September Construction Update
The Campus Improvements Project has had a lot of great progress this month! The Universally Accessible Ramp concrete has been poured! And inside the building significant work has been done on the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. As you can see in the below images, the roof now has shingles, the duct work is being installed, and the building is beginning to be connected to major utilities. We have also made some exciting progress on hiring our signage contractor (who will design, build, and install all of our project signage) and our solar contractor (who came out to take drone footage of our roof and is now designing our solar array).
We have been busy hosting tours of the building with our major funders, stakeholders, staff, board, and volunteers. Our Executive Director Rachel also led a tour for Doors Open Denver, hosted by the Denver Architecture Foundation.
Next time you are driving on MLK make sure to take a look at the building!
(2) The Universally Accessible Ramp concrete has been poured! A lot of work went into shaping this incredible ramp, which will make nature more accessible to our community. Prior to pouring the concrete for the ramp, handrail footings were installed (the concrete base that the handrail will drill into), so the next step is installing the handrails which will truly make this ramp accessible. The staircase is yet to be installed but will cut through the ramp to provide more direct access to the lower site.
(3) Close up look of the concrete pouring process. Photo courtesy of Superbloom Landscape Architecture.
(4) The building officially has shingles! The roof will also have a roughly 32 kW solar array, with half of the array on the north building and half on the south building.
(5) Incredible view through the new "Gateway" which all visitors will pass through to enter the site. You can also see start of our new Universally Accessible Ramp half way down on the right side of the image.
(6) Doors Open Denver tour of building. This view is inside our open office space, and you can see the duct work beginning to be installed.
It's not too late to make your gift to this amazing project. Your support will help build more community spaces, improve accessibility, and leave a lasting impact for generations to come. And don't forget: We have campaign challenges for many of our Bluff Lake community, like Camp Families, Birders, Bluff Lake Explorers (our homeschool and forest school kiddos), Alumni (past board, volunteers, and staff), as well as our board members and more!
