CSU, Sacramento Recreation & Wellness Center
Sacramento, CA
Project Stats
Client
California State University, Sacramento
Project Status
Complete
Markets
McCarthy's higher education construction team built this 151,000-square-foot recreation and wellness center, named The WELL (Wellness, Education, Leisure, Lifestyles), that features the largest rock climbing wall in the CSU system. It also includes a fitness center, indoor track, gym courts, racquetball courts, a student health center, massage therapy day spa, child care center, and space for Peak Adventures, a student-run outdoor program.
The project, which achieved LEED Gold certification, incorporates a number of sustainable features, including: Foiltec skylight systems to improve thermal properties; design elements to increase day lighting; high efficiency HVAC systems; emphasis on light pollution reductions; enhanced commissioning and sustainably harvested formaldehyde-free wood products; as well as access to alternative transportation facilities including bicycle parking and proximity to a nearby light rail system.
We are very pleased with how the project team pursued our plan, listened to stakeholders, and executed what is the most ambitious construction project in Sacramento State history—all while surpassing LEED expectations. McCarthy has earned a reputation as one of the country's LEADING GREEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, and this project has certainly reaffirmed that.
California State University, Sacramento
Awards & Recognition
LEED Gold Certified
2011 Sacramento Sustainable Business of the Year Award
Business Environmental Resource Center
Architects
Ellerbe Becket, Inc.
Hornberger+Worstell, Inc.
Engineers
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc
Luppen & Hawley, Inc.
