USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
Posted
02/1/2009
Opened in
December 2008, the United States Tennis Association's new indoor
tennis center is home to the U.S. Open. Indoor Courts of America
was the design-build consultant for the 260,000-square-foot
(24,154-m2) facility, and Butler Manufacturing supplied 1,605 tons
(1,445 metric tons) of steel for the project. Butler also supplied
MR-24 roof panels in Galvalume, in addition to Butlerib II panels
in Chelsea Gray and Flat Stylewall wall panels in Pelican Gray.
Butler's Moduleze in Snow White was utilized for the soffit.
The new tennis building includes a total of 12 indoor courts-nine
at ground level and three on the second floor. The building also
holds the USTA Museum, fitness center, administrative offices,
areas for hospitality functions and a new commissary.
Design-build consultant: Indoor Courts of America, Olathe,
Kan.
Metal building, roof and walls: Butler Manufacturing, Kansas City,
Mo.
www.butlermfg.com