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...renovations have also improved the heating and cooling systems, which were formerly centrally controlled and rather unresponsive to temperature changes. "Sometimes in the spring when the air conditioning was on, I used to teach while students wore coats--you could see their breath in the air!" Mueller recalls. The new, modern system is much easier to control and even provides teachers with thermostats for individual classrooms. Difficulties with this system, however, have persuaded university officials that classroom temperature control will soon be discontinued. Elizabeth Randall, project manager for the Boylston renovation, cites wide temperature fluxuations for prompting this step: "People...
...logistical difficulties. "We had a lot of problems getting materials delivered in a timely fashion because of the boom economy, aid Ms. Randall. The project often stalled because of suppliers. For instance, deliv- ery of the end-grained Texas mesquite flooringfor the entrance lobby was delayed by a heat wavein the South that slowed production. Confined by arelatively short time frame and the summer surgein construction, Randall says, "In the future, Iwould prefer projects that don't end in August,when everyone is trying to finish construction atthe same time." The price tag for the entireproject, including planning and constructioncosts...
...here!" she cried before launching into a rocking "You Are The Camera" from her new album Bed. Indeed, the insufferable heat was the biggest deterrent to this particular concert. Water bottles were thrown into the audience after almost every song, and this reviewer saw at least one person almost pass out due to extreme heat. Had the club been many degrees cooler, the concert would have been significantly better...
Which is not to say the heat completely affected Juliana's playing ability. A searing version of "My Sister," and two songs from 1995's Only Everything, "Fleur de Lys" (sung entirely in French!) and a spirited "Live On Tomorrow" were tight, focused rockers. Similarly, the new song "Down On Me" was as angry and biting as "My Darling" was mellow and delicate...
Coincidentally, the heat in the club grew increasingly unbearable as the music's energy waned, tainting the otherwise excellent playing and gorgeous melodies between Juliana and her guitarist. Only her last song, the crowd favorite "Girl In A Box," a song by her former band Blake Babies, started an upswing in energy. However, by that time it was almost too late, as the temperature sent many people, including this reviewer, home before the encores started...