Hey Gang,  Have pity on a poor hayseed.  You all lost me several messages
ago.  I thought you were talking about a statue, or whatever you call it,
of an elephant, now it sounds like it's a building????????  Ruth




At 3:57 PM 01/27/2000, Heidi Harendza wrote:
>In a message dated 01/27/2000 12:50:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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>> With Lucy, it woudl be insightful, if not humbling, to see how strategies
>>  and perceptions have changed over time.
>
>>From what I understand, the elephant was plagued with problems because of
>some well-intentioned insulation attempts that went horribly wrong.
>
>As I recall (but don't quote me, 'cause I'm doing this completely from memory
>on a presentation I went to several years ago) to correct the problem, and
>make the structure useful, the interior spaces were restored to their
>original configuration; however, these spaces now serve as a climate
>controled 'box' supported inside the elephant, while the skin and structure
>of the elephant are not insulated or climate controled. In this way they
>prevent condensation on the elephant itself.
>
>-Heidi

Ruth (HOUGHTON) BARTON
Westminster,Vermont, USA
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