The Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center at
Syracuse University is a slam dunk for energy
efficiency, thanks to the innovative
THERMAX™ Wall System.
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The Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center at Syracuse University is one cool practice facility. Designed to comply with a university policy that mandates all new building and renovation projects exceeding $10 million follow USGBC LEED certification requirements, the state-of-the-art center is a model of energy efficiency and comfort for the school's nationally recognized basketball programs.
As part of the integrated technical design of the building envelope, every detail was assessed for its environmental benefits and considered optimum insulation and infiltration values of the envelope to optimize the size, performance and cost of the HVAC system. The architect's pre-build LEED EAc1 projections were for potential energy savings between 17.5 percent and 21 percent from the ASHRAE 90.1 baseline. In addition, the THERMAX™ Wall System has been tested and proven to meet all seven elements of the prescriptive compliance path laid out in the 2006 IBC, Chapter 26, Section 2603.5: "Exterior Walls of Buildings of Any Height."
| Project Snapshot | |
| Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center – Syracuse, New York | 56,000 ft2 addition |
| Project Completion | September 2009 |
| Owner | Syracuse University |
| Architects | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP – Design Architect King and King Architects LLP – Architect of Record |
| General Contractor | Hayner Hoyt Corporation |
| Drywall Contractor | Lemoyne Interiors Inc. |
| Spray Foam Contractor | SI Spray Systems |
| Dow Products Used | |
| Wall Assembly | THERMAX™ (ci) Exterior Insulation (20,000 board feet; 2.0" thick) with WEATHERMATE™ Straight Flashing STYROFOAM™ Brand SPF (CM Series) |
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