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Should I Implement a Big Addition to My Sports Complex? Part One After being in business for awhile, and after your facility has turned a profit for several years, you may be thinking about adding a big addition to your sports facility. There’s plenty of reasons why this might be

Why Flow is Important to Sports Complex Design Years ago, the considerations for sports complex design were much simpler. You had the facilities you’d offer and that was it. Think about the YMCA. They had pools, a fitness center, and gyms for basketball and other sports. They didn’t need much

Why Your Recreation Center Should Focus on Rock Climbing Rock climbing has become a major player in the recreation world. With membership number growing every day, now is the perfect time to start a rock climbing recreation center. Climbers are paying big bucks to get a full-body workout from the

Sports Complex Design Trends in 2018 When designing your sports complex it is a good idea to keep in mind which design trends are coming up. Not only can you get some great ideas for your own design, but oftentimes these designs are trending for a reason. Whether it is

Energy Efficient Features to Keep in Mind For Your Feasibility Study When considering “going green” with your sports facility design, it is important to first understand what “green” actually means alongside the long-term benefits and short-term costs of implementing sustainable features in your building. The goal of building energy-efficient features

What Should I Do About Seating? Our FF&E Expert Weighs In For most sports facilities, seating is the biggest FF&E need. While you might run a community or recreation center that isn’t a sports-specific facility, having the proper seating for any tournaments or events you run is a major need.

Designing a Sports Complex Focused on Winter Sports The ‘post-Olympic bump’ is an idea we have spoken about before. After the Olympics, many people tend to try to get involved in sports that they have recently been exposed to for the first time. With the Winter Olympics having recently wrapped

Multi-Purpose Complex vs. Sports-Specific Facilities For anybody looking to develop a new sports facility, one of the first logistical questions to ask is whether or not the facility will be a multi-purpose complex or a sport-specific facility. And when it comes to facility planning, this distinction is a very important