Home to the University of Oregon’s basketball teams, Matthew Knight Arena a state-of-the-art athletic and events facility in the heart of one of the west coast’s most active college towns. Most notably, the arena features a 32×36-foot, 65,000-pound center hung scoreboard – the largest in college sports.

Glumac played a significant role working with the design and construction team to attain Matthew Knight Arena’s functional and sustainability goals. Our commissioning team tested the functionality and energy efficiency of all the arena’s HVAC, electrical, and controls systems and equipment. The perimeter concourse’s HVAC air supply is isolated from the interior “bowl,” providing attendees a greater level of comfort than exists at court level. A high-efficiency lighting system features occupancy sensors that save energy when the stands are empty and only the court is in use for practice. Advanced controls allow for displacement ventilation across the court surface for low capacity events.

Glumac’s efforts allowed the arena to achieve LEED Gold certification, rather than its initial goal of LEED Silver. Glumac also continues to monitors the arena’s energy – improving its operability and reducing its ongoing maintenance costs.

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Size: 15,000 sf
End Date: 2007
Architect: TVA Architects
Contractor: Hoffman Construction

Images courtesy of Eric Maxwell