Chadron Aquatic and Wellness Center
The Rundown
Residents of Chadron, Nebraska, enjoyed using an outdoor pool during the summer months. When an indoor pool at Chadron State College needed replacement, the college and the city joined forces to build a modern indoor pool that would be open to all.
Feature Details
- 162 ft x 170 ft (27,540 sq ft)
- Hot dip galvanized rigid steel frames
- Flame-retardant fabric customized with tan, white and custom blue wave design
- 36-inch overhangs with icebreakers and gutters in door locations
- R-30 insulation with thermal break and 12 oz. fabric interior liner
- 30 psf ground snow load, 90 mph wind speed, wind exposure C, seismic zone A
- Legacy crews installed the building over an existing pool and structure and provided wrapped openings for doors, windows, HVAC and aquatic equipment
Industry
Sports & Recreation
Size
27,540 sq ft
Location
Chadron, NE
Year
2016
Testimonials
The whole engineering phase with Legacy was excellent.
They were very responsive to our ideas and turned things around very quickly. Even the installation was fast—the whole building was erected in about seven days. The fabric roof allows a lot of natural light into the building, which is a big advantage on the operations floor, since it reduces our need for artificial lighting inside. It provides significant sheltering from rain, wind and cold. Even though we didn't have it insulated, it's still noticeably more comfortable inside during the winter. The structure actually provides more of a shading and cooling effect. The Legacy building has performed at or above expectations in many ways. And on top of its functionality within our process, it offers environmentally friendly features in its own right. It's a great system for our application.
It's kind of like being outside all the time but still having shade.
I love the amount of sunlight that you still get through the roof. It stays pretty warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. It͛s very quiet inside. When you get rain or hail or wind, there's no banging or clanging, no sharp or rough sounds. The acoustics are good. It's fresh and dry and clean. You don't ever have condensation dripping off the roof. It's a controlled environment, yet you still get the benefit of the daylight coming in.
Legacy was one of the only companies that could construct to that height.
We needed a structure this big to be able to do maintenance inside, and we needed something we could erect quickly and meet all our requirements. Legacy was one of the only companies that could construct to that height.
