One caveat, from a fellow exhibit builder, don't roof your structures 
unless you're prepared to bring your fire supression system inside these 
buildings. Check your local fire codes but if the "buildings" become rooms 
they'll probably need both sprinklers and smoke/CO detectors. 

Diane Gutenkauf
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www.exhbitiworks.com

On Thu, 4 May 2006 14:13:47 -0700, Susan Fletcher <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>  I am designing a temporary exhibit for the biannual convention of the 
denomination that runs my university. The denomination is celebrating the 
centennial of its first General Assembly. The general overseer wants me to 
include a full-scale replication of the first house in which the assembly 
met. I am considering several options all the way from the full 
reproduction to simply having a façade and a few interior walls.
>
>  Does anyone have any advice on installing replications of buildings 
inside exhibition halls? I would like to know about the technical aspects 
of construction including whether or not to put a ceiling on the rooms. I 
am also interested in how visitors interact with such reproductions. Do 
they tend to shy away from these structures or do they embrace them? I 
would appreciate any tips or stories you can share. Feel free to respond 
off the list if you like.
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  Susan A. Fletcher
>  Archivist
>  Lee University
>  [log in to unmask]
>
>

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