Wood?

When Marshall University President Stephen Kopp announced an unusual plan to build student housing and a rec center on campus, it sounded pretty good. A private company would build them and receive the income. After so many years (I think 30), ownership would revert to Marshall.

That was before I noticed that the buildings going up -- the ones that look like dorms or student apartments -- are made of wood. You normally think of on-campus buildings as being made of steel and concrete for durability. But these are wood frame buildings.

After 30 years of student use, how will these buildings look? Will they have to be replaced?

Or am I totally off base?