Fabric ducting from KE Fibertec reaches Olympic heights
While the Olympic athletes are getting ready for the competition
of their life, fabric ducting supplier KE Fibertec has provided an
efficient air distribution system and thus made sure that the
indoor climate is comfortable for the contests to unfold.
While the Olympic athletes are getting ready for the competition
of their life, fabric ducting supplier KE Fibertec has
provided an efficient air distribution system and thus made
sure that the indoor climate is comfortable for the contests to
unfold.
KE Fibertec is involved in a number of sports arenas at the
Olympics 2012. One of them is Mayesbrook Arena in Barking
- a 5,000 m2 sports hall which has space for up to
3,000 spectators. At the Olympics the arena will stage events such
as handball and athletics and Paralympians taking part in judo and
wheelchair rugby will also use the arena.
Sustainable and future-proof solutions
Mayesbrook Arena was officially opened by rowing champion
Sir Steve Redgrave and he was very enthusiastic about the building.
"The equipment is world class," he said and to him it was very
important that it will continue to be used also after the Olympics,
addressing the fact that you still find "abandoned" Olympic sports
arenas around the world.
Going for gold
The Olympic games are about doing your very best and this
also goes for the fabric duct system by KE Fibertec. Only the very
best materials have been used, high quality and the best
specifications to match the requirements.
The DireJet Vario nozzle system supplies 58,840m3 of
air for both heating and cooling of the sports hall from a height
of 12 m. 60 mm nozzles were chosen to ensure that the heated
buoyant air would be able to reach floor level. The 100 m wide
space is served by just two runs of evenly spaced DireJet Vario
fabric duct.
In addition to the main hall, in the Elite gym, an Inject hybrid
textile system was chosen to condition the 60 m long space quietly
from a single run of ductwork.
Adam Taylor, Internal Sales Manager with KE Fibertec UK is very
happy with the result and the cooperation with both consulting
engineers and contractors, "This project has indeed been very
exciting and also somewhat different from what we are used
to.
And we feel proud to play a small part in the biggest sports event
in the world," he adds.
Olympic applications:
- Olympic Village Dining Halls & Shopping Area (High level
KE-Direjet coated ducts on wire)
- Aquatics Centre. Ducting under the stands / seating to create
laminar flow & Hospitality Area
- Water Polo Venue Main Pool & Training Pool (High level
KE-Direjet coated ducts on Safetrack)
- Olympic ODA Swimming Training Pools in temporary structures /
tents (High level KE-Inject coated ducts on wire)
- Heathrow Temporary Portal - Temporary Structure for the 3 days
after the event for all the Olympians to check in and go
through security prior to flying off (KE-Direjet coated ducts
on Safetrack)
- IBC Office & Media Centre - Multi Colour Ducts in the
offices for fresh air and cooling - each floor was a different
colour, 5 floors each the colour of the Olympic rings (KE
Inject LDC material)
- Basildon Sporting Village - Leisure Centre Built last year with
an Olympic 50m pool for training prior to games (KE-Direjet
coated ducts on Safetrack)
- Mayesbrook Sporting Area - The UKs largest multi-use Indoor
Sports hall (KE-Direjet coated ducts on Safetrack)
- London Excel Table Tennis Arena - Large 2,000mm ducts around
the entire spectator area to help minimise air movement in the
games areas
- Temporary Basket Ball Courts
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