Construction Progress - Part XV

Even in the winter the construction continues! Cold weather is not stopping the construction of the new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center as work as has continued throughout the winter. While all of the exterior framing has been completed now 95% of the exterior masonry has also been finished. On the interior is where most of the work is being done as, liner panels have been installed on part of the interior walls, electrical conduit has gone into the masonry and the interior masonry walls have continued to go up in the MSU Surplus Store processing area and storage area. Rough plumbing is going in underneath the mezzanine level where HVAC and electrical panels are being installed. On the exterior many of the overhead doors have been installed and most of the translucent Kalwall panels have been installed. In the main office are the framing for the interior walls has mostly been completed and next week should see more floors being poured in the MSU Surplus Store processing area.

Remember to keep checking back for more updates! Also don't forget that we have a compilation of all of the constructions photos available. We would also like to thank Irish Construction Company who has been very gracious in allowing us access and keeping us up to date with the progress of construction.

Previous Updates

• Construction Progress: Part I
• Construction Progress: Part II
• Construction Progress: Part III
• Construction Progress: Part IV
• Construction Progress: Part V
• Construction Progress: Part VI
• Construction Progress: Part VII
• Construction Progress: Part VIII
• Construction Progress: Part IX
• Construction Progress: Part X
• Construction Progress: Part XI
• Construction Progress: Part XII
• Construction Progress: Part XIII
• Construction Progress: Part XIV

New Building Construction Video

MSU Construction Representative Chris Burns hosts a video tour of the new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center.

Thank you to MSU Physical Plant Division

Construction Progress - Part XIV

It has again been a while since we have taken pictures of the new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling center and during that time again lots of work has been completed on the building. Most notable we can see that all of the roofing and outer paneling has been put on and on the interior most of the work continues to be placing electrical, HVAC and drainage for the rainwater collection system.

Remember to keep checking back for more updates! Also don't forget that we have a compilation of all of the constructions photos available. We would also like to thank Irish Construction Company who has been very gracious in allowing us access and keeping us up to date with the progress of construction.

Previous Updates

• Construction Progress: Part I
• Construction Progress: Part II
• Construction Progress: Part III
• Construction Progress: Part IV
• Construction Progress: Part V
• Construction Progress: Part VI
• Construction Progress: Part VII
• Construction Progress: Part VIII
• Construction Progress: Part IX
• Construction Progress: Part X
• Construction Progress: Part XI
• Construction Progress: Part XII
• Construction Progress: Part XIII

Media Sale 50% Off!

All of our in store media items; books, CDs, Tapes, VHS, DVDs, Records, Magazines will all be half off in store this week.

We will be adding more books including a large lots of fiction literature soon. In addition we start having more comic listed in our online store so keep checking back for newly listed items there.

Store Closed Thursday/Friday

Just a reminder that we will be closed January 1st and 2nd for the new year holiday. Next week we will be back to normal and will be done with all of the holiday closings for a while.

Thank you to all of our readers and we wish you a very happy and successful new year.

Interview with Lynda Boomer

Check out a great interview conducted by Maintenance Solutions Magazine with Lynda Boomer, Energy and Environmental Engineer for Physical Plant here at MSU.

This is a audio interview covering our Recycling Program and the MSU Surplus Store's eWaste initiatives.

You can find the audio interview here along with a transcript.

Construction Progress - Part XIII

Over the course of construction we have seen the groundwork laid, footings placed, outer walls go up, the steel skeleton structure completed and now we have outer wall siding showing up on the new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center. Work also continues on the interior of the building as the many of the interior office walls have been completed and work on the second floor mechanical area has started since we last visited the site. In addition in these same areas roofing and insulation has gone up on the ceilings.

Remember to keep checking back for more updates! Also don't forget that we have a compilation of all of the constructions photos available. We would also like to thank Irish Construction Company who has been very gracious in allowing us access and keeping us up to date with the progress of construction.

Previous Updates

• Construction Progress: Part I
• Construction Progress: Part II
• Construction Progress: Part III
• Construction Progress: Part IV
• Construction Progress: Part V
• Construction Progress: Part VI
• Construction Progress: Part VII
• Construction Progress: Part VIII
• Construction Progress: Part IX
• Construction Progress: Part X
• Construction Progress: Part XI
• Construction Progress: Part XII

The second R : Reuse

"The Three R's" is a phrase commonly used here at the MSU Surplus Store referring to reduce, reuse, and recycle. While reducing and recycling are pretty self-explanatory, reusing can a little less obvious. Fortunately, here at the Surplus Store we have a number of great products that are easily re-purposed for reuse.

Simply by shopping at the Surplus Store you are helping the cause of reuse, less then 1% of our goods are new. Additionally, we offer a great selection of items that can be re-purposed for new uses. While in most cases someone that buys a chair or desk is going to use it for its intended purpose, there are also many ways to take no longer needed products and re-purpose them for other uses. The possibilities are are only limited by your imagination, and one site superuse.org shows some of the amazing things that people have done with with the "trash" of others.

There is a wide range of projects illustrated on the site ranging from art to furniture - even cars if you are really ambitious. Some projects examples include:

• Turning a large cargo shipping container into an art sculpture
• Using flower pots as a wall
• Making a sofa made of a cast iron tub
• Creating table lights out of cassette tapes
• Employing pop bottles to make a coin purse
• Utilizing awnings from car windows and seat belts to make cushions

The are so many different ways to reuse old items both creatively and practically. The MSU Surplus Store is one of the best places to find all the oddities that you can use for different home and business projects.