http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enucpg-ZEPI
About a month ago I was driving past the Events Center, and wondered why the panels on the building were rippling, I asked a couple (construction) people in the know. One person told me, “Looks like they just bolted the panels to steel studs.” Another said, “Can’t wait for a strong wind to come up, those panels will be everywhere, besides on the building.” I even mentioned it to some city officials.
Hey, I am no expert, but as an artist, I do notice the finer details. It looks like shit. It also looks like shoddy work, but you know, as Poly would say, “This is how you build a $100 million dollar events center.”
I guess I am not the only one to notice, apparently there have been complaints about the panels, which prompted councilor Tex Golfing to question ‘Jason’ from Mortenson construction about the ‘rippling’ at the city informational today during the EC update. Jason explained there will be a ‘design review’. Then Rex asked, ‘Is this supposed to happen?’ After a long pause, Jason says, ‘I am not going to answer that question.’
As a person who worked as a sider (cedar) and also as a person who worked in farming around galvanized steel and grain bins, this is obviously being done on the cheap. If you want a building to last for 50+ years, this is not how you construct the outer shell, not just for aesthetics but for durability. Construction companies often take short cuts due to budgets (profits). This is unfortunate, especially since taxpayers will be footing the bill and interest payments on this aluminum shack for years to come.
See, folks, if we would have had full control of the contractors on this place, we would know. But instead we hired the super secretive construction management company.
If anything, I sure hope the lamb tips at the VIP lounge taste good, let’s hope they don’t skimp on that to. Ever taste dog?