Purdue University Mackey Arena
Heapy Engineering is providing Commissioning Services for this complex project, which is the most comprehensive and significant facility undertaking in the university's athletic history.
A new 130,000 SF three-level structure is planned north of Mackey and extends from the out edges of the arena along Northwestern Avenue. The facility, referred to as the Student-Athlete Development Center will include:
A sports medicine facility approximately three and a half to four times larger than the current area in Mackey.- A strength and weight training facility approximately four times larger than the existing Intercollegiate Athletic Facility weight room.
- An oversized basketball practice facility with a full-size court and three breakout shooting areas.
The project will include additional seating, expansion of the concourse and concessions areas and additional restrooms. Other upgrades will include new locker rooms and lounges, meeting rooms, offices, laundry facilities and equipment storage. A new ticket office will be created in Mackey that is twice the size of the existing one. The entire upper level of the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility will be transformed into an academic center spanning approximately 10,000 SF.
Commissioning services will include all of the mechanical systems within the building(s) including the commissioning of the chilled water and steam condensate meters and commissioning of the lighting control system along with the electrical metering.
The project is expected to be completed in 2012 with a total construction cost of $82 million.