Building Industry Magazine - October 2011 - (Page 73)

SpotlightOnSuccess Nan Inc th Center New You Much more than a comprehensive and well-designed sports and activity center on a military base, the new Youth Center at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii (KMCBH) has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life for young people and their families stationed at the base. Everything Under One Centrally Located Roof Prior to the opening of the new center in July, the KCMBH youth activities programs were operating out of several small buildings scattered across the base. Besides the inconvenience of the various locations, the buildings themselves were inadequate in both size and condition to properly serve their important purpose. “The new facility allows the programs to be pooled together into a central location,” says Glenn Takahashi, project manager for Nan, Inc., general contractor on the The NCAA regulation-size basketball court features hardwood maple flooring and retractable backboards with remote-controlled height adjustment. $9.3 million design-build project, “and provide its services without restrictions in space or availability. The single-story building with a footprint of about 22,000 square feet, showcases an NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) regulation-size basketball court with hardwood maple flooring, retractable basketball backboards with remotecontrolled height adjustment and wireless electronic scoreboards. The Building industry | OCTOBER 2011 | 73 Kaneohe Marine Corps Base hawaii center also features a 200-square-foot pyramid skylight which brightens up the reception area, a full kitchen, a laundry room, three activity rooms, a multi-station computer room and a game room outfitted with billiard tables, air hockey tables, ping pong tables, pinball machines, a video game system, electronic basketball and other arcade games.” To back up the front of the house amenities, the facility also

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - October 2011

Cover October, 2011
Contents
Datebook
Aloha’s Convenience Store of the Future
BIA Expo Hits “Green” Mark
Construction Begins on Pilot Biomass Refinery
Campbell Helps West Oahu Schools
Senior Care Facility Opens in Kailua
Hawaiian Dredging to Build $52M BEQ
Contracts Awarded
Roofing
Sunetric Completes FIT PV Project
Best Practices
Pacific Building Trade Expo Program
Low Bids
Infrastructure
Spotlight on Success: New Youth Center, KMCBH
School Construction
New Products
News Makers

Building Industry Magazine - October 2011