Lawrence University Banta Bowl APPLETON, WISCONSIN Revolutionary Masonry Product Provides Multiple Benefits for Campus Upgrade The Banta Bowl sports complex of Lawrence construction tasks in a single assembly by selecting “It was one of those situations where we were University in Appleton, Wisconsin, has served the the InsulTech™ Insulated Concrete Masonry System looking for speed of construction within a limited students and athletes of the school for nearly 50 (ICMS) for the new structures space, with a limited budget,” said Kwasny, who was years, but the time had come for the legendary introduced to InsulTech by a co-worker InsulTech venue to receive a dramatic makeover The provided a way for the team to meet all of these goals extensive by incorporating a number of wall attributes into a renovation included new bleachers, lighting, scoreboard and an upgraded dual-sport synthetic field However, the centerpiece of the new construction was to house locker room space for the Lawrence University Vikings, as well as visitors’ locker rooms and spaces for officials, concessions, ticket sales, public restrooms, and storage To usher in this new era of Viking athletics, lead single step It was one of those situations where we were looking for speed of construction within a limited space, with a limited budget - Brad Kwasny of Bray Architects The InsulTech System offers continuous insulation, moisture management, wind and fire resistance, as well as interior and exterior aesthetics in one assembly by combining a structural CMU and molded insulation insert with a thin veneer face As a complete wall system, InsulTech also offers fully insulated architect Brad Kwasny of Bray Architects, looked to corners, returns, and beams to provide a 100 percent an innovative new product to accomplish multiple thermally broken system The 15.2 R value provided approximately 20 percent higher than the R value of variety of faces, including Trenwyth Mesastone and traditional EPS of the same density ground face Trendstone block, for the exterior “Once the masons got into a rhythm of working with For more information on the InsulTech System, this new system, it installed much more quickly than please visit www.InsulTechSystem.com the traditional way of laying the CMU, then spraying insulation, and then adding a veneer,” said Kwasny “The finished wall also took up significantly less space by reducing what would have been a 15.5 inch wall depth to 12.25 inches.” Once the masons got into a rhythm of working with this new system, it installed much more quickly than the traditional way of laying the CMU, then spraying insulation, and then adding a veneer The finished wall also took up significantly less space by reducing what would have been a 15.5 inch wall depth to 12.25 inches - Brad Kwasny of Bray Architects To help with the learning curve, an Oldcastle technical advisor worked directly with the masons on installation practices specific to the InsulTech system “He didn’t just watch; he jumped right in and helped,” said Kwasny The design of InsulTech ICMS allows for either standard CMU or architectural CMU on the interior with the option of a completely different architectural face on the exterior For the Banta Bowl project, Kwasny chose painted CMU for the interior and a Project Details Manufactured by Project Type General Contractor/Mason Northfield an Oldcastle Company University athletic complex Boldt Construction – Appleton, WI Project Size Location Engineer/Project Manager 7,500 SF Appleton, WI Rick Zahn, PE – Rettler Corporation, Stevens Point WI Products InsulTech™ Insulated Concrete Masonry System (ICMS) Trenwyth® Mesastone®, Sundown – 1,600 units Ground Face Trenwyth® Trendstone®, Coral – 4,500 units Standard CMU – 11,250 units Property Owner Lawrence University Architect Brad Kwasny, AIA – Bray Architects – Sheboygan, WI www.InsulTechSystem.com ©2015 Oldcastle All Rights Reserved OLD15-078