Twelve times an hour - once every five minutes - the University Commons Webcam takes a picture of the construction site and stores it on our webserver. This is the default image which is loaded whenever you come to the webcam site. If you click on the "5-Min Update" button, this image is re-loaded from our webserver. If the image has been refreshed since you last came to the page, the image you see will be new; if not, you will see the image you already saw. The time at the bottom of the page refers not to the time the picture was taken but to the time you are viewing it.

This feature uses a Java Applet for enhanced viewing; you will see a series of images which are able to convey some motion. You must have java enabled on your computer for this selection.

Click here for an up-to-the-second snapshot direct from the webcam. This image is not stored anywhere and is taken especially for you upon your request.

NOTE: If you use this link and then click on the 5-minute Update, you may actually move back in time up to a maximum of five minutes.