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Recreation facilities are the public gathering centers of your community. Our portfolio represents the attentiveness toward those occupying the building and the distinctive requirements of athletics spaces.
MEP Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering
New 60,000SF state-of-the-art athletic center.
First and largest facility of its kind in NYC, Sacred Heart’s 60,000SF Athletics & Wellness Center includes a regulation-size pool and mezzanine, gymnasium, dance studio, and strength and conditioning studio. The facility includes many energy efficient building features, including solar hot water heaters, insulated building envelope panels, a pool dehumidification heat recovery system, automated lighting controls, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. LEED Gold.
Commissioning
New 6-story athletic & educational facility.
Newly constructed, 65,000SF athletic and educational facility that includes a regulation-size gymnasium for volleyball and basketball; nine squash courts, including an exhibition court; a multi-purpose room for the performing arts; and an ecology center and outdoor education space. OLA commissioned the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
MEP Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Energy Engineering, Commissioning
New design/build athletic facilities.
New 18,000SF athletic field house with new locker rooms, training rooms, equipment room, offices and VIP reception area; renovation of the existing two-story, 8,500SF field house with all new HVAC and lighting systems for the building; resurfacing of the football/multi-purpose and baseball fields, and new softball field. Project was part of the first phase of a master-planned campus consolidation.
MEP Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering
1950s building completely transformed.
Lanza Activities Center project included a complete transformation and expansion of a dilapidated 1950s building that housed a gymnasium and defunct swimming pool. Building now houses a fully air-conditioned gymnasium, competition pool, fitness center, student commons, café and multi-purpose rooms. All new MEP systems, including a dedicated air-handler with dehumidification and heat reclaim for pool water heating.
MEP Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering
Multi-phased camp improvement project.
Multi-phased improvement project for several Henry Kaufmann campgrounds in NYC and Long Island. Work includes construction of a new aquatic center at the Mid-Island Camp on Long Island; construction of three new home bases for the 12 Trails Camp; relocation of the amphitheater at the 92nd Street Camp; and other significant renovations at the Sunrise locations.
MEP Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering
First building of its kind at Yale.
Carol Roberts Field House, which is the first building of its kind at Yale—is a comprehensive space that meets the needs of two of the university’s women athletic teams: field hockey and softball. The 5,900SF facility includes spacious locker rooms, a training room, a satellite coaches’ office, a team meeting space, and a second-story observation roof deck featuring a glass-walled event space.
MEP Engineering, Energy Engineering, Commissioning
$18M total reconstruction project.
Total reconstruction, including the football field, field lighting, a new 4,000SF locker room that includes offices and storage, public restrooms and a pre-manufactured press box atop the new stadium seating. Building design followed the New Haven Public Schools High Performance Design Guidelines and included energy efficient HVAC, domestic water heating, and lighting systems.
MEP Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering
Staten Island beach restoration project.
Part of an emergency project to restore NYC beaches on Staten Island following Superstorm Sandy, OLA provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering services, specifically focusing on rehabilitation and reconstruction of comfort stations and accessory buildings on South Beach and Midland Beach.
MEP Engineering, Energy Engineering, Commissioning
New visitor center on 5,000-acre preserve.
3,oooSF, environmentally-sustainable conservation center. MEP systems include a natural ventilation system, radiant floor heating, air-to-air heat recovery, daylight dimming, and occupancy sensor lighting controls. Building systems rely on an integrated passive solar design with state-of-the-art heating and cooling systems. LEED Certified.
MEP Engineering
New aquatic center in Westchester County.
Willson’s Waves at Willson’s Wood Park, one of the oldest parks in the Westchester County parks system. OLA was responsible for all engineering work associated with replacing their aging 1.4 million gallon swimming pool with four exciting water recreation areas: a wave pool, two eighteen foot-high water slides, an interactive water playground, and a spray deck.