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Originally Posted by Jon Dalton
Ever notice how consultant reports always favour tearing down and building new buildings?
What is actually wrong with First Ontario Centre? Why can't it be fixed? I know the biggest issue for the Bulldogs is the aging coolant lines which may fail. So fix them. That would be cheaper than building a new arena.
These reports ignore the environmental consequences of demolishing a building. It is always better environmentally to save and retrofit an old building than to demolish it and build a new one. If they used the 'triple bottom line' approach that the City uses for its own staff reports, I think they would favour retrofitting more often.
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The entire roof needs to be replaced. The systems are 35 years old, outdated and not energy efficient. The cost to run a dated 17,000 seat arena far exceeds what it would cost to run a smaller 10,000 seat energy efficient arena.
As has been stated the cost to fix all the end of life parts of the building is over $50 million with the city still on the hook for annual maintenance and operating subsidy.
The list of things that need to be fixed are in the consultant report.
From two years ago a consultant report pegged renovating only the lower bowl at $68m with a full arena reno at $250m.