Indoor Practice Facility

[bisonaudit]

I can't think of anything more depressing than being injured and having to go into a windowless basement room to sit in a hot tub. Call me crazy, but I think all rehab rooms should have a ton of natural light.

As a resident as of building constructed before electrification, I concur. Natural light makes just about everything better.

[MankatoBison]

Photo from Bison1660's twitter feed:

Bison1660 on Twitter: "Steel going up at NDSU for the @nodakinsurance Football Performance Complex"

Hell yeah exciting to see this go vertical

[tony]

That's a interesting thought. Though I've been in a couple college training rooms and none had windows. Lol most were in the basement/interior of buildings

Yeah, most rehab rooms are depressing to every sense. It seems counter-productive. In fact, that's a big thing I don't like about NDSU's FargoDome offices - maybe they can get some lighting to imitate natural light.

I've thought about this ever since we lived in Amsterdam and my wife told me it was illegal to not have natural light in the workplace (that could be a miscommunication due to a translation of "illegal"), but everywhere in the Netherlands has a ton of natural light - I mean, they really don't like curtains on windows, for example.

I couldn't find anything to confirm or deny that there are regulations about "workplace light" but did find this: How a lack of light in the Netherlands affects your health – DutchReview

[bisonaudit]

Yeah, most rehab rooms are depressing to every sense. It seems counter-productive. In fact, that's a big thing I don't like about NDSU's FargoDome offices - maybe they can get some lighting to imitate natural light.

I've thought about this ever since we lived in Amsterdam and my wife told me it was illegal to not have natural light in the workplace (that could be a miscommunication due to a translation of "illegal"), but everywhere in the Netherlands has a ton of natural light - I mean, they really don't like curtains on windows, for example.

I couldn't find anything to confirm or deny that there are regulations about "workplace light" but did find this: How a lack of light in the Netherlands affects your health – DutchReview

First winter back from the equator in 4 years… that shit is real! And the Netherlands is a lot farther north than MSP.

[NDSU92]

First winter back from the equator in 4 years… that shit is real! And the Netherlands is a lot farther north than MSP.

Was going to make a joke about how 4 months out of the year you probably don't want to be reminded about what's outside...

Joking aside, I concur completely.

[Herd]

That's a interesting thought. Though I've been in a couple college training rooms and none had windows. Lol most were in the basement/interior of buildings

The equipment, weights, tanks are conducive to ground level installations. 2nd Level would likely require considerable added reinforcement. I assumed from the pictures of the Facility, the office space on the west side would be 2 or 3 levels, with training space on the ground level somewhere. But that's just a guess.

[OrygunBison]

Was going to make a joke about how 4 months out of the year you probably don't want to be reminded about what's outside...

Joking aside, I concur completely.

Thread drift alert.

I live in a part of the world where seasonal sadness due to reliable gloominess for 4 months straight is very real. It is stunning how dim and gross it can be on our worst days. I see some people really struggle with it. From growing up in ND, I always thought about winter differently. We had big windows in the farmhouse and just wispy shear draperies. Even in the dead of winter, ND is actually a very sunny place. Sure you might fucking die if you go outside into the cold but I remember it always being sunny and cheerful anyway.

[HerdBot]

I can't think of anything more depressing than being injured and having to go into a windowless basement room to sit in a hot tub. Call me crazy, but I think all rehab rooms should have a ton of natural light.

The rehab rooms are on the interior of the SHAC and have no windows. Maybe an extra level makes sense. But WHEN the need extra space in the future, I bet they don't make it load bearing. Smart engineering and foresight... like the Fargodome who can't do anything on the east side because the lobby addition is not load bearing

[OrygunBison]

Gabe, the more I read your posts about buildings, the less I think you understand how they work at all.

[BisonHorns]

The rehab rooms are on the interior of the SHAC.

That seems like a good place to have them. Probably pretty cold on the exterior.