The Fairfield Building Committee discussed how to handle ceiling‑tile punch‑list work and whether to replace tiles wholesale, reuse existing tiles, or install Humaguard in selected areas after several committee members and contractors reported localized sagging.

Project staff outlined three options: replace all tiles wholesale (not recommended by staff), use matching existing tiles for punch‑list replacements, or replace specific classrooms and corridors — identified at Woods first floor — with Humaguard ceiling tiles. Tim (staff member) said the proposal under consideration would leave most existing tiles in place and replace the areas with pronounced sagging.

Contractor and staff concerns centered on humidity control and product warranties. A project representative said the Armstrong product data references active HVAC conditions and that BL (the architect/engineer noted in the meeting) and Armstrong should weigh in on acceptable relative humidity limits; the BL specification referenced a 40% relative‑humidity parameter that one participant said might not be correct.

“...we can bring in temporary dehumidifiers at each school and obviously manage access into the building, make it tight, you know, as far as trades not leaving doors open to the exterior,” said a project representative, outlining mitigation steps for June–August if permanent HVAC is not yet commissioned.

Next steps agreed by participants were a joint walk‑through of Osborne Hill by Gilbane (contractor) and BL (architect) to validate whether sagging exists and, if so, to mark up a single drawing capturing all punch‑list locations. Committee members requested that walk‑through results be produced quickly so pricing and a recommendation could be presented to the committee by its next scheduled meeting (referred to in the meeting as the 23rd).

Discussion vs. decisions: the committee did not vote on a tile replacement approach during the meeting; it directed the project team to perform a coordinated walk‑through, consolidate any findings on one set of drawings and return pricing and a recommendation for committee consideration.