International Squash Magazine – April 2020

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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The transformation of the squash centre at the US University of
Pennsylvania into a state-of-the-art 12-court facility which is the envy
of the Ivy League has signalled a new era for ASB as the world’s leading
squash court manufacturer moves into its sixth decade of operation.
It was back in 1997 that the German company was first selected
to install 10 squash courts at the University’s Ringe Squash
Center in Philadelphia. A couple of years ago, by now with
successful men’s and women’s teams, Penn felt the need to
improve their facility and include show glass courts for a better
viewer and user experience.
The major question remained: build a new squash centre or
make use of the existing facility? After thorough consideration,
a compromise was found in keeping the building shell
but essentially re-modelling the entire interior. The new
configuration consists of not 10, but 12 squash courts, including
two state-of-the-art ASB ShowGlassCourts, across three levels.
With three ASB System100 courts on the upper level, three ASB
System100 courts on the lower level, plus four ASB System100
courts and two ASB ShowGlassCourts on the main level, the
installation was a highly complex operation. Due to the tight
space inside the building and the various levels, the delivery
had to be split up in several containers on an almost just-in-time
delivery pattern to avoid any waiting time for the various trades
working inside the building.
“The University of Pennsylvania Squash Centre is situated
between two historic American athletic venues,” said the
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