Construction update Oct. 2021: hosting a community event for People with Disabilities
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October 26, 2021
The Foundation will host a community engagement event for People with Disabilities. This event will bring members of the disabilities community up to speed on the current approach to inclusive design in the museum exhibits, share initial thinking around accessibility affordances within the museum experience, and highlight some of the work yet to come.
October 25, 2021
This week, truckloads of dirt will continue to be hauled off. On the lagoon and Midway Plaisance sides of the site, new asphalt walking paths have been poured to allow for safe walking and biking around the perimeter of the site.
The following activities are also set to begin this week:
The site is being rough-graded, with excess topsoil being hauled off through the first week of November, in preparation for the start of below-grade works.
In an effort to create an energy-efficient and sustainable campus, the Obama Presidential Center will be powered by geothermal heating and cooling. The system is built upon a network of very deep wells called caissons. Drilling will begin on November 1.


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