Facilities Master Plan

Gymnasium

Building Description and Use:
The Gymnasium at Lee College is a two story, 34,000 square foot structure constructed in 1951 and extensively renovated during 2003 and 2004.  The building houses three classrooms, one free weight room, three conference/work rooms, nine offices, one swimming pool, two racquetball courts, one aerobic room, one basketball/volleyball court with seating for 293 persons, two student locker rooms, two faculty/staff locker rooms, two storage rooms, one lobby and one concession stand.  This building is on a campus with 36 other buildings, sharing the same electric and gas meters. The building is used only as post-secondary (college) school.

Building energy Use Characteristics:
The building uses electricity for lighting, cooling, air and chilling/heating water circulation, and general equipment. Steam, generated with natural gas at the College’s South Central Plant, is used for heating and domestic water heating. The building uses chilled water generated from electric power at the College’s South Central Plant cooling chillers.

Building Energy Use Indices are as Follows:

Structural Characteristics:
This facility consists of one level with a partial mezzanine above. No basement.

The structural system consists of reinforced concrete footings and foundation walls supporting the pre-engineered and wall bearing superstructure.

The floor structure at ground level is reinforced concrete slab on grade. Upper level mezzanine floor is steel frame with metal deck and concrete. Floor covering consists of carpet, ceramic tile, paint, V.A. tile, quarry tile, exposed structure, and hardwood on sleepers.

Partitions are standard for the design and occupancy for which the building was intended. They consist of stud and gypsum board, brick and clay tile, masonry block, and solid plaster. Wall covering is basically paint with select areas of wood panel and exposed structure.

Ceilings consist of plaster and paint, suspended system, and exposed structure.

The exterior walls consist of brick with clay tile backup, brick with concrete block backup, glass curtain wall and stucco.

The roof structure is pre-engineered steel frame, balance of building has steel frame with poured gypsum and form board and tectum decks. “High roof cover” (over basketball court and natatorium) is basically built-up with areas of tar and gravel. “Low” roof cover was replaced in 2004 with multi ply modified coal tar system having a 20 year warranty.  Perimeter decking at “low roof" was replaced in 1995.  “High roof’ was replaced during 1996-97. Project included the Natatorium roof. 

Adequate plumbing for facility. HVAC consists of circulating hot and chilled water supplied from boiler building. Air handling equipment is located in this building and was installed in 2004. All low roof mounted pipes were replaced in 1993. The dehumidifier for the Natatorium was installed in 2004. New natural gas line was installed in 2004.

This building has fire alarms and smoke detectors. Alarm system will auto notify the fire department in the event of an alarm.

Adequate electric for facility. 

Condition: Excellent.  This building was totally renovated in 2003-2004 and contains all new mechanical and electrical systems. 

Occupancy: Gymnasium, Benny Moskowitz Natatorium, locker rooms, offices, conference/work rooms, aerobic room, free weight room, concession stand, lobby, storage rooms, and racquetball courts.