Construction Update (Week 9 & 10)

The last week of construction turned out to be the last two weeks of construction, but it officially ended on ...
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Construction Update (Week 8)

Welcome to the 8th week of construction! This was initially supposed to be the final week of construction, but, unsurprisingly, ...
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Construction Update (Week 7)

This week consisted mostly of drywall, putty, and wallpaper, but also holes in ceiling were cut for the lighting and ...
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Construction Update (Week 6)

It was a busy week starting with the completion of the wall studs and rafters (下地). In Japanese, they use ...
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Construction Update (Week 5)

The remaining bookshelf stacks were completed this week (inner-shelves coming soon). In order to work with the limited space we ...
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Construction Update (Week 4)

Despite the slowed progress from the coronavirus, the construction continues. An initial five-day week was whittled down to three, but ...
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Construction Update (Week 3)

Week 3 was initially scheduled to have four days of contruction, but has been since narrowed down to two due ...
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The Construction Begins!

On Thursday, July 30, 2020 the first day of construction began. This mostly involved tearing out the old flooring left ...
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How to build a library Part 4: Discovering the construction company Nishiki Kenchiku

After more than three months of searching, we are happy to announce that we found a company to build our ...
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How to build a library Part 3: Finding a construction company

Just a concrete structure remains (and an air conditioner) Now that the demolition crew is nearly finished, we turn our ...
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