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...Over the last year, some of the people involved in the Committee on House Life synthesized research obtained from focus groups, five House Program Planning Subcommittees, and student surveys. Chief among their findings, Nelson says, was that the Houses needed to be modernized—and not merely with cosmetic improvements like fresh coats of paint, but rather with extensive interior renovations like replacing internal plumbing...
...Still, a balance between House renovation and House history needed to be reached, Nelson says. To that end, the report concludes that preserving the “historic mystique of a Harvard building” must be coupled with the more practical concerns gleaned from the CHL’s focus groups and surveys, in which students asked for basic improvements such as better lighting and heating, increased privacy, and greater sound-proofing...
...According to Nelson, the release of the report coincided with stage two of House Renewal: design and development, a phase that entails drafting architectural blueprints for the ideal upperclassman House...
...recent weeks, some administrators—including Nelson and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith—have qualified the 2012 projected start date by calling it “the earliest possible” deadline...
...Standing in the way of a 2012 start is the question of where to house students during construction. As of last week, over a year after the need for interim housing became apparent, Nelson said no swing space facilities had been identified...