From the Ground Up: Drury University O'Reilly Family Event Center

Owner/developer: Drury University

General contractor: Killian Construction Co.

Architect: H Design Group

Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; Mettemeyer Engineering Inc., structural; and Colvin Jones Davis LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 65,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $12 million

Lender: None

Estimated completion date: September 2010

Project description: Drury University's O'Reilly Family Event Center is going after Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Gold certification. The $12 million project will be funded by contributions and private donations - $6 million by the O'Reilly family and $600,000 by the Pitt family, specifically for upgrades to meet LEED-Gold standards. The arena's basketball court will be named William A. Pitt Court. The arena features 3,100 seats, luxury boxes and a CoxHealth Sports Medicine facility, according to www.drury.edu. The design will mimic other campus buildings. The school plans to remodel Weiser Gym into a student recreation center, also funded by donations.

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