Poor thing, still upset they blew the siding settlement money on popcorn poppers.
I guess, I am not an expert on these kind of things, like sledge joints, or is it swedge joints, I forget;
A key architectural element of the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center is precast, colored concrete. The white residue on the colored concrete is a common condition called efflorescence. Efflorescence occurs when salt migrates from within the concrete to the surface and forms a coating.
“The City is fully aware of the white residue on the building. It’s not uncommon to see this issue in the early years of recently constructed buildings. We are finalizing plans for it to be cleaned off the exterior,†says Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works.
Not sure if Gage Brothers is paying for the cleanup or not, I’m guessing they probably are due to the embarrassment of such work (if it really is their fault or not). But this 180 by the city is baffling hypocrisy. We find it necessary to clean up a little salt because it may ‘look bad’ but after receiving a $1 million dollar settlement for the dented up siding, we leave it, because it is a ‘design element’.
“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.â€
― Thomas Paine
The decay makes for a climbing wall activity to feature in the 25 page Parks Department brochure with Pickle Ball and other serious sports.
Would be prudent to wait for revelation of the full image the building is trying to communicate through its art. Power washing it at this point may be sacrilege.
I don’t think our mayor would know art if the Statue of David fell on him.
I heard that since the pre-casts were probably poured in cold temperatures, extra calcium had to be used for drying, and that is what is seeping out. I guess still will be a yearly occurance for several years.
Does a seeping building mean six more weeks of winter?
Calcium chloride also speeds up curing and makes it so we can drive on the street cut outs the next day. Its referred to as hot sauce in the industry.
A mayor who is against working people and cant even get the building fixed.