Recreation Center | Tradeline, Inc.

The Cleveland State University Recreational Center is one of the first collegiate recreational facilities to make sustainability a key component to its success. The design / building team responsible for the project set its sights high from the outset, making LEED Silver a high priority.

The team recommended that the new facility replace an existing structure on an urban site with proximity to public transportation. The Recreational Center, whose program is all about health and fitness, supports travel via bus, light rail, foot, and bike. The site design includes reduction of the existing rate and quantity of rainwater runoff by over 25 percent, as rainwater is captured from the rooftops and stored underground to be used for site irrigation for native plant species. Heat island effects are minimized by the elimination of surface parking and the combined use of vegetated and high albedo roof areas.

The roof system over the main gymnasium and running track features a large upward sloping roof monitor that integrates structure with clerestory glazing to bring in natural daylight without distracting glare. The major circulation through the building is a three-story corridor atrium space laced by bridges that connect this new facility to the rest of the campus via the existing skywalk system. An approximately 30 percent savings in energy cost for this building is achieved by use of ample daylight, a very open floor plan, and exterior wall, window, and shading systems chosen for their high-energy performance as well as endurance and beauty.

Materials such as steel, carpet, wood flooring, sports flooring, countertops and ceilings were chosen based on criteria that included recycled content, location of manufacturing and sourcing wood from certified forests. Waterless urinals, dual flush toilets, front-loading laundry machines, sensor faucets, and low-flow showers all contribute to lower water usage.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Cleveland State University

Building Location:

Cleveland, Ohio UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Recreational Facility

Project Delivery Method:

Construction Management

Project Timeline

Sep 2003	Planning Start
Aug 2004	Design Start
Aug 2006	Construction Start
Jan 2005	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$26,000,000

Construction Cost:

$25,000,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$193

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Education: Sports

Total GSF:

135,000

Project Team

Architect

Weber Murphy Fox Arris

Architect

Sasaki Associates

Builder

Gilbane Building Company

Consultant - Interior Design

Sasaki Associates

Consultant - Laboratory Planner

Brailsford & Dunlavey

Engineer - MEP

Karpinski Engineering

Engineer - Civil

Thorson Baker Associates

Engineer - Structural

Gensert Bretnall Associates

Supplier - Building Automation Controls

T. H. Martin

Supplier - Concrete

Cleveland Cement Contractors Inc.

Supplier - Electrical

Atlas Electric Company

Supplier - Flooring

Dunlop & Johnston

Supplier - Glass Block

Architectural Product Sales Co.

Supplier - Laboratory Equipment

Precision Engineering & Contracting Inc.

Supplier - Masonry

West Third Street Construction

Supplier - Mechanical

Karpinski Engineering

Supplier - Precast

Thorson Baker Associates

Supplier - Roofing

Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal

Profile Created 07/09/2008

Last Updated 07/09/2008

About the Reported Cost Figures

The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders. Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost adjustments.

Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model. Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which others do not.

Fig. 1

Gymnasium

Fig. 2

Lobby

Fig. 3

Interior Track