European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Housing requested for fiscal 87 budget thursday jury 31, 1986 the stars and stripes family housing under construction Page 9 or. No is sex through e-6 of. No u e-7 through e-9 indies Canet Motlon planned but not a gun 7 communities getting new family housing from Pago 8 eur housing projections for fiscal 1987 in wild Fleck in vice Csc dec Umstadt Schweinfurt Krailsheimer Tangen am hero base Barney said new military housing now under construction May Fook Tike the Homes of German neighbors but most of it ii being made in the United states. The . Military construction authorization Bill of 1983 requires new military family housing in foreign countries to be factory built in the United states or to use materials and fixtures made in the states. Although mod components for the new quarters Are made in the states and shipped to Germany these Are not pre fab houses 1 said Wil Flecken project Engineer Karen Lippert. The Only things that come already assembled Are Wall panels and bathroom units the said. Adjoining Utility rooms were initially shipped already assembled but damage to plumbing changed that she said. The German contractors now assemble the Utility rooms on the site. The townhouse will not have any construction modules tub As the bathroom Barney said. An appropriate description of the new military quarters 11 Bane lived housing Randolph said. Hewil Flecken housing has Interior and exterior Wall panels which Are Metal frames with Wall surfaces of fibreglass reinforced Gypsum. Townhouses will have steel reinforced polystyrene exterior Walls and prefabricated wooden stud Interior building designs have to meet German standards for construction and appearance. Louis Brett Schneider army corps of engineers Wihs with Gypsum washboard finish. The wait panels used in the Wil Flecken housing Are As Strong As masonry. Nails cannot be used a Han pictures and Nomine officials will show occupants How to mount picture Nansen Lippett said. Before any military building is approved design shave to meet German standards Tor construction and appearance said Louis Brett Schneider chief of the technical engineering Branch of the army s corps of Engineer european div. The germans Don t want anything built that int aesthetically pleasing he said. The requirement to meet aesthetic standards was delaying Factor in the Wil Flecken housing which originally was scheduled for completion in november. Now Only the lower site will be ready for occupancy in december Lippert said. The original site plan for Wil Flecken crowded the buildings together German officials Felt so 11 of the buildings were moved farther up the Hill. The other 37 were spread apart and terraced to provide More privacy for each building Lippert said. Among the special considerations Given to design for the new housing Are the stucco like exterior finish German Type windows a ceiling height which i nor Mally higher than americans Are used to and sloping red tiled roofs. Wil Flecken quarters will have Ameri can style shingles. A few things not usually found in military quarters especially in Germany Are part of the four Lex and townhouse designs accepted far the new housing. Carports have been added. All quarters will have individual laundry rooms with Washer and dryer dish washers and garbage disposals will be built into ail kitchens and townhouses will have two to three Bath rooms depending on the number of bedrooms. New Wil Flecken family housing is being erected by Frankfurt contractor Philipp Holzmann the Ameri can made materials Are being provided by cordite building systems in Weslaco Texas. Family housing units for the other six Sites in Ger Many Are being prefabricated by Radva corp. In Rad Ford vs., and erected by Zueblin a Stuttgart contractor in cooperation Wilh american Export group International services inc. Under provisions of the military housing construction authorization Bill a percentage of the contract Money is guaranteed to go to american business. Fifty five percent of the Wil Flecken contract is being spent for materials made in the states. The other 4s percent covers site preparation and construction labor in Ger Many the six other housing projects have More Money being spent in Germany. The German builders share of the contracts run from 52 percent in Mainz to 61 percent in Kif Zingen. Overall 56 percent of the housing Money on those projects is going to the German contractors while 44 percent is being paid to Radva corp. In Virginia for materials. The Price paid to German contractors varies de pending upon the amount onsite preparation and utilities work that has to be done said Karl Schmel special assistant to the chief of family housing us army corps of engineers Europe. Intoned officer Marten Hai Roll bed refit Rajar Tod  kit fac in new not dam Jim