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Critical Issues

•Systems obsolescence

•Architectural variety

•Functional diversity

•Increased Demand

AIB: RUST, PEELING PAINT AND SALTS

BUILD-UP AT BEAM AND PANEL – 1998 PHOTO

AIB: DIAPER” INSTALLED AT NORTH HALL TO CATCH FALLING DEBRIS


	• Age of Buildings: 40% over 30 years
	• Track record of understated need
	• As our Nation grows, so grows the Smithsonian
		• New exhibits and museums
		• Groups and Individuals