Month: February 2018

BROC U | Issue #10 | Downtime for an Athletic Facility Can Be Crippling, Limit it Through Some Easy Identification The Problem Consistently we find ourselves receiving requests for items that many people just don’t know the name of or how to explain. Rather than having to pay to have a service technician make a site visit, we have put together a small cheat sheet for those situations. Many times, there is a consistent process that involves a lot of back and forth and site visits that really slow the process of rectifying an issue. A preferable and less downtime...

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BROC U | Issue #9 | ADA Compliance in Athletic Venues After having been in the construction industry for over 40 years, and inside athletic facilities for over 35 years of that, it has afforded us the ability to see the evolution of design and design requirements change. Design requirements change quite regularly and depending where you are and in what building phase you are focused on there is a plethora of codes that are potentially directing a design. One place where requirements are most visible is surrounding accessibility in athletic venues. This requirement is specific to ramp accessibility as well...

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BROC U Issue #8 | The Fix or Replace Decision for My Scoreboard Did you ever wonder if your scoreboard needs fixed or replaced? We just had a client reach out to us about this exact question. As not ever scenario will be the same this is to help understand what direction to go in. Each scenario can vary slightly from project to project as needed but this a is a scenario to prime you for better understanding how to diagnose the situation. So is it scoreboard repair or scoreboard replacement? Is a Simple Repair the Answer? BROC: What exactly...

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