Progress on the Emory Proton Therapy Center continued at a breakneck pace in February, even through the snowstorms that hit Atlanta. With the major concrete work done, Brasfield & Gorrie (B&G) was able to turn to the installing the steel frame of the rest of the main clinical building. This work happened quickly, with the majority of the building’s three stories worth of steel beam being put in place. The building is starting to resemble what will be its final proportions.
At the same time, B&G worked inside the concrete spaces to clean, prep, and seal the concrete walls. A walk through this space shows much of this work underway, and even some of the piping being installed. In order for Varian to bring in the proton therapy equipment, these spaces must be all clean, dust free, and conditioned. March will see this work continue, and will see some of the major mechanical equipment, like chillers, begin to arrive at the project site.
To date more than 400 requests for information have been posed by the construction team, and all have been answered quickly by the design team. This is critical, as each RFI helps keep the quality high, and ensure that future delays and added cost can be avoided. We are quickly progressing through the exciting phase of major construction that shows change almost daily in the project. The project continues to be well received by our neighbors in Atlanta, as well, with excitement for the center continuing to mount within the community.
January saw the completion of the concrete for the proton portion of the Emory Proton Therapy Center. Brasfield & Gorrie finished this on January 27, 2014. To date more than 26,000 cubic yards of concrete has been poured on this project, just under 80% of the total needed for the entire building. 
December was a good month for the Emory Proton Treatment Center project. A lot of progress was made in the concrete construction of the building. The proton therapy system section concrete pour is quickly nearing completion, with the roof section of the northern two gantry treatment rooms currently being poured. The roof sections of the southern two gantry rooms will follow, and we expect this portion of the concrete work to be done in only a few months. 
The next major step will be to create the roof pieces over the gantry treatment rooms and some support spaces. Foundation work has also made fast progress, preparing for the steel portion of the structure to begin. 
October saw a lot of progress be made on the concrete portion of the Emory Proton Treatment Center. Almost all of the vertical walls on the north half of the building have been poured, including the fixed beam room and two of the gantries. The roof has been poured on top of the fixed beam room, as well. 
