9/13/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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David Adler , principal in the firm , lives part time in Fa l r-nouth and would make a recommendation to the Committee at a cost of $1P500 . Ed Sal d as the architects , of course he wants the Comms l..tee to take thei L recommendation . There will also be peer review with Chartwell . Paul said he spoke with David Adler and explained the situation . His firm is the leader in roof design . He al gays recornmends a c l i ent choose what they 1 i ke arch i teotu ra 1 1 y . I n h i s e pe ri ence , when they 1 ook at prob 1 em root='s the find a many p ro b 1 erns with sloped roofs as flat , eepecial1y on Cape Cod . on the cape there is a major problem i th wind , rain and ice . on a sloped roof he would recommend a high rade shingle or metal ,, Flat roof8 , when done correctly should be no p rob l em, Ed received the same report . Mr . Adler recommends using single ply membrane and mechanical fasteners , In their experience flat roof s ou t l a t eloped roofs . Technically competent roof8 are achieved through peer rev i e r and observation during construction . Ed said they Zvi 1 l come back i th a r-eoc��r�r�e ,t�n that i nC l ude s 1 oPed and "flat" roofs .. Most of the plrobler�is with roofs ha�Lie to do v{j i t the application . Bill aske�f if wind and ice ar,e a problem, h-0(li l do " t ;flet l e 1 i mi nate t a t Ed said it depend , Everything w�ars ou . even Peter asked about the cost -flat VS . Slope-1 . d said their aria i ys i -�Io1,q no cost difference bet eon f � at vs . s l sped on the roofs they ve been sho+ i n as sloped . There is ars enormous co t I f f e r once or) an at-ea - rf �r� the f rorl t the �"r� to the b- ,! f the 1 r room -- a very 1 on.g spar . Fo, the other areas - academic wi ing - thy-,.-e i virtually no, d i f f e reg ic-e , They i 1 1 continue to explore. flat vs . sloped r oi�:l and w i l 1 c up wi th a. recommenda- i ori that gives the space you want on the inside , the 1 coli you an't on the outside , and done vj`I th i n the cost par-amete rs . Dr . DeMou ra said lie would like the committee to tell the architect to go back and do sloped roofs . h all sounds fine , technically there should be no problems but reality and experience tolls us flat roofs leak - regardless of the reasont He takes issue with Ed ' s statement that pitched roofs leak as much as flat. That was Mr . Adler ' s statement. Paul said he uses M r . Ad l er ' .s firm a lot . He asked him what he thought and he sees as many p rob l ems , d i-11"ferent seasonal problems , with each . Ed said they have the liability for this project ', If the Committee toils them, to d something ofhe1 than their recommendation , the the omm i u LJee should assume the liability , Dr . DeMou ra said tl le oppos� to should thea be fine , SMNIA take the responsibility for what 1 eaks k Paul suggested a-ski rig f o r ars extended warranty on the roof 7> ; He noted that M r , Adler said there are no flat roofs , only, l ol."l or; high sloped ,, 6