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Please join AIA COTEdc and ILFI for a construction tour of American University Meltzer Center and SCAN. This new center for athletics and wellness connects to the existing Bender Arena and is pursuing Net-Zero Energy certification. The tour will be led by project team members from Perkins Eastman.

The project aims to re-position and enhance the student life experience at American University. The Meltzer Center (sports complex for athletes and students) & SCAN (Wellness Program expansion & offices for faculty, staff and students) are all part of the vision created through the master planning process. The building intervention is carefully positioned to provide a pedestrian prioritized experience with new streetscapes, plazas, and gardens that will connect into the existing network of beautiful outdoor features of the campus and serve as the first project in the re-positioning of the “back of house” of the campus into the gateway and center of student life. 
The project seeks to provide new program to elevate the University Athletic Program performance and status within a moderate budget while also achieving the ambitious goal of Net Zero Energy certification to advance the University’s Net Zero Carbon priorities.

The project is under construction and slated to open in Fall 2025. Please bring PPE (boots, hard hat, eye protection, gloves). Limited quantities will be available on site and will be first-come, first-serve. 

Join us for drink and networking at Chef Geoff's after the tour!

Meeting location: Woods-Brown Amphitheater, next to Bender Arena. Bring PPE (boots, hard hat, eye protection, gloves). Site is accessible by N2, N4 busses or by paid parking at the Katzen Arts Center garage.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the design, coordination, and stakeholder engagement process for creating a Net-Zero Energy building.
• Explain the advantages and technical challenges of co-locating PV panels on top of green roof.
• Realize the vision and impact of one building in re-positioning a campus as part of a larger masterplan.
• Identify design strategies for creating athletic and wellness space for both high-level student athletes and the general student body at the heart of a university campus.