Glulam Student Center Rises in Connecticut

Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT recently began constructing its new glulam student center using Una-Lam supplied material. This construction photo shows the central framing bay of the building from the concrete core to the ring of glulam columns.
All of the glulam members and connections are fire rated, meaning that the connections have the required 1.5" glulam protection over all steel parts. The top of each connection is protected by 3" decking, and the connections are all narrower than the members to protect the sides. Bolt holes will be plugged using custom fabricated glulam plugs. And, underneath the members, bottom plugs cover the steel seats.

In the photo below you can just barely make out the rectangular outlines of some of the bottom plugs and see one beam, at the top of the photo, where the plug has not yet been installed.

Check back often for regular updates on the progress of the project.