Group Members: Justin Fleischmann, Christian Pitts, Kathy Thompson
February 23rd, 2012
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Objectives
Problem Statement
Motivation
Background Information
Statement of Work
Preliminary Data
Final Data (Survey)
Final Data (Design)
Justified Budget
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• Help improve recreational and intramural
facilities at the University of Pittsburgh
– Gather input/suggestion from current
students
• Help modernize Trees Hall
– Gather input/suggestion from current
students
• Propose a new floor design for the large gym
at Trees Hall
– Target seating and item storage
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• Pitt’s Recreational Facilities:
– Some are outdated
– Lacking facilities possessed by other
comparable universities
• Within Trees Hall (Large Gym):
– No storage space for personal belongings
– Broken bleachers
• No seating for people watching game
• No seating for people waiting to play
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• Facility Improvement
– Offer input on improvement of facilities
– Affecting their own university experience
– Offering direct input of their ideas
• Prospective Students
– Better facilities
– University offers more
• Maintenance of Trees Hall
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Main gym is outdated
Bleachers useless and broken
Possible additions / improvements
More efficient floor plan
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Current Recreational Facilities at Pitt
• Baierl Fitness Center in Petersen Events Center
– Weight Room/Fitness Center
– Four Racquetball Courts
– Two Squash Courts
• Cost Sports Center
– Indoor Field
– Outdoor Turf Mini Fields
• Fitzgerald Field House
– Indoor Track
– 2 Squash Courts
Baierl Fitness Center
• Campus Dorms
– Small Fitness Centers
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• Trees Hall (Most important to the project)
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Weight Room and Fitness Center
Olympic-sized Pool and Recreational Pool
Racquetball Courts
Large Sports Gym
• Basketball/Volleyball Courts
• Rock-Climbing Wall
• Golf Practice Area
• Bellefield Hall
– Weight Room
– Sports Gym
– Indoor Pool
Trees Hall
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• Initial Tasks
– First Client Meeting
– Research
– Proposal
• Survey (Online Software)
– Questions
• Compile
• Present
• Apply Feedback
– Distribution
• Advertising
• Collecting / Applying Results
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• Large Gym Design
– Collection of Data
• Dimensions
• Building Codes
– Floor Plan Design
• Consult student input
– Numerical Survey Results
– Student Comments
Dance Class in Trees Gym
• Most efficient floor plan
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• Penn State University, University Park
– Several Gyms, Fields, Courts, and an ice rink
• Ohio Wesleyan University
– Most popular – Indoor Tennis and basketball
courts
– Outdoor soccer fields, Campus Gym also
popular
• Ithaca College
– Similar to Pitt’s facilities
– Most popular is main fitness center
• Penn State University, the Behrend College
– Limited Weightlifting facilities
– Many indoor options – basketball, soccer, etc.
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• Denison University
– Main fitness center is, again, very popular
– Desire for an ice rink
• Michigan State University
– Similar facilities to Penn State
– Indoor Basketball courts are very heavily used
• University of Maryland, College Park
– Only one outdoor soccer field
– Seven Total Basketball Courts (4 indoor, 3 out)
• St. Mary’s College of Maryland
– Many fitness centers and outdoor fields
– Three multi-purpose courts
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• Baierl Weight
Room most
widely-used
• Dorm Fitness
Centers also
frequently used
• Trees Hall used
3rd most often
for basketball,
racquetball, and
the weight room
• Bellefield used
infrequently
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• Trees needs
improvement
more than other
facilities
• Baierl needs
very few
modifications
• Cost received
many “Needs no
Improvements”
votes, but still
received an
average score
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• Weight Room,
Basketball
Courts, and
Racquetball
Courts need
improvement at
Trees
• Outdoor Fields at
Cost received
positive reviews
• Facilities in
Baierl need
almost no
improvements
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• Weight Room
and Sports Gym
At Bellefield are
outdated
• Indoor Track
could use
improvement,
but the FH is not
widely used
• Leisure Pool and
Weight Rooms
would be most
beneficial,
according to
students
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Golf Practice Area/Rock Wall
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• Additions
– Cubbyholes for storage
– 3-tiered retractable bleachers
• Complies with building safety codes
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Item
Cost
Quantity
Total
Jolly Ranchers candy bag
$2.99
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$5.98
SELECT SurveyMonkey account
$24/month
1 month
$24.00
GRAND TOTAL:
$29.98
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• All further supplies had no cost
• No budget for facility improvements
– Unsure which changes will be made
– Costs of different improvements will vary
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