Men and women of the Lend Lease crew.
When the block was vacant a lone figure turned up to start planning the location for site sheds. Peter Clarke was the first of the Lend Lease crew to arrive and I suspect will be the last to leave. A hard working positive ambassador of the Lend Lease construction whirlwind. His best man Jim, the younger of the two, elevates with the building setting form work for concrete all the way to 'top out'.
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| Front and Centre |
Peter manages the foot of the building as 175+ workers come and go with a myriad of tasks. The level of activity is astonishing. A nest of Lend Lease professionals work at solving the many, many installation issues. They work in B876, the old Telecom ablution block along Sturt St which is soon to become home to the Faculty technical support community.
I have a met a few of the young LL construction crew who work in a networked, digital and organised hive. Adrienne McGinnison heads installation of all services, Nat Gray has his head around the construction plan, not an insignificant task and Shaan from Prime electrical is all over the building like Spider Man. These men and women of the LL construction team and their contractors are working long hours and long shifts to ensure the schedule is met. Under great pressure from external factors such as the encroaching works on Southbank boulevard.
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| The Dirty Boulevard |
Our very own (UoM) Emily Dixon, an extraordinary Project Manager juggling a mind boggling number of spreadsheets which list tasks from the past, present and future. It is hard to imagine in that in high summer, January 2019 the building will be occupied.
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