Kansas State University – Peters Recreation Center Expansion

Addition to the Peters Recreation Center Complex included the following:

  • Cardio and weight room. 10,000 square feet of additional cardio and weight area to total 20,000 square feet with a full complement of new cardio and weight machines, in addition to free weights.
  • Running track. Indoor running track extension from 1/8 mile to 1/5 mile.
  • Multi-activity courts. A multi-activity court (MAC) gym with the ability to house indoor soccer, roller hockey, floor hockey, dances, and philanthropies, as well as normal gym activities like basketball, volleyball, tennis, etc.
  • Rock climbing. A dedicated area for a 36-foot indoor rock climbing wall and bouldering rocks.
  • Multi-purpose rooms. Multi-purpose rooms for fitness classes, meetings, group rentals, and sport club use.
  • Relaxation lounges with flat screen televisions, wireless Internet access, and comfortable seating for pre- or post-workout relaxing. This will include a vending area with juice and snack bar.
  • Additional entrance. A new southern entrance to the Rec Complex with a south parking lot. This will be located in the area south of the Rec Complex.
  • Training studio. A personal training studio for specific workouts and one-on-one workouts with Wildcat trainers and nutrition consultations.
  • Mind/body studios. An exercise room to house yoga, tai chi, pilates, and stretching types of activities.
  • Renovations throughout the current Rec Complex, including new locker rooms, and new gym and exercise area flooring and surfaces.

MAWP performed the Mechanical and Plumbing portion of the entire project which included the installation of the following equipment:

  • Five Trane air handlers ranging in size from 3,000 CFM to 28,000 CFM
  • Two Trane mini split systems
  • Twenty Price fan terminal units
  • Fourteen Price terminal units
  • Nine Greenheck exhaust fans
  • Three Trane cabinet heaters
  • Two Trane unit heaters
  • Ten hydronic pumps
  • Three L.E.S. HF3-60-G Series 3015 MBH firetube Steam Boilers with a Century Controls Boiler Master Controller
  • One Trane 250 ton water cooled helical rotary chiller
  • One SPX 2,550 GPM industrial concrete counter flow mechanical draft cooling tower
  • One Exhausto Chimney automation system
  • One Culligan CSM 300-2 water softener
  • One Aerco KC-1000 gas fired commercial water heater

Honeywell Building Solutions performed the HVAC control work for all new systems. Shut downs were performed after hours and all work was performed as to not interrupt the current Rec operation.

  • Location
  • Client
  • Project Size
  • MAWP Role
  • Date Project Began
  • Actual Finish Date
  • Manhattan, KS
  • Kansas State University
  • 10,000+ sqft
  • Mechanical & Plumbing Contractor
  • July 2010
  • August 2012