The Ohio State University RPAC

Description:

This facility is a 604,000 sq.ft. athletic and recreation complex designed for use by the general student population at OSU. The building houses 4 pools, 16 basketball courts, 6 multi purpose rooms, 28,000 sq.ft. of exercise space, squash courts, climbing walls, and putting greens.Sauer won the bid contract to furnish all HVAC for this new facility

• The building contains 24 Air Handling Units, 4 of which are dedicated for the pool facility.
• A portion of the facility was a renovation, requiring phasing of existing systems and users to allow new systems to be installed.
• The combination of pools and hardwood gym floors presented complex humidity control issues, which Sauer helped address.