The dome atop the U.S. Capitol has endured 146 years of environmental damage. A restoration is now underway, and a contractor is being brought in to help with the cleanup. The
Washington Business Journal reports Hoffman Architects will design the restoration of the dome. The firm worked with the Architect of the Capitol last fall to expand and update the original construction documents. The first phase of the restoration included lead-based paint removal and looking for cast iron defects. Now they're focusing on current code requirements, new energy efficiency mandates and updated security requirements.
This looks interesting. We remove lead paint so that small children chewing on the capitol dome will not be harmed. And then lets see .... oh yeah, we can probably spend maybe a hundred years worth of heating bills to make it energy efficient. Can you imagine how much we could save with a layer of Saran Wrap separating the dome area from the room below.
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