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Indoor swimming pools are pretty special enclosures. They
need to be well insulated to minimise energy costs, and be maintained above the
dew point of the pool room air. At typical operating conditions this means that
all surfaces (that the air may come into contact with) need to be kept above 22
deg C. The building needs to do this whilst looking pretty enough to warrant all
this expense!
EPS can assist the building designer with : -
 | Advising on vapour barriers, insulation and vapour
permeability. |
| The merits and disadvantages of warm deck and cold deck
construction. |
| How to avoid cold bridging on structural elements. |
| When roof glazing is possible without serious
condensation problems. |
| Building products which have a successful record when
used in pool rooms |
General services advice
With a broad background covering initially mechanical and
electrical building services, extending into the more specialised areas
associated with leisure centres and pools, EPS can provide additional assistance
outlined below.
- Utilities
- Sizing of incoming gas/oil electrical and water
supplies.
- Feasibility of alternative energy sources such as
ground source heat pumps and solar. Discharge to waste including soak-aways,
de-chlorination tanks and mains drainage
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- Services related building design
- Locations and sizes of plant areas.
- Available routes and options for ductwork, over-head,
under-ground, exposed powder coated. Minimising the visual impact of ducts
serving roof lights
- Ground water issues with under-ground ducting
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- Beam and block flooring
- The majority of indoor pool schemes utilise
under-ground air ducts with long outlet air grilles in front of the external
glass. This always creates problems with the most popular floor construction
method-beam and block flooring. EPS have developed several methods to
accommodate this conflict.
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