Wright State University needs funding for asbestos removal and renovations
Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio has relocated 14 of its employees from Kettering Center due to asbestos. A university board member stated that the asbestos is not an immediate health risk, but it has to be removed before the building can be updated. The university wants to perform technology upgrades that would require drilling into the walls – something that can’t be done until the asbestos has been abated.
Kettering Center was built in 1971 and originally known as the Eugene W. Kettering Science and Engineering Center. Wright State University took ownership of the building in 1974. At the time it was built, asbestos was commonly used in building materials. Asbestos was found in the building’s mechanical rooms, duct work, equipment shafts and other areas. It is estimated that the asbestos abatement will cost between $650,000 and $750,000. Further renovations are expected to cost $3 million to $6 million.
The university is working with the city of Dayton in an effort to secure Clean Ohio Fund money to complete the asbestos abatement work.
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