WREC Year End Report

esistance and moving weight in space. This focus reduces the need
for traditional singular plane weight machines. With this in mind, the
WREC will be slowly transitioning away from such machines and
more functional training apparatus such as squat racks, benches,
stretching areas, etc.
In 2016-17, the arms on all office chairs were replaced free of
charge via warranty. There are two different style of WREC office
chairs that occupy all offices and the conference room. Both styles
of arms were replaced totaling approximately 50 chairs. The chairs
themselves seem to be in good working order. The arm replacement
should extend the chairs’ life cycle by another five to eight years.
This year saw a total of 917 completed maintenance requests including
preventative and reactive projects. That total is down slightly
from 986 last year. Included in this year’s total was the change out
of over 3,600 locker batteries for our Digilocks on both locker room
and daily use lockers.
From a utilities standpoint, the WREC had experienced fairly standard
costs during 2016/17. Gas was up about $6,000 over last
year but winter was cold and wet and this year’s total isn’t even in
the top three since opening. The WREC’s cost for chilled water (air
conditioning) has also increased over the last two years but that is
to the price per ton for chilled water. The amount of chilled water
used has actually decreased over the last two years. Regular water
use was up over last year but 2015/16 saw little to no landscape
watering due to the drought. While up 2016/17, WREC water use
was only the fourth highest dollar total since opening. Electricity
use this year was the lowest in five years. With AS Sustainability’s
impending implementation of Building OS and additional sub-metering,
the WREC will gain more insight into the exact cost
for showers, laundry, pool, etc. which can only assist
in decision making and stewarding student dollars.
Finally, looking to the future, it is worth considering
expanding the WREC footprint to include the current
landscaping area to First and
Cherry Streets. While this space
currently provides a decent aesthetic
feature, it is not programmable
and is a somewhat labor-intensive
greenspace in an on again/
off again drought environment.
To grow the WREC in this way
would provide much needed space
to expand the Personal Training
Gym, weight room and to create
an AO Adventure Center. With
the industry moving more toward
functional training, space for the
Personal Training Gym is a must.
Fitness movements are becoming
more dynamic and require more
space and more unique equipment.
Similarly, in the weight room,
which is already at maximum capacity
at peak hours, the demand
for squat racks and more exercise
movements in space requires a
bigger footprint.
Lastly, the opportunity to provide a singular home for one of outdoor
recreation’s premiere campus programs just makes sense. It would
be possible with such an expansion to centralize trip sales, the climbing
gym, Bike Cart, staff offices, etc. Such a storefront would enable
AO to create an even larger identity, beyond its typical customers,
and make more and deeper student connections with more staff and
customers.
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