Aacer Flooring is especially proud of our latest college reference, LSU’s University Recreation (UREC) Student Recreation Complex Gymnasium and Indoor Track.
On September 1, 2008, Hurricane Gustav ripped through Baton Rouge and destroyed parts of the roof of the gymnasium that lead to significant water damage. The copper roofing was blown off; exposing the entire gymnasium to the elements of the storm. This also caused the Student Recreation Complex to be without electricity for 4 days. LSU UREC administrators worked diligently with the state and LSU departments to restore the gymnasium to its pre-storm condition. Construction began on July 6, 2009 to renovate the gymnasium and on Monday, November 2, 2009, the UREC Student Recreation Center gymnasium re-opened after being closed for fourteen months. The university community now has a new gym floor configured for basketball, volleyball, and badminton.
The 25,000 square-foot gym floor is the tested and proven AacerCush II floor system. It uses 2nd and better grade maple over two layers of ½” plywood with ½” thick recycled rubber pads mounted once every square foot. The “Eco” pad provides great shock absorption at a moderate price and is composed of 90% post-consumer recycled material. This allows for good environmental stability and uniformity of play.
The floor was installed by Aacer-accredited installer Sports Unlimited out of Stillwater, OK. Aacer and Sports Unlimited are very happy to help the LSU recreation community in their recovery efforts.
Please read more at: http://www.lsu.edu/urec/html/gym_construction.html
Chris Wedge
Southern Regional Manager
