look at how old Friley, Helser, etc. are and are still usable. Wasn't the Towers issue due to bad concrete? and weren't they already past their expected lifespan?
Things were built to last, at one time.
look at how old Friley, Helser, etc. are and are still usable. Wasn't the Towers issue due to bad concrete? and weren't they already past their expected lifespan?
It may seem like "bloat" when project costs skyrocket due to testing of the materials and practices, but it takes one screw up (Knapp and Storm) to make it worth doing.
That's part of it.The bloat in government projects is because the decision makers aren't spending their own money. Contractors overprice everything and government employees don't have the financial self-interest involved to get the cost as low as it can be. When an individual or business owner builds something, they are spending their own money and are much tougher customers. When it's not your money you're spending, you're not near as tough. Contractors know that and take advantage of it.
I'm not sure they need 700 beds.
I wonder when Helser will finally be phased out.
Do you think it will with enrollment continuing to jump up? I'm unsure about capacities about existing dorms right now.
Helser should go eventually, but would need to finish the plan at UDA with another building around the edges and finally giving UDA some green space in the middle.
I remember being told we were the last residents of that building... in spring 2004.
As a Helser alum, I will shed a tear the day that happensI wonder when Helser will finally be phased out.
Not for a long time.I wonder when Helser will finally be phased out.
They did demolish part of Helser around that time, to make room for the new dining center. Which is now a decade old and probably on a list to be replaced.
Don't you say that. Dont you ever say that!I wonder when Helser will finally be phased out.