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Stonhard Provides Quick, Cost-Effective Flooring for Coppins’ Physical Education Complex
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COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY IS A modern urban learning environment nestled in western Baltimore. Each
year thousands of students cultivate their skills and knowledge on the 52-acre campus. The university thrives on the motto “Nurtur- ing Potential... Transforming Lives.”
After several years of planning and construction, Coppin State unveiled its brand new 246,000-square-foot Physical Education Complex. The $136 million facility includes a 4,100- seat basketball arena, a NCAA regula- tion pool, a fitness center, an auxiliary gymna- sium, a dance studio, racquetball courts, and classrooms, as well as many outdoor fields and recreation areas. When plans were drawn up for the design of the basketball arena, polished concrete floors were specified for corridors, lobbies, and locker rooms. However, as work began, project managers were extremely unhappy with the unsatisfactory appearance of the first applications in the locker rooms and put a halt to the entire installation.
Finding themselves in an unexpected situ- ation and drawing from numerous previous positive experiences with Stonhard, the proj-
ect superintendent reached out to Stonhard’s local territory manager for guidance. Ston- hard guaranteed a long-lasting, decorative floor system that could be installed quickly and at a fraction of the cost of the originally specified polished concrete.
Stonhard recommended Stonproof ME7 as a crack-bridging agent on the surface of the concrete substrate, followed by Stonhard’s TecTop UF system. The Stonproof ME7 filled all cracks in the floor surface, creating a smooth surface for the next steps in the installation process. TecTop UF creates a seamless, stain- resistant floor surface that is durable and requires little maintenance. A colored epoxy undercoat and a layer of colorful, broadcast- ed flakes, finished off with a clear urethane
sealer, resulted in decorative, eye-catching floors in the complex’s new lobbies, con- courses, walkways, restrooms, locker rooms, and pool observation deck. Facility planners and project managers were impressed by Stonhard’s quick and cost-effective remedia- tion of the situation.
Nearly a century in business, Stonhard is the unprecedented world leader in manufac- turing and installing high-performance poly- mer floor, wall, and lining systems. Stonhard maintains 300 product engineers and 200 application crews worldwide who work with you on design specifications, project manage- ment, final walk-through, and service after sale. And, Stonhard’s single-source warranty covers both products and installation. CPM