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FROM DESIGN TO COMPLETION
Stony Brook University's new training facility benefits
athletes, visitors and community members
Photo is courtesy of
Stony Brook University
At first glance, Stony Brook University's new indoor
practice facilities are nothing out of the ordinary. The 80yard
practice field with netting allows the football, lacrosse
and soccer teams at the university in Long Island, New York,
to practice out of the elements. A support building with
restroom facilities, an athletic training room and a lobby to
the practice space is connected to the practice facility.
This spring, the baseball and softball teams will be able to
start practices inside instead of in the early spring chill that
the eastern seaboard experiences.
However, Stony Brook's new facility is unique in that it's
not brick and mortar or steel clad - it is a tension fabric
building supported by steel beams, yet still equipped with
HVAC and every other amenity
a facility with traditional building
materials would have.
Stony Brook spent time discussing
options they had with an architect,
and it became apparent that a
tension fabric building would best suit their needs, especially
given the time crunch Stony Brook was experiencing.
Tension fabric buildings are unique; they can more efficiently
regulate temperature, reducing the costs to heat or cool the
buildings. The interior liner creates a unique environment
providing a superior lighting surface. Additionally, the liner
creates better acoustics allowing coaches to be able to
speak with their athletes without straining their voices. Plus,
it is designed to last longer than a steel roof in a corrosive
environment.
The fully customizable buildings are designed to meet
the local building and energy codes. The fabric is also flame
retardant.
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Just a year prior to completion, Stony Brook's director of
athletics, Shawn Heilbron, said his department chose to work
with Legacy Building Solutions, a company that specializes
in tension fabric buildings, due to the lower cost, exceptional
speed of building and the strict timeline that Stony Brook was
under to complete the project.
" We got not only a very high-quality building but one
that would be completed in an expedient manner. Got
everything we wanted and excited to move forward, "
Heilbron said. " It's a cost-effective way to deliver an
extremely durable product.
The next plan Heilbron has for the facility is to use it to
create revenue streams and bring the community onto
campus. They plan to rent the space
to outside groups in the future and
have already had many inquiries
from other teams and groups about
renting the new facilities.
In addition to renting the facility in
order to drive revenue, the space will also be able to support
the community, inviting them to campus to experience what
Stony Brook Athletics can do for Long Island. Plus, Heilbron
hopes to have other Stony Brook sports utilize the space in
the future.
" We've looked at other facilities Legacy (built) and it made
so much sense. Tension fabric buildings are as durable as
brick building or any other type of material. Legacy had the
ability to deliver exactly what we needed, " Heilbron said. " It's
proven to be a great partnership. "
To learn more about Legacy Building Solutions and their
tension fabric buildings, visit www.legacybuildingsolutions.
com or call 877-259-1528.
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