A Dilemma - Construct or Purchase the ECMM Building

A dilemma that took a long time to make a decision over was whether to construct or purchase the building for ECMM. At the beginning of this whole process, my thought was that most people constructed their own objects (buildings, furniture, etc.) for their spaces. This concerned me a little (ok alot) because of the detail in some of the wonderful structures in SL. For example the real life College Building (shown below) is being constructed by Kev Juno (Kevin Lowey-RL) on the U of S land in SL (anyone confused yet?).











Real Life College Building. Image retrieved on Jan. 20/08 from: http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/uofs_buildings/
The reproduction of the College Building (shown below) will take Kev Juno days if not months of detailed construction to reproduce in SL. Once complete it will be a wonderful reproduction of a real life building in SL. To attempt a task such as this, one would want to be sure they have advanced building skills.














Jeff Kurka with Kev Juno looking at the College Building Kev is reproducing in SL (Picture taken Jan. 20/08).
I do not have building skills like Kev Juno so I began to use my creative skills and problem solve a solution to this dilemma. As I researched buildings in SL, I quickly realized buildings and many other objects can be purchased for a very reasonable amount of Linden Dollars (SL's unit of trade). The smallest amount of Linden's I was able to purchase was 585L for $2.50 US.

I eventually went to Hydro Homes in SL to purchase the new office structure for ECMM. Purchasing a building was like purchasing anything else in SL. The item is put into your inventory and from there you can rez (make viewable from your inventory) it onto your land. Shown below is the new Building for ECMM. Come over and take a look at our new structure, we would be happy to give you a tour.













The new ECMM building on the U of S Campus in SL (Photo taken Jan. 20/08).