In 2019, work began on Aquapelle in Capelle aan den IJssel east of Rotterdam. The vision to build a sports facility for the future with sustainability as a focus had its challenges. Especially since the facility was to be located in a swampy river area with significant risks of settlement.
Aquapelle's swimming pools are built at ground level, which meant that the facility's piping had to be placed on the ground floor in pipe trenches instead of below ground level, which is customary in these contexts.
"To meet the high sustainability requirements, various techniques were used in heating and energy production, water consumption, lighting, and material selection. Examples of specific techniques included heat recovery from air and water, energy-efficient lighting, swimming pool filters with lower resistance, heat pumps, and 932 solar panels. Measurement and control technology was completely outsourced to Regin's integrator partner Regeltechniek 2000," says Wouter van Raaij from RT2000.
"This was a fantastic project where the collaboration between the client and RT2000 really came into its own. Here, a fine and comprehensive system has been installed that neatly ties together all parts of the total installation in a clear and user-friendly BMS. We are proud to have been able to implement this and achieve a climate-smart facility," says Wouter van Raaij.
Solution
With Regin's Arrigo Building Management System (BMS), the facility is fully equipped with the latest technology. Here, all historical data is measured together with real-time information from all signals. The junction boxes are equipped with freely programmable control units from EXOClever and modular I/O modules. Via the measurement and control technology, the control of the primary heat production, air treatment, and the complete swimming pool automation is carried out.
The swimming halls are climate-technically strictly separated from the sports hall and other spaces due to moisture and chloride-containing air. In addition, a precise air treatment system was required for the sports hall, which can be divided into four separate smaller sports halls with the help of partitions.
"Heating from one pool to another was not an option because the areas of use were so different. Play and teaching in the warm group pool and in the larger competition pool focused on athletic performance with colder temperatures. That was the reason why the pools also got their own water treatment systems," says Wouter van Raaij.
