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May 8, 2008: The tile in the women's bathroom.
May 8, 2008: The floor of the Market Hall is prepped for concrete.
May 8, 2008: The elevator is being installed.
May 8, 2008: The workroom cabinets and counter tops are being installed in the Market/Institute offices.
May 8, 2008: The color coat goes on the east side of the building. On the left is the darker, accent stucco. The grey down below matches the concrete wainscoting around the Market Hall.
May 8, 2008: The north end of the building with the grey coat.
May 8, 2008: A view down the 'Alameda' on the west side of the building. More water conveyance lines are being installed.
April 28, 2008: The Trust for Public Land's shade structure will provide nice shade in the mornings and afternoons.
April 28, 2008: The grey coat goes on.
April 23, 2008: Accoustical panels arrive for the interior of the Market Hall. These panels will absorb sound to keep the
noise down in the Market Hall.
April 23, 2008: The steel is painted.
April 23, 2008: The Market Hall grease trap for the concessions is installed.
April 23, 2008: Concrete fills in the stairwell steps.
April 23, 2008: The metal around the garage doors is painted.
April 23, 2008: The building will have a weather station with monitors showing up-to-date weather information, as well as monitors showing how much water's been caught from the roof, how much water is in the holding tanks, and how much water we've diverted for our landscaping needs. The displays will be in this area at the north end of the Market Hall.
April 23, 2008: Trust for Public Land's shade structure goes up.
April 23, 2008: More water conveyance lines go across the plaza area on the north end of the building to bring water from other Railyard buildings to the holding tanks.
April 23, 2008: Drywall gets prepped in common area.
April 16, 2008: The Kalwall skylight on the Market Hall is installed.
April 16, 2008: The Kalwall skylight on the Market Hall is installed.
April 16, 2008: The HVAC arrives.
April 16, 2008: The metal overhangs are primed.
April 16, 2008: Interior of Market Hall with Kalwell in place.
April 16, 2008: Scaffolding goes up for stuccoing.
April 16, 2008: The railings go up on north stairwell.
April 16, 2008: Nice views from the upstairs offices.
April 16, 2008: Hardscaping is done on west side of the building.
April 2, 2008: Premiere Concrete prepares for the west side hardscaping.
April 2, 2008: Trust for Public Land's subcontractors are putting in the conveyance lines on the east side of our building. Water from the Farmers' Market building roof goes through these lines to the holding tanks on the west side of the building.
April 2, 2008: The 30,000 gallon water tank platform in the northside plaza.
April 1, 2008: The north end stairwell takes shape.
April 1, 2008: Sculptor Candyce Garrett visits the site. Candyce is creating the fountain for the southside walkway where the donor bricks will be.
March 27, 2008: 16 4'x8' solar collectors on the roof will heat and provide water for the entire building. Every solar collector will offset as much carbon as the average US commuter car per day. Glycol will go through the collectors and be heated, then sent to run through coils in a 1000 gallon water tank. The heated water will then be distributed to hot water heaters (which will be used as back up on cloudy days) and through the building. Energy produced on a sunny day by the system is the equivalent of 4 gallons of propane per day.
March 27, 2008: Rain water from the roof will be conveyed through pipes to the holding tank on the west side of the building in the Alameda. Here the trench is being dug for the water conveyance line. Most of the captured rain water from our roof will be used to water the Railyard Park, although some will be used for our own landscaping.
March 27, 2008: Glazing (window panes) are being installed throughout the entire building.
March 27, 2008: South fascade of the building opposite Site Santa Fe.
March 21, 2008: Roof panels on the Market Hall are installed.
March 21, 2008: Roof panels from the inside of the Market Hall.
March 12, 2008: The center cuppola will house the mechanical units for the Market Hall.
March 12, 2008: On the right is a storage area and on the left is the cooler for the Market Hall.
March 12, 2008: The Trust for Pulic Land's shade structure continues to go up on the west side of our building.
March 12, 2008: The stairwell on the north end of the building is installed.
March 12, 2008: The south end of the Market Hall
March 5, 2008: The steel platforms on the roof will hold 16 solar panels that will prodcue hot water for the entire building.
March 5, 2008: The roof drains for rainwater catchment feed into 30,000 gallon cisterns provided by the Trust for Public Land in the "Alameda" just west of our building.
March 5, 2008: The south end of the Market Hall facing Site Santa Fe starts to take shape.
March 4, 2008: The Trust for Public Land starts to install the shade structure on the "Alameda".
February 27, 2008: The shower stall on the second floor is part of the LEED certification - so those who ride their bikes to work can freshen up.
February 27, 2008: View of the Market Station, which has 3 stories of vendor ground parking, from the north office space of the 2nd floor.
February 27, 2008: 3200 square feet of leasable office space starts to emerge as the framing goes in on the second floor.
February 27, 2008: As of Feb 27, 2008.
February 20, 2008: Cement is poured on the second floor.
February 20, 2008: HVAC is going in - 1st floor common area.
February 20, 2008: Shade canopy on the west side of the Market Hall is installed.
February 14, 2008: 1st floor ventilation ducts go in.
February 14, 2008: The entire building will have a sprinkler system for fire protection.
February 14, 2008: The interior metal of the Market Hall is painted before the roof panels go on.
February 6, 2008: Nice view from the second story offices
February 6, 2008: Steel for the north-end stairwell and second-floor porch goes in.
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