In spite of a cold and often snowy Philadelphia winter, construction crews have made much progress in recent months and kept on schedule with the School of Business building project on West Campus.

The final concrete foundation work was completed in January, and, beginning in February, a 150-ton crane was brought on site to erect the building’s 850-ton structural steel framework.

Power, water, fire service, storm water, and sanitary utilities connections for the new building were installed in December and January, and the building’s heating and air conditioning equipment was delivered and set in the basement at the end of January.

On the list for this spring at the site will be the concrete placement on the upper floors of the building, fire-proofing of the structural steel, and, eventually, installation of brick, glass, and metal panels to form the exterior of the building. The $35 million, 87,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in January 2016.

To watch a live feed of the construction, and for more updates on the building and the fundraising campaign, visit lasalle.edu/business/building.