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@Thayer D: Yes I think you are correct.

However, about "design life": this is dictated by the economic conditions that make it desirable to build something in a given location in the first place. These change with time, so it does no good to build something that will outlive its usefulness, when it will need to be torn down. Examples: RFK stadium; Hine middle school; the Benning Road Pepco plant; the 900 NJ Ave trash transfer station. These are well-constructed buildings that have to be torn down at great cost, because their original use is no longer supported -- so why build it to last longer?

by goldfish on Jul 9, 2012 12:17 pm • link • report

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