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August Club Meeting - Athletic Facility Design

  • 13 Aug 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual via Zoom & In Person
  • 57 registrants

Registration

  • Buffet style lunch for Members
  • Must present Student ID at time of check in
  • Buffet style lunch for Non-Members
  • Virtual attendees will be able to see the slides and hear the presenter, but there will not be a live video broadcast of the event.
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Athletic Facility Design

Presented by: Caleb Van Weelden, PE, Zack Fergus, PLA, and Paul Gargarella, EIT


Lunch will be served at 11:45am

Presentation will begin at noon

This meeting will be In-Person with a Virtual Option

This meeting will be held at the Scott Conference Center (6450 Pine Street in Aksarben).  Free Parking in Lot 9 across street (Figure included below). Please submit any unique diet requests a week in advance.

A virtual Teams Option will also be available.  Virtual meeting log-in information will be sent approximately 2 hours prior to the start of the meeting:

Presentation Details 

Presenters: 

  • Caleb Van Weelden is a professional civil engineer with 8-years of experience working on athletic and academic projects. He has been with Lamp Rynearson since 2016 and serves as Project Manager in the Omaha office. Caleb is a member of the American Sports Builders Association and also serves as a Sarpy County Planning Board Member.
  • Zack Fergus is a professional landscape architect with over 10-years of experience developing outdoor spaces used for learning, recreation, and recharging. He has been with Lamp Rynearson since 2015 and serves as the Landscape Architecture Practice Lead in the Omaha office. Zack also serves on several boards and committees outside of the office including the American Society of Landscape Architects Nebraska/Dakotas Chapter and Heartland 2050’s Natural Resource Committee.
  • Paul Gargarella is a Civil Engineer with 8-years of experience at Lamp Rynearson designing many different infrastructure projects in Nebraska with an emphasis on Athletic Field Design. Paul also is a Civil Engineering instructor at Metropolitan Community College.

Presentation:

Caleb Van Weelden, Zack Fergus, and Paul Gargarella of Lamp Rynearson will provide an insightful presentation on the civil design of various athletic facilities. This presentation will provide an overview of the design process, from preliminary planning to final construction. We will explore the athletic facility standards, innovative turf systems, and the critical factors that schools and developers consider during site design. Additionally, we will discuss conformance to City of Omaha standards and the essential construction and construction administration (CA) that follows the design process. This presentation will offer a comprehensive understanding of the complexities and best practices in facility design.

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