4-Star Radisson Hotel at Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
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Radisson Hotels is a multinational luxury chain of more than 1000 hotels with different brand names in operation around the world. SOL Properties is developing a 4-star hotel with Radisson in Palm Jumeirah and has appointed Team Consistent for the MEP design and supervision.
The project is a 3B+G+ 14 Floors + Roof Building with a total built up area of 337,448 sq. ft.
The scope of works mainly includes HVAC systems with District Cooling, car park ventilation and smoke management, Fire Protection & Detection systems (in line with NFPA and UAE FLS Code), Plumbing and drainage services, LPG system, electrical system, lighting systems, ELV Systems, Telephone & Data system, Guest Room Management system & Building Management System.
Challenges:
During the initial design stage; the following issues were identified:
- Low electrical power allocation for the plot from the master developer
- Lower Chilled water flow rate allocated for the plot by the district cooling provider.
Design Approach & Solutions
Being a 4-star hotel; multiple restaurants, F&B outlets and retails were planned in the facility. The energy intensity of the hospitality sector is quite well known. However due to low chilled water and power allocation for the plot, it was vital to design the most suitable and effective system with the available power and chilled water allocations.
Moreover, with maximum utilization of the space and high ceiling height being an utmost priority to the end user, the coordination was carried out on BIM right from the design stage. The use of BIM platform enabled all stakeholders to sort out the coordination issues which later helped the execution team in smooth service coordination. The clash reports were generated on NAVISWORKS during the design stage itself, which helped resolve the services and structure coordination.
The REVIT model was developed to LOD 300 with the submissions and coordination happening on a weekly basis as drafted in the BIM execution plan.
Energy Efficiency in Design
HVAC: Variable Frequency Drives to control energy consumption of motors are proposed to be used for energy conservation. Energy recovery ventilation systems were also proposed to reduce the building ventilation load.
Hot Water System: Gas fired boilers are proposed to meet the hot water demand of the facility. This helped in eliminating the use of electric water heaters and accommodating the hot water requirements within the plot allocated electrical load.
Lighting: LED light fixtures were implemented to meet the internal ambience of different areas based on the room function. Intelligent lighting controls contributed to the Smart MEP design.
Plumbing: Due to space constraints and low power allocations, the complete water supply system was transfer-boosted from the basement level. Thus, the overhead tanks and pumps were avoided.
Electrical Systems: VFD provided for elevators, power factor improved from 0.8 to 0.95 and capacitor banks were provided with D2 reactors to improve power quality.
The entire project was designed effectively by the use of materials with lower heat transfer coefficients and use of energy recovery systems thus limiting the cooling load to 155 W/sq.m. and the power usage for the entire project was as low as 128 W/sq.m.
The Difference We Made
Due to the technical expertise and experience, Team Consistent ensured coordination with all project stakeholders in order to accommodate the MEP services suitable to meet the demand, space constraints, and utility allocation limitations.
The BIM coordination carried out during the design stage helped the Contractor execute the job without any hassles in terms of services and structure coordination as the model was coordinated and developed by Team Consistent’s experienced BIM experts.
Consistent is proud to be part of such projects, and hopes to continue providing the highest levels of customer satisfaction in MEP design.
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