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Originally Posted by BenDSterling
Now as for KSU and the plywood floor. KSU refused to remove the basketball court floor. They also required us to protect the floor from damage (the thin plastic cover they usually use wouldn't be enough protection). So, Georgia FIRST went out and bought all the plywood to cover the basketball court. This wasn't really ideal, but also wasn't really our decision.
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Being a stickler for accuracy
1) The KSU floor was not removable, it is built in permanent. It isn't a situation of people saying no just to inconvenience teams.
2) A decision was made to adequately protect the floor. Six months was spent investigating other events world-wide, from cost, protection levels, and risk of liability, and the most cost efficient method was 7/16 OSB, not plywood. Plywood is a very different material. There were events that had much higher cost flooring systems, with lower performance, and in some instances, significant facility damage. All things considered, the KSU solution was the best that was available. Even if the floor would have been removable, it would cost more to remove it than cover it.
4) and sticking to the facts, it was less than 500 sheets, about 470+ if I remember correctly, Just the facts ma'am, just the facts !
3) As Noah said, the system went down in 5 hours, but now that it is engineered with a lot of custom cut pieces, the whole thing could go down in half the time, if needed.