At more than 120 years old, the jewel of Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Coliseum of Champions, was never built to operate year-round lacking boilers and HVAC system..
This in turn caused the livestock and equestrian shows that would come through the venue to go elsewhere including Iowa's pavilion, and underwent full climate-controlled retrofit in the millennium..
Illinois State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark said the retrofit for the coliseum came in two waves, with the first completed in 2019 fixing the structural issues, adding large fans and implementing other repairs to reopen the building to events from spring to fall with bipartisan donations from both Gov.
Manufacturing at standard size lengths of 4, 6 and 10 feet, Sheet Metal Foreman Mitchell Noll was able work with the design of the oval building.
3D model was accurate enough to order materials off of, and when it came to installation, Noll used framing square, pencil and level to check all his angles and distance off the columns.
Pruitt had to work with the design of the building, which was never built to accommodate ductwork.
The 2,500 seat amphitheater has high enough ceilings to accommodate the spiral duct, and the lower level could not accommodate ductwork coming off the new dedicated outdoor air system units at ceiling height...
To get hangers up, we had to dig the dirt out to run our supplies down to mount below the sinks and laboratories in the bathroom, concluding they also added ducted fan coils throughout the lower level..
It will allow us to open the door and use this facility in the winter months with the heating element...
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