Bryan Building to get wind break

Employees who get battered on windy days trying to get in and out of the Bryan Building on Stewart Street should soon see some relief.

The Interim Finance Committee's Capital Improvement Projects subcommittee Tuesday recommended spending $120,000 to design and build a wind-break for the entrance to that building.

The building's main entrance faces due west and, since it opened less than a decade ago, has been a challenge to enter or leave on windy days as the wind slams the heavy glass doors into visitors and employees.

"I've been there on a windy day," said Public Works Manager Gus Nunez. "It takes a pretty strong person to get in there without damaging themselves."

The project will create a new glass door on the north side of the entry vestibule, a door sheltered from the full force of the wind.

The project also will install security bolsters in front of the entrance to prevent anyone in a car driving through the entrance.

The building is home to, among other agencies, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands and the Public Employees Benefits Program.

In addition, the subcommittee voted to recommend approval of a $2.18 million project to install high-efficiency water heat pumps and solar thermal panels at the Office of the Adjutant General and U.S. Property Fiscal Office within the Nevada National Guard complex in Carson City.

Military Department officials said the funding is 100 percent federal.

Both projects must be given final approval by the Interim Finance Committee, which meets Thursday.