Summary
The project involves the construction of a FEMA Community Tornado Safe Room. The Tornado Safe Room shall be constructed to meet FEMA P-361 (2021) and ICC 500 (2020) requirements. The Tornado Safe Room is a two-story addition to the existing gymnasium after the existing locker room portion of the building is removed. The Tornado Safe Room and the existing gymnasium levels communicate between each other in a
complex way due to floor-to-floor height challenges and the way in which the original gymnasium building was constructed. The building is two-stories, but the addition has a lower level, concourse
level, and upper level. The Tornado Safe Room consists of locker rooms, offices, hospitality room, concessions, and
support spaces.