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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve received notification that our NSF CSBR proposal to rehouse our bird collection in modern cabinets on compactor carriages will be funded (yay!), and we’re working with university planning staff on plans for modifying the existing
floor pre-and post-rail installation. The system is going into an existing space (not a new build, currently a wooden floor over grout/concrete, c. 1907), and the current proposal is to remove the wood, install the rails, and finish the floor between/around
the carriage rails with Medex. Do any of you have experience with that material? Are there ways to seal it? Are there materials we should consider that pose less threat to the collection environment? Does anyone have wisdom to share about putting new storage
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cindy Opitz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Museum of Natural History</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 Macbride Hall</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University of Iowa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Iowa City IA 52242</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">319-335-0481<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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