Key legal question
Why roof repairs at the ETH main building had repeatedly failed
Extracted holding
The failures were attributed to a lack of financial means for major maintenance; only local repairs were done, and a staged overall roof and facade renovation was planned.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Council said no substantial upkeep had been possible in recent years because of insufficient funds, but a multi-stage renovation concept existed with an estimated cost of CHF 5.2 million.