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Will County facilities report shows courthouse stone failure, renovations and new locations
Summary
Bill Fern, facilities director, told the Will County Capital Committee on Nov. 4 that county crews completed several building projects, performed emergency repairs and addressed a courthouse exterior stone failure attributed to freeze-thaw moisture intrusion.
Bill Fern, facilities director, told the Will County Capital Committee on Nov. 4 that county crews completed several building projects, performed emergency repairs and opened a new satellite office while preparing for winter maintenance and rebate-eligible equipment installs.
Fern said the converted Iowa/EMCO office space is essentially finished but move-in has been delayed by furniture deliveries. He reported mechanical work at the former Copperfield building, including rooftop-unit lifts and new high-efficiency boilers and hot-water tanks that the county expects will qualify for energy rebates. “We’re running gas and pipe and power,” Fern said, describing the scale of the air handler installations on that building.
The facilities team completed in-house repairs at…
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