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Ironworkers began installing first-level rebar curtain Feb. 4 on the Main Process Building (MPB). The outside rebar layer will be joined by an inside layer for the exterior wall of MPB. Formwork will then be placed outside the curtain and the concrete placed.

The last piece of structural steel was placed on the Mechanical Electrical Building on Feb. 11. The roof and the panels that make up the walls will be installed next. Completion is scheduled for early summer.

Nearly 24,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed for the slab of the Main Process Building, UPF’s largest facility. Concrete placement for the slab was completed on Feb. 16.

Workers placing embed plates for UPF’s Salvage and Accountability Building. The Mechanical Electrical Building is in the background.

Concrete placements for the base slab of the Main Process Building were completed in February. Nearly 24,000 cubic yards of concrete were used for the slab.

Roof decking and wall panels will be installed on the Mechanical Electrical Building now that structural steel has been placed.

This view of part of the UPF construction site shows the Main Process Building on the left and the Salvage and Accountability Building on the right.