Construction has resumed on an Oregon State University facility that suffered a collapse last March.
The nearly $80 million Peavy Hall project suffered a setback, when a 4-foot by 30-foot panel made of cross-laminated timber fell on March 14th. No one was hurt, and it was determined two of the panel’s seven layers had de-laminated.
OSU Spokesman Steven Clark says crews resumed work July 30th. He says despite the delay and rebuilding of the failed panel, the university won’t be paying any more than it’s already committed to.
“We believe in the design and the engineering, we believe in our general contractor," Clark tells KLCC. "We understand that the problem occurred in manufacturing, and we believe that that is not the responsibility of the University.”
The collapsed section fell 14 feet, and was part of the site's subflooring. Clark says the university supports the continued use of cross-laminated timber in the building's design, which will also help rejuvenate the state's timber economy.
The three-story Peavy Hall project is slated to be done now in the fall of 2019. It’ll be the new home for OSU’s College of Forestry.
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