Pool Mechanical & Dehumidification Replacement

The challenge

The pool mechanical systems at an operating recreation center reached end of life. A natatorium is an unforgiving environment — chemistry, humidity, and corrosion punish equipment that was selected without understanding how the building actually runs — and the facility could not close for long.

The approach

ASE had maintained the building's mechanical equipment since 2007. That service history earned a seat in a two-party design competition, and the better design won the work: a holistic replacement informed by sixteen years of knowing which equipment in that building fails, how, and why.

Mechanical scope

• Two boilers with individual pool flat-plate heat exchangers
• Domestic hot water with indirect heat exchanger and storage
• Complete pool air handling and dehumidification replacement — a three-section unit
• Rooftop unit replacement (2024)

Operational constraint

An operating public recreation center. Delivery of the three-section air handling unit required coordinating trucking, CDOT permitting, and a large crane with support.

When it mattered most

In 2023, the pool AHU's 40 HP supply fan motor failed. Within 24 hours, ASE had the unit back up and running — a repair that required a 260-ton crane mobilized with trade partner RMS Cranes. Sixteen years of familiarity with the building is what makes a 24-hour turnaround possible — that, and technicians trusted to diagnose it, size the crane, and start moving before anyone asks for a meeting.

Result

A holistic, service-informed design that met and exceeded the district's expectations, a successful construction phase, and a relationship that continues — including a rooftop unit replacement completed in 2024.