The engineers' custom-configured specification of natatorium dehumidifers will save the University of Missouri millions of dollars in operation costs over the life of the building.

Visitors at the new $49 million Rothwell-Brewer Student Recreation Center Complex are usually in awe of one of the nation's top five recreation projects and Missouri's largest aquatic complex.

But equally awesome is the behind-the-scenes energy savings a dream team of architects, consultants, and engineers built into the state-of-the-art project that will save University of Missouri millions of dollars in operating costs over the life of the center's dual natatoriums. The team consisted of consulting engineering firm McClure Engineering Associates, St. Louis; architect Hastings + Chivetta Architects Inc., St. Louis; commercial pool consultant Councilman/Hunsaker Associates, St. Louis; and mechanical contractor J. Louis Crum, Columbia, MO.