New Student Residence Construction Part 1: Sept. 2 to Nov. 11, 2022 NSCC Akerley Campus, Dartmouth

Aerial views of the new student residence construction on the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Akerley Campus in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The new residence is very close to my home and I can see it from my window. It was very convenient just to fly my camera drone from my driveway, during different phases of construction, different times of day and different weather conditions in the period from early September until November 11, 2022. This includes views with lovely sunrises and sunsets. I also have a starting view of the empty field from August 7 (before the construction started). During this period the first ground excavations started. Much of the soil was removed and then refilled with packed gravel to provide a better base for the foundation. Flat concrete pads were poured on which wooden forms for tilt-up wall panels were constructed and then poured with concrete and a thick styrofoam insulation core. The building is "L" shaped and first the concrete footings and base walls of the East Wing were poured, followed by those for the North Wing of the building. The construction continued through December and the tilt-up wall panels were lifted by crane and installed in January, 2023. This will be shown in a video Part 2 of the construction.

0:08 August 7, 2022, before construction started.
0:16 September 2 at sunset.
0:48 September 13. Pouring the South pad for tilt-up wall construction.
1:15 September 19. First tilt-up wall panel forms on the South pad.
1:31 September 29 at sunset. East wing filled with gravel, ready for foundation footings.
1:56 October 3. Pouring the first tilt-up wall panels.
2:17 October 4. Constructing wood forms for East wing concrete footings.
2:31 October 5. Fog, work continues on foundations and tilt-up wall panels.
2:42 October 7. Wooden forms for East wing foundation walls.
2:56 October 12. Gravel base of West pads for more tilt-up wall panels.
3:18 October 16. West pads ready for tilt-up wall construction.
3:35 October 20. Wooden forms for North wing foundation footings.
3:59 October 24. First forms for tilt-up wall panels on the West pads.
4:18 October 27. Pouring the North wing foundation walls.
4:43 October 29. Mist and Sunrise. Forms removed from foundation walls.
4:59 November 1. Sunrise and work on tilt-up wall panels continues.
5:26 November 11, 2022, at sunset. Tilt-up panels on South pad ready.

Filmed in 4K, 30 fps and auto settings with my DJI Mini 3 Pro camera drone between August 7 and November 11, 2022 inclusive. Edited with CyberLink PowerDirector 20.

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