Word: olken
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
According to HSA General Manager Richard M. Olken '67, the construction workers were cutting the correct pipe when the leak occurred, but a Commonwealth Gas employee, sent to disconnect the building's gas before construction began in that area, had shut off the wrong valve...
...call from the construction chief about 3 because he needed to confirm absolutely that we had gotten the gas company to say 'It's our problem,'" Olken said. "There are two pipes feeding in, one that we just put in and one older one, and the new pipe was incorrectly shut...
This incident is not the first glitch in the renovation of the building, which previously housed the Mather Hall School. Other problems have included the discovery of lead paint and small amounts of asbestos, Olken said...
...have an axe to grind with anybody," the six-year tenant said, adding that he appreciates the help he has received from HSA manager Richard Olken in searching for a new site for his business...
...Olken said he is "sometimes shocked" to hearthat other organizations don't have similarcontrols...