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Chase: Well these were stated as some hardships and I don't think that they would be a hardship. But, if you decide to put on a roof and you want to do it in a blazing snowstorm that is not good thinking. If you do what needs to be done at the time of the year that it is feasible, it could be done very easily. Rodes: What I am thinking of are the storm windows, the kind you hang in the fall and you take down in the spring. Hostetler: But, these are the ones we recommended for him. A photograph was presented to Professor Rodes of the interior storm window approved by the Department of the Interior for historic renovation projects from Allied Window, Inc of Cincinnati, Ohio.) Can you see them? Rodes: No. Hostetler: They are the interior ones. Klusczinski: Which are typical of the ones that we would recommend for structures like that would have any difficulty in applying exterior storms. Chase: So I was just answering questions that were in your correspondence. Rodes: As I say, I will leave the technicalities for my client who is here, now and available for questions. I confine myself to the legal arguments. Klusczinski: And I think that is what we are confined to here tonight are the legal arguments. Rodes: That is as far as my expertise goes. I have decided not to get into the technicalities. Klusczinski: In light of what you wrote and what we received and what we reviewed, I think we wanted to establish that there was a great deal of support from this Commission to try to find compromises and alternative solutions; making several visits; doing investigations and finding something that we could achieve energy efficiency with and also preserve the historical integrity of a building that is very important. Rodes: That, there were long discussions which my client was not satisfied. He asked me to raise the legal point and I have done so. My client is here if you wish to.... Enderle: I wish to say a few words. My name is Georges Enderle 710 Park Avenue, the owner of the house. As you know it has been a long process; I started a search with the Commission not in the fall but in July, 2006; and had first meetings with the Commission and was hoping that within three months it would be possible. I could not do it before because I was many months in China. Second: About what Mr. Zeiger said about the big change of the width and the height of the windows, that is not exact, because the difference is not even half an inch in width and in the determined height is one inch higher. Zeiger: What it the precedent, I'm sorry, what is the procedure here for this discussion... Klusczinski: Point of order? DeRose: There's no motion on the table ... so you can... Zeiger: Then I have a question for the owner if I might, Mr. Chairman. Sir, I am reading from your COA which you submitted. Enderle: Yes, exactly, I am reading this, also, the same text. The openings of the window sashes are 30 5/8 and the existing window is 31 1/4, so this is not even a half an inch... Zeiger: But it is a diminishment of size. My question was is this smaller than the existing windows? 10