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University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 16, 1990
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Functional problems persist in Anschutz library officials say
By Charles Macheers Special to the Kansas
In the four months since it opened, Anschutz Science Library has been plagued with problems, said Kathleen Neeley, head of the science library.
Water pipes froze, and elevators stopped running during the December cold snap.
- Hot and cold pockets have persisted in the building. Temperatures have reached as high as 90 degrees.
- Permanent signs are needed to indicate the location of restrooms and shelves. "I walked around for 20 minutes once looking for a restroom," said Amy Singer, Leawood senior. Temporary signs have been tacked to doors, but they fall off.
- A new elevator, which was built at the same time the science library was built, for handicapped students to get from upper campus to lower campus lacks wheelchair ramps from the elevator to a parking lot.
"There have been lots of little quirks," Neeley said. She cited the lights inside the library as one example. Some of the lights are sensor controlled and adjust according to the intensity of light coming in from outside.
"Frankly, I haven't been real impressed because a lot of times I've seen them cut almost totally off when they really didn't need to be off," she said. "Things are going well, all things considered, but I wouldn't say everything is totally settled yet."
Allen Wiechert, director of facilities planning, said it usually took six months to a year to clear up building problems, especially in a library, since it has complicated climate-control systems that are designed for proper book storage.
Doug Riat, assistant director of facilities planning, said facilities
planning employees were sent to fix the heating problem April 2. He said he had not received any complaints about the heating system since then.
Neeley said that after the April 2 repairs, the temperatures had become more comfortable. But she said she did not know if the problem was completely solved.
"I don't know whether I would call it stable, because it was done within the last two weeks. But it has been relatively even. Time will tell." Nee-
Neeley said the temperature in the library was 70 degrees Friday.
Michael! Allison, an employee at the library, said the temperature was lower than before.
"You can feel the air conditioner running, but it is still hot," he said.
Greg Wade, landscape architect for facilities planning, said that plans for a wheelchair ramp were in final stages and that construction would be completed during the summer.
Bob Porter, associate director for physical plant maintenance, said facilities operations personnel still were being trained on the computer that regulates heating and cooling for the building.
Facilities operations and facilities planning both are responsible for building maintenance, but the science library has a warranty under which the contractors will fix problems for one year.
"that's one of the problems, Neeley said. "There's always the discussion of who we should call to get something fixed. Facilities operations says that they can't fix something, so we call facilities planning, and they say 'Well, facilities operations should.' Or, they cannot decide on who should call the contractor." ■ Kansan reporter Mark McHugh contributed information to this story.
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