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2022 – Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre

More than 1000 pcs SMARTEMP Adjustable Helical Swirl Diffusers, type HSC-AD, were supplied in May 2022 to the spectacular new Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre. The new building will place a global spotlight on Bahrain as the region’s newest destination to attract the world’s most prestigious exhibitions, conventions, entertainment, concerts and gala events.

Opening in mid-2022, the new Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre will be the largest venue of its kind in the Middle East, offering 95,000 m2 of exhibition space over 10 halls.

2022 – SFS Group, Heerbrugg, Switzerland

SFS, a worldwide leading supplier of mechanical precision systems, is building an additional production facility in Eastern Switzerland to manufacture electronic brake systems for global automotive manufacturers. The ongoing electrification of vehicles has proven to be an attractive and growing business area for SFS.

Construction of the new production hall began in mid-2021. More than 100 pcs Cylindrical Plug-flow Diffuser, type CP-AD, were supplied in January 2022 for spot cooling/heating and to purge contaminants from work areas.

2021 – Suncorp HQ, 80 Ann St, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

This Woods Baggot-designed office tower, being built by Mirvac, is a premium commercial building with over 60,000 m2 of commercial office space across 35 levels. Anchor tenant Suncorp has secured 40,000 m2 of space, and will be joined by IWG’s Spaces co-working business who will occupy over 6,100 m2.

 

Mirvac, which co-owns the site with M&G Real Estate, will deliver a truly flexible workplace at 80 Ann Street, with some of the largest tower floorplates in Brisbane, at 2,200 m2, with the ability to accommodate up to 275 people per floor.

 

80 Ann Street is targeting a 6 Star Green Star, 5 Star NABERS Energy, and 4 Star NABERS Water ratings as well as a Gold Shell and Core WELL Certification.

 

More than 2600 pcs SMARTEMP Fixed Helical Swirl Diffuser, type HSC-FD, have been supplied to this exemplar of modern workplaces.

2021 – Concert Hall Renewal, Sydney Opera House, Australia

The 2600-seat Sydney Opera House Concert Hall is undergoing the biggest part of the almost $ 300 million upgrade of the Sydney Opera House in preparation for the 50th anniversary of this World Heritage-listed landmark building in 2023. Renovations include new state-of-the art theatre machinery, as well as systems to transform the audience and performer experience and switch the space between moods and modes, including above stage acoustic reflectors and automated stage risers to improve audience sightlines and accomodate a variety of orchestral configurations.

 

Smartemp diffusers, type LDB 20 Classic Linear Diffusers, type LDB 50 Maxx Linear Diffusers, and type CNW-AD Circular Nozzles have been supplied for this, the biggest venue, in this most prestigous project.

2021 – Booking.com HQ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

More than 6000 patented floor swirl diffusers (SMARTEMP Inclined Floor Swirl Diffuser, type ISF-AD), along with associated acoustic plenums to inhibit noise transfer, have been installed in the new Booking.com Headquarters in Amsterdam’s Oosterdokseiland, currently one of the largest construction sites in Europe.

 

The new Booking.com HQ is a campus imagined as a social hub designed specifically to encourage social encounters. An all-inclusive approach to health encompassed 10 factors that address the differing needs of occupants while also achieving a BREEAM Excellent design certificate. These 10 factors include a considered approach to air circulation, water, nourishment, daylight, physical movement, thermal comfort, sound and materials, as well as a holistic approach to mental wellbing, and strategies to give back to the Amsterdam community.