What is the current state of the UN Headquarters buildings? How rapidly are they deteriorating?
• The buildings are safe and they are being maintained on a regular basis. The UN spends approximately $19 million a year on maintenance, plus almost $6 million on maintenance staff. However, the building systems have been running approximately 30 years longer than their expected life-cycle. Many of the parts and pieces for the mechanical and electrical systems cannot be bought anymore, so they are being adapted by our craftsmen in the basement shops in order to keep the systems running.
• The buildings nor yet under renovation are safe and they are being maintained on a regular basis. The UN spends approximately $19 million a year on maintenance, plus almost $6 million on maintenance staff. However, the building systems have been running approximately 30 years longer than their expected life-cycle. Many of the parts and pieces for the mechanical and electrical systems cannot be bought anymore, so they are being adapted by our craftsmen in the basement shops in order to keep the systems running.
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