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The fifth full service facility of the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, this new 45,500 square foot Family Center filled a void in the fast-growing Tri-Lakes Area when it opened in the Spring of 2008. The Center provides a permanent home to the many sports camps and programs that had previously been forced to occupy ‘rented’ facilities.
Facility Features include . . .
- Community Room
- Lobby with view of the Aquatics Center
- Child Watch Area with an outdoor play ground
- Strength & Conditioning Area (inclusive of a free weight area)
- Wellness / Exercise Room
- Gymnasium
- Six Family Changing Rooms
- Men’s Locker Room
- Women’s Locker Room
- Boy’s Locker Room
- Girl’s Locker Room
- Aquatics Center featuring an interactive play structure & three lap lanes
- Synthetic turf soccer field
- One-half mile running / walking trail at the perimeter of the site
- Planned expansion of the Strength & Conditioning Area, augmented by the addition of a second auxiliary Gym, Racquet ball Courts and an additional pool for the Aquatics Center.
Sustainable, high performance features include . . .
- Site is designed to reduce and treat storm water runoff.
- Site lighting is designed to reduce light pollution to adjacent properties.
- Landscape features include native drought tolerant grasses & shrubs.
- Domestic water consumption is reduced by the use of low flow showers toilet fixtures and lavatories.
- Energy consumption is reduced by utilizing a heat recovery mechanical system.
- Recycling collection points are provided throughout the building.
- Low emitting materials are used for improved indoor air quality and reduced building maintenance.
- Extensive use of daylighting with “state of the art” electric light controls saves energy.
- Cabling infrastructure provides for state of the art technology, network, communications, and security systems.