Oceanlab Phase 2 FrontWeb cam

 

Follow the progress of Phase 2 at the Oceanlab site and the construction of Oceanlab II through the lens of our web cam. The view in the background is that of the Ythan estuary and Fovern Nature Reserve.

Note. If you are visiting the web cam for the first time may be asked to install Axis Media Control in order to view the streaming video. This is normal.

Click the first image below to see the current activity.

View 25 May 2009
Camera move to inside Oceanlab 2. The view is of the Ythan estuary from the new Coffee Room
The entrance 21 May 2009
Oceanlab 2 almost completed
Preparing for landscaping 18 March 2009
Web cam moved as work starts on the roads and landscaping
Laying the grass roof 27 January 2009
The main roof is now complete and still green.
Cladding & Sandstone

9 December
Cedar cladding and external sandstone blockwork well on the way.

Roof sheeting 29 October
Roof sheeting completed
Internal Walls 1 October
Walls erected to the first floor level
Steelwork 25 August
Steelwork errected
Laying of the concrete floor due to start
Foundations 8 July
Drilling complete
Awaiting the arrival of the steelwork
GSHP Drilling

11 June
Test drilling for GSHP started
Levelling of floors for concrete

Start of brickwork 2 June
Brickwork in progress
Drain Installation

12 May
Installation of the drainage system is well underway.

Turf cutting 2 May
Official turf cutting ceremony takes place.
Topsoil removal 28 April
Preparation of the site starts with the removal of the topsoil.

The Start

22 April 2008
Work started with the preparation of the site compound.
The Start

17 April 2008
The line of the re-positioned Beech hedge which forms the northern boundry of the site. The camera will be repositioned slightly when construction of the new building starts.