Design Elements Come to Life!

Welcome to TrueNorth!

Work has begun on some of the design elements of our new space!  The "floating" conference room that will be a focal point in our new lobby is starting to take shape, literally!

What a difference a day makes...

The steel for the second story ceiling and roof is being erected today, more visible progress!

Spring Ahead!

With the decent weather we have been having it has allowed our construction crews to make some great progress!  Steel is becoming a more and more common sight both around the job site and being placed in and around the building.

Steel placed for support walls



Do you remember when the library lobby looked like this?! 

Take a look at it today...

We keep hoping Mother Nature deals the cards in our favor this Spring, the good weather is a must when trying to reach our ever so quickly approaching deadline!

Our "Story" Begins...

All stories are built upon a strong foundation.  This next chapter of the TrueNorth story is exciting as we begin to build out the 2^nd story of our new building that has the strong foundation of the building once known as the Cedar Rapids Public Library now supporting us!

Steel beams being placed on the outside perimeter of the second floor

Off with the roof!

Our contractors have started to remove the old roof to allow for the second story framing!  Progress continues throughout the whole building, we should start seeing more exterior changes each day!  For those of us in Iowa it is also a sign that nicer weather is right around the corner!

Preparation for build out begins!

The construction crew continues to pour concrete today.  The section below shows a section of the first floor celing that has to be filled in, in order to begin building out the rest of the second story.

The front of the building continues to change.  They have placed several steel beams to brace the structure for the second story build out.



Before 

After



Design, Check!

Our design meetings are officially complete and work around the building is in full swing.   With our tight deadlines the construction crews are taking advantage of the weather any chance they can get to do exterior work.    

The first "sign" of TrueNorth

 Prepping the front for the second story build out

Placing a structural beam

 Today the contractors are pouring concrete to fill in two holes in the second floor.  One of the holes is where the old stairs used be and the other hole is being filled in to allow for the second story build out to take place over the current rooftop.



Ready for concrete

We have just a few more exterior decisions that need to be made, but we are looking forward to the buliding taking on a whole new look, day by day!