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Post by sader1970 on Jan 17, 2023 11:46:44 GMT -5
Phreek, you're falling down on the job. They are digging a trench at the extreme lower left corner of the "Jo" webcam. There is some piping that looks to small in diameter for water. Running parallel and just off the access road. Gas? Electric? Cable?
Framing for the roof on the second Town House almost done.
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Post by nhteamer on Jan 17, 2023 13:27:12 GMT -5
Underground switch grass, wind or solar power.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 17, 2023 14:59:30 GMT -5
Phreek, you're falling down on the job. They are digging a trench at the extreme lower left corner of the "Jo" webcam. There is some piping that looks to small in diameter for water. Running parallel and just off the access road. Gas? Electric? Cable? Framing for the roof on the second Town House almost done. It appears to be for conduit pipe. My guess is that it will be for a flashing yellow light for a new crosswalk from the City View stairs to Hogan, The Jo, Wheeler, and the Hoval., |
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Post by hcgrad94 on Jan 17, 2023 17:43:08 GMT -5
Underground switch grass, wind or solar power. Still kidding myself as I wait for Navy to announce their new head coach…. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 18, 2023 13:12:45 GMT -5
My revised guess is that it is conduit for telecommunications lines to the new residences, and these lines are running from Hogan, and not down City View.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 18, 2023 15:02:33 GMT -5
That's what I thought you'd post originally.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 19, 2023 9:50:37 GMT -5
The ditch digging seems to have ceased at a point midway between the two residence halls. Framing for the roof going up at the new Jesuit residence.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jan 19, 2023 14:21:55 GMT -5
Refilling the trench.
Beginning to install the underlayment on the roof of the second residence hall. Weather turning foul, so I will abandon my sidewalk superintendentcy for the day.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 29, 2023 7:53:19 GMT -5
For those who occasionally watch The Jo webcam, they are digging a new trench from Hogan to the City View residence halls. From the depth of the trench, it is probably a natural gas line. Not deep enough for water, and sewer lines are below water pipes.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Mar 29, 2023 8:11:59 GMT -5
For those who occasionally watch The Jo webcam, they are digging a new trench from Hogan to the City View residence halls. From the depth of the trench, it is probably a natural gas line. Not deep enough for water, and sewer lines are below water pipes. Wouldn't you think that there would already be a natural gas line on the street? |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 29, 2023 8:26:02 GMT -5
For those who occasionally watch The Jo webcam, they are digging a new trench from Hogan to the City View residence halls. From the depth of the trench, it is probably a natural gas line. Not deep enough for water, and sewer lines are below water pipes. Wouldn't you think that there would already be a natural gas line on the street? There might be, but 11 City View, still privately owned, was built in 1890, 20 City View across from the current residence was built in 1947. I think 20 City View was the last house to be built. These dates probably antedate the installation of natural gas pipelines on College Hill, so originally were heated by oil or coal, and now may have electric heat. . |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 30, 2023 6:37:07 GMT -5
On further review this morning, the trench appears to extend all the way to College St. I still believe it to be a natural gas pipeline, but now think it is probably associated with the future renovation of Hogan. Sasaki, as part of its campus master planning effort, was asked to study re-purposing and re-configuring Hogan. Assuming Hogan is steam-heated, this newly installed pipe could signal that the heating of Hogan will be converted to natural gas. The installation is being done now because the path of the pipe crosses the future service area for the new residence halls. The service area is across Mahoney Way from the public safety office entrance. This may also indicate that the reconstructed Easy St. dorms will no longer be heated by steam. ---------------- Public Safety and HC's Office of Facilities can remotely operate the webcams. Evidence of this from this morning.  |
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