PROJECT
CLAYTONHOTELCARDIFF LANECONFERENCECENTRE, DUBLIN
GROUND-BREAKING SET-UP SEES ENERGY-EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING AHUs OPERATING IN TANDEMWITH HYBRID VRF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM... KERRIGANMECHANICALDELIVERS FIRST-OF- ITS-KINDCONFERENCECENTRE IN IRELAND
C layton Hotel’s new five-star Meeting and Events Centre, located at its Cardiff Lane venue in the heart of Dublin city, is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities. Kerrigan Mechanical, in partnership with main contractor Monami Construction, was tasked by Dalata Hotel Group with providing the full mechanical installation for the conference facility, as designed by Patrick McCaul Environmental Consulting Engineers. Architects Douglas Wallace created a
split-level complex by incorporating a new mezzanine floor. With a capacity for up to 220 people, the new centre boasts three meeting rooms in the lower ground floor (below street level), while the upper ground floor incorporates a large conference space, which can be split into three smaller rooms if required. Impressively, Kerrigan successfully installed a uniquely innovative and energy-efficient system, making this facility the first of its kind in Ireland. The work included heat recovery AHUs and a highly sophisticated hybrid VRF
air conditioning system. While these two systems would normally be separate, they now operate hand in hand to achieve maximum energy efficiency. Such a complex set-up, which was a client requirement, needed detailed accurate BIM modelling from the highly- skilled team at Kerrigan. Francis McNulty, Contracts Director at Kerrigan Mechanical, said: “This approach ensured we could provide a system that would firstly fit in such a compact space and secondly perform beyond best expectations. It was certainly a challenge,
“We were delighted to be involved in such a high-profile project in the centre of Dublin.”
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