About
The Murchie Fieldhouse is a 92,000 square foot building. It is big enough to hold a full indoor football field, with room for kicking field goals. It also includes 6,000 feet of rubber track, pole vault pits, and softball hitting tunnels. It has storage, offices, restrooms, and meeting spaces for student athletes.
Opened in 2019, it required unique techniques and close coordination with the client, general contractor, and specialty contractors. The pre-engineered metal structure was complex. It had a 210-foot clear span. It used insulated wall panels, horizontally installed formed metal wall panels, aluminum composite panels, and Kalwall translucent panels.
This facility is an integral part of the expansion of student recreation programming and intramural sports at UB and will also be used for university events.
