Jazzman’s Café experienced water dripping from light fixtures as a result of an insulation error during construction, which has now been resolved.

Mike Davis, assistant vice president of administration, said the problem resulted from a minor insulation mistake where condensation formed in the light fixtures.

“Some of the insulation had been moved around and was not in the proper place, and we hadn’t installed the vents in the roof yet,” Davis said. “The heat built up in the attic, and it was mixing with the cold air and condensing on the light fixtures, but the problem has been taken care of.”

Davis said the insulation was put back in place, and vents have been installed on the ceiling to prevent the extreme heat build-up.

“Now all we have to do is balance the air conditioning,” Davis said. “There is a company that comes back in and balances it so that we have the proper amount of air flow.”

Davis said that there are no serious problems at Jazzman’s, and he will continue to monitor the building.

“We are waiting on some of the internal furniture,” Davis said. “The items in Jazzman’s are old and will be replaced in the next four to six weeks, but that’s it.”

Richard Curtis, general manager of Sodexo, said that he has not noticed any major problems either.

“We had some problems with some of the Coca Cola coolers, but those are provided by the company,” Curtis said. “We are waiting for a bakery display cooler, and once that comes in, we can get rid of

the other coolers.”

Curtis said that the espresso machines went out for a short period on Tuesday, but within hours, they were fixed. He explained that espresso machines are often temperamental, so it was not unexpected.

“The building is well built,” Davis said. “We were really pleased with the contractor that we used.”

Davis said that it is raised a significant amount because that area of campus is susceptible to flooding.

“We made sure when we built the building that it was really high,” Davis said. “If that building ever floods, just about every other building on campus will flood, and we’ll have a problem.”

Davis said that any time a new building is constructed, a list of final touches is made.

“We bring several of our people in and look for little problem areas with electricity, plumbing, painting and all those kinds of things,” Davis said. “We accept the building, but then the contractor has a limited amount of time to go back in and fix those things.”

He said that there is also a warranty on the building. If a problem develops, it can usually be taken care of under warranty.

“That’s why it is so important for us to get extremely involved during the construction process, because we are going to inherit that building, and we have to maintain it,” Davis said. “Some things are much harder to fix once the building is complete.”

Davis said one problem that did come up after Jazzman’s opened dealt with the nine-foot clearance pipe for the drive-thru window.

“We put that pipe there so that big, giant trucks don’t pull up and accidently tear the awning off,” Davis said. “Our silly mistake is that we didn’t allow for the 12-foot garbage truck to pass. We spent so much time positioning that dumpster so it would be easy for the garbage truck, and now he can’t fit.”

The pipe was turned and will eventually be moved.

“No matter how hard you try to plan things, something silly always happens, and you sit there and think, ‘how did we miss that,’ ” Davis said. “So many of us worked on the project, and none of us caught it.”

The grand opening of Jazzman’s is today with giveaways for the first 25 students in line at noon. At 1 p.m. there will be a tent in front of Jazzman’s for the dedication ceremony with free samples of food and drink items.