The New York State Capitol building has been a prominent and impressive structure in Albany since 1897, when it was first constructed. Since its opening, the building was burdened with cracks in the ceiling of the assembly hall, settlement due to a bed of glacial clay and leaking into the interior of the building. The leaks continued due to careless and spotty seal- ing with ineffective materials. When the decision to restore the building was

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