a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:4:"1022";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2010-10-13 08:51 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:49:"Construction Begins on O\'Fallon Park Rec Complex";s:9:"url_title";s:47:"construction_begins_on_ofallon_park_rec_complex";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:11:"field_id_26";s:49:"Construction Begins on O\'Fallon Park Rec Complex";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:107:"Construction has begun on the new $17.4 million O\'Fallon Park Recreation Complex in North St. Louis City. ";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:16:"O\'Fallon, Kwame";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:2899:"<p>Construction has begun on the new $17.4 million O\'Fallon Park Recreation Complex in North St. Louis City.</p>
<p>KAI Design &amp; Build, the architect and M/E/P engineer on the project, designed the modern facility to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED&reg;) Silver certification.<br />&nbsp;<br />The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction &ndash; Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Each level, with Platinum being the highest, is based on the number of credits the design achieves in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. The U.S. Green Building Council sets the standards for each certification level.<br />&nbsp;<br />The 73,625-square-foot O&rsquo;Fallon Park Recreation Complex is a sister facility to the $21 million Southside Community Center located in Carondelet Park in South St. Louis City . The 73,000-square-foot Southside facility, also designed by KAI Design &amp; Build to achieve LEED Silver, was completed in November 2009. The O&rsquo;Fallon complex, under construction on 13 acres of land in O&rsquo;Fallon Park near West Florissant Street and I-70, is expected to be completed at the end of 2011.<br />&nbsp;<br />Based on a feasibility study conducted by KAI Design &amp; Build, St. Louis City officials determined that there was significant interest in both areas of the city to support community centers. KAI designed both facilities based on community input and the city&rsquo;s objectives. Both projects are funded by a one-eighth-cent sales tax approved by city voters in 2008.<br />&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;Designs for the two-story, O&rsquo;Fallon Park Recreation Complex include:</p>
<ul>
<li>An indoor aquatic park with zero-depth entry, interactive water play features, lazy river, water slides and three lap lanes.</li>
<li>An outdoor spray and multi-use pool.</li>
<li>A gymnasium with two, full-sized basketball courts.</li>
<li>An upper level indoor track and stretching area.</li>
<li>A 5,776-square-foot fitness and weight room.</li>
<li>Aerobic rooms.</li>
<li>Multi-purpose rooms for youth and senior outreach programs.</li>
<li>An indoor/outdoor dining area.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;<br />KAI Design &amp; Build used Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to produce virtual working models for both community centers. Using BIM technology promotes enhanced communication and collaboration among project team members, better decision-making, and a drastic reduction in costly change orders. KAI also provided project management and cost estimating/scheduling on both community centers.<br />&nbsp;<br />S.M. Wilson is the general contractor on the project. Kwame Building Group is assisting the St. Louis Board of Public Service in managing all aspects of the project.<br />&nbsp;</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";}