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Architect: HTG Architects

Engineer: Clark Engineering

GC: Shingobee Builders Inc.

Precasters: Molin Concrete Products, Fabcon

Owner: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Product:

Hollow Core Plank: 24,830 Sq. Ft

Beams & Columns: 977 L.F.

Stadia: 2,382 Sq. Ft.

Molin Concrete is working with Shingobee Builders on an expansion on the Dakotah! Sport and Fitness Facility in Prior Lake, MN. The Dakotah! Sport and Fitness Facility is a vast 160,000 Sq. Ft. structure that houses an indoor track, aquatic center, ice arenas, and many other fitness amenities. This new facility will feature a new sheet of ice, multiple mezzanine levels, seven locker rooms, new concession areas, and various offices and meeting rooms. The space will be completely changeable to allow use in the off-season. It will also offer space for events to take place while the original DSF Ice Arena will be renovated. The future renovation is also planning on using precast concrete stadia components to use the space more efficiently below the bleachers. The owner and designers worked early on to make this a "green" project and has many "green" features. The roof will consist of a 30,000 Sq. ft. Green Roof, which will include live plants, will also effectively treat storm water. Skylights are included to provide more natural lighting to the arena space. The project will also feature an innovative process of recovering and converting waste heat from the ice-making process in to heating for the bleacher seating.

Precast Concrete played a significant role in the project: aiding the short time line, as well as demonstrating how precasters can team up for projects. The timeline for construction was less than a year, in order to open on October 1st, 2008. Precast, with its short lead times, dramatically shortened the schedule for the project. Molin Concrete Products provided the structural precast components: Hollow Core Plank, Raker Beams, Columns and Stadia sections. Fabcon provided serpentine Architectural Wall Panels which gave the building a beautiful radius look.