water line and main natural gas line for the building; some of this work will require minor disruptions to traffic as earth is excavated to install these systems. As always, we appreciate everyone’s patience and flexibility as we work to complete this exciting project.”
This map illustrates what the Nobel Hall construction site and surrounding parking lots will look like for the rest of the summer:
Nobel Hall is still on track to open for classes and labs for the spring 2025 semester. Want to see how work has progressed since the ground breaking last summer? Click HERE for a time-lapse video of the construction work so far.
Here are the latest updates:
• To keep traffic flow around the construction site slow and safe, temporary speed bumps were installed on May 8. The work zone signs with flashing beacons will remain in place. We ask that all campus community members exercise caution and observe a 10 MPH speed limit near the construction site.
• With the exception of a few minor interior elements, all of the project’s structural systems, including the steel structure and concrete flatwork, are now complete. Fireproofing of all of the structural steel will also be completed this week.
• Interior utility system infrastructure work, including installation of fire protection piping and plumbing lines, installation of HVAC ductwork, and running of electrical raceways is well underway and will be ongoing for the next few months. Major mechanical equipment including large HVAC components are being delivered to the job site for installation in the penthouse.
• A partial campus utility outage is scheduled for Friday, May 31 to allow National Grid to complete work on their Spring Street Road campus feeder. Other utility outages could be scheduled in the coming weeks.
• Installation of Nobel Hall’s permanent roofing system is almost complete. Interior wall framing and work to support the extensive electrical and mechanical infrastructure will continue to progress from the basement through the upper floors.
• Construction of the permanent exterior wall framing system is well underway, and work on the exterior brick/masonry walls started earlier this month. Installation of exterior windows has also started on the south side of the building and will continue around on the west wall as the brick work is completed.
• Additional exterior/underground utility system work in and adjacent to the Nobel Hall job site has begun and will continue through mid-summer. Parking Lot G will have a new underground sanitary water line run through a portion of the lot and traffic will be rerouted when this new line is installed across Friars Road. The new natural gas supply line will also be installed starting in June.
• Additional work in the Morrell Science Center, including work to construct the corridor from MSC to Nobel Hall and reconstruct displaced offices and labs, has begun and is scheduled to be completed before the fall semester starts. Work in the Roger Bacon/MSC courtyard area will begin about the middle of June and will run through most of the summer.
You can keep track of regularly posted construction updates on the Siena website’s Nobel Hall FAQ page. If you have any questions or comments about the project, please reach out Bob Pistilli at rpistilli@siena.edu or 518-783-2997.