Project Name: The Louisville Arena

Project Type: Commercial

Project Description:

The KFC YUM! Center is a new multi-purpose arena located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. This facility will be home to the University of Louisville Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs. Additionally, it is designed to accommodate a wide variety of other events including NCAA championships such as wrestling, swimming and volleyball, as well as concerts, circus, wrestling, boxing and ice shows.

The 721,762 square foot facility includes: locker rooms, club lounges and suites, a team store, retail space, a restaurant, sports bar, four meeting rooms, a Norton Immediate Care Center, administrative offices, and KFC YUM Brand and Papa John’s concessions. The Arena seats up to 22,000 guests.

Hussung Mechanical installed 3 Chillers totaling 2,850 tons of cooling, 25 air handling units, 3 boilers totaling 20,400,000 BTUH, 90 Fans (return, smoke pressurization, and exhaust), and over 1,000 plumbing fixtures, not including those provided by the kitchen and concession vendors.

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Project Statistics:

Project Size:

721,762 square feet

Projected Completion Date:

October 2010

Type of Project

HVAC/Plumbing

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