At the last update, the building was just starting to take shape – once the walls start going up you can start to picture what its going to look like. Building a home for chimpanzees is a little different than building a house in your neighborhood. First, it has to be strong – imagine building a daycare for superheroes. Second, it has be easy to clean – imagine said superheroes keep house like college kids. Third, it has to be comfortable and meet all the needs of one of the smartest, most complex species on the planet.
Concrete is the best material to meet the first 2 needs – its strong and can be hosed down for cleaning. After the slab was poured, forms were built for the walls and filled with concrete.
A few days later the forms come down and we can see walls!
Of course you may have noticed there still isn’t a roof, but at this point we could walk around the building, see the layout, and start to appreciate how much space 4000 square feet really is.
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