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
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.
The new building will protect the salt supply.
It will be protected from being compromised by wind and precipitation. Once the general contractor completed the footings and floors, Legacy installed the fabric building very quickly, in about two weeks. It was a very positive process with professional communication between Legacy and Dewberry throughout the project.
Everything that Legacy said they were going to do, they did.
We obviously had contracts, but the overall feel was kind of like the olden days, where you felt you could just take somebody at their word. Price is a major factor in any purchase decision. But we didn't blink at having to pay a little more for the Legacy structure. Sometimes you have to spend more to get a higher quality building. The installation was very smooth. Legacy's in-house crew worked in cold winter conditions, and they erected the building within five days. They were a very professional group, and I'd highly recommend them. We like the sidewall columns going straight up instead of curving down like in our hoop buildings. First off, it lets us put more product in there. And our front-end loaders can get much closer to the walls and drive straight down the sides. It gives us more working room and increases our efficiency. In the long run I think this will be a building that requires less maintenance. Legacy was so outstanding to work with that I didn't even bother looking at pricing elsewhere.
