Meeting Minutes - US Department of State
Meeting Minutes - US Department of State
Meeting Minutes - US Department of State
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MR. WOODS: One <strong>of</strong> the things that I have<br />
seen in my experience over the years is how OBO has<br />
evolved, I would say in the 80s and the 90s. You<br />
would call it an evolution. General Williams had<br />
brought about a revolution in his time.<br />
I don't have an answer for this, but I ask<br />
the question, are the buildings that are being<br />
designed and planned, are they considering how this<br />
organization OBO is going to be operating five<br />
years, ten years from now? I recognize that a lot<br />
<strong>of</strong> this is driven by security, but the question<br />
comes down, how do you redo a building in 15 or 20<br />
years? And we see this in the private sector about<br />
every five to ten years, <strong>of</strong> basically redoing the<br />
entire HVAC system, the electrical, particularly the<br />
technology. So, it is as much a question <strong>of</strong> what<br />
are you planning in the five to ten year arena?<br />
MR. KNOOP: The world changes. Your<br />
buildings have to be living organisms that are able<br />
to accept to change. So be careful where you<br />
establish permanence, because it could be painting<br />
you into a corner.<br />
Let's talk about risk elements. And this<br />
goes into what John, the risk elements are going to<br />
change. Right now, security is your main concern.<br />
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