South County Regional Recreation & Aquatic Center
Silver Spring, MD
The South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center is in the Central Business District of Silver Spring as part of a Public-Private Partnership undertaken with the Housing Opportunity Commission and the Lee Development Group. This project includes approximately 120,000 Gross Square Feet of public recreation space within HOC's larger housing project. The facility will include typical recreation and leisure activities. Pools will be designed for general swimming, low level diving, exercise, aquatic play, high school competitions, training, and teaching. A gymnasium, exercise and weight room spaces, movement and dance studios, multipurpose activity rooms, public use space, and social space with a culinary arts kitchen will also be included.
Specialized Engineering’s Role
Specialized Engineering provided construction materials testing for the project including:
Structural steel and light-gauge metal framing observation
Cast-in-place concrete testing
Soil compaction
Foundation soil bearing
Spray-applied fireproofing testing and observation
Firestopping observation
Asphalt pavement testing
Masonry inspections
Pre-cast concrete observations
Waterproofing observation