UC DAVIS ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION CENTER
Davis, California

Architect: Cannon Design

Services Provided:
Mechanical

IBE Consulting Engineers provided mechanical design services for this 150,000 SF activities and recreation center on the campus of UC Davis. The project was completed in May 2004.

The building includes multiple large volume spaces such as a gymnasium which is sized to support 4 basketball courts and a multipurpose activities center (MAC) which can be used for indoor soccer. A 30 foot climbing wall plus cardio machines are located in common spaces and corridors. A banquet hall, sandwich bar, and grille provide food services for the building.

The lobby is two stories with a barrel shaped roof and exposed ductwork. Ductwork is also exposed in the gym, the multiuse activities center, the lobby, and many of the corridor / transitional spaces. The project contains seven separate air handling systems and ten
exhaust fans which are located on the multilevel roofs. Cooling and heating is provided by connections to the campus chilled water and steam systems. The building uses two separate steam systems to hot water heat exchanger systems, which generates heating hot water for HVAC system and domestic hot water for the showers and plumbing fixtures.

The building HVAC system is highly automated to maintain internal temperatures whilst minimizing energy use. The gym and MAC are constant volume and all other systems are VAV with reheat.