SCHELL solutions prove their worth in sports venues

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The fit-out of sanitary facilities in sports venues, such as swimming baths, arenas and stadiums, comes with many requirements and is especially challenging. Usage levels fluctuate in day-to-day use, with long interruptions to use also being possible, depending on the type of venue. Fittings that are used by an ever-changing set of patrons also need to meet particular requirements for their design: Exceptional robustness and resistance to vandalism are needed, plus user hygiene and support for maintaining drinking water quality, as well as properties ensuring the economical operation of the venue. We take a look at four properties to show you how these demands can be met perfectly with solutions from SCHELL.

More information about the project and other SCHELL products used for this customer can be found in the Sports baths Dieburg case study.

For a sports venue of this size, the high level of usage experienced by sanitary facilities during an event poses a particular challenge. Product qualities such as resistance to vandalism and robust construction are therefore very important. Compliance with demanding hygienic standards is also required and, last but not least, criteria like energy efficiency and sustainability also need to be met.

A total of 214 of SCHELL’s XERIS SC self-closing wash basin taps were installed in the visitor WCs at MVM Dome. These fittings offer manual operation but close automatically after a configurable flow time of 2 to 15 seconds. The water flow volume does not exceed 5 l per minute, making these taps especially economical. The self-closing technology also offers significant advantages for sanitary facilities with high footfall like those in the MVM Dome. On the one hand, this automatic closing system considerably reduces water consumption. On the other, these chromed brass fittings also improve user hygiene in the washrooms because, once hands are clean, the flow of water does not need to be shut off again manually after handwashing by washroom patrons. The minimalist product design also makes the taps especially vandal-resistant, since there are no obvious ‘targets’ such as protruding handles. With these well thought-out product features and a highly functional design, the XERIS SC self-closing wash basin taps from SCHELL integrate seamlessly with the modern, high-quality design approach taken by the multipurpose stadium.

More information about the project and other SCHELL products used for this customer can be found in the MVM Dome Budapest case study.

The new club building with hospitality services aimed to provide FV Brühl e.V. with a modern location for all of its club activities. Featuring the very latest in building services, the venue was also targeting energy-efficient and economical operations. Robust sanitary systems with flexible expansion options were planned, to support high levels of usage by a heterogeneous mix of patrons while maintaining drinking water and user hygiene.

Impressed by our ‘Made in Germany’ quality and expert advice, the building owners decided to install sanitary equipment from SCHELL. Networked together with LINUS Inox DP-C-T shower panels and PURIS E HD-M electronic wash basin taps, the SCHELL SWS Water Management System offers optimum support for maintaining drinking water hygiene. Automatic stagnation flushes with a range of programming options reliably prevent the excessive growth of bacteria that are harmful to health.
In addition, water-saving self-closing PURIS SC HD-M wash basin taps and exposed VITUS wash basin taps with manual open/close actuation were also installed.
Under the wash basins, the venue owners again placed their trust in SCHELL as the global leader for angle valves, fitting out the sanitary facilities in their new clubhouse with COMFORT angle valves. A total of 8 sampling angle valves and 2 PROBFIX sampling valves from SCHELL were also installed. These valves meet all of the requirements for systematic testing within sanitary facilities.
Thanks to their intelligent functionality, the SCHELL products installed also help to minimise the consumption of water and energy, thereby helping to contribute to the energy-efficient and economical operation of the new club building.
Despite the high levels of usage expected, the club patrons and owners will enjoy using these fittings for a long time, thanks to the high quality materials used in their construction.

More information about the project and other SCHELL products used for this customer can be found in the Sportpark Süd des FV Brühl e.V. case study.

This was one of the first clubhouses in the Olpe district: after 50 years in service, the building was due for comprehensive renovations to make it fit for the future. The clubhouse refurbishment was financed by the state sports association. Many SCHELL products are now used in the sanitary facilities to support cost-effective operations, user hygiene and drinking water quality in accordance with VDI 6023.

Sports facilities like the clubhouse in Hützemert often experience long periods of downtime. The risk of unsafe levels of Legionella in the drinking water system is very high during these periods, because the water has plenty of time to stagnate in the piping. The building operators were therefore looking for an innovative and cost-effective overall solution that offered support for maintaining drinking water hygiene.

To ensure that the requirements for cost-effectiveness and hygiene could be met over the long term, project developers decided to equip the clubhouse with modern product and system solutions from SCHELL. A total of 12 water-saving exposed LINUS DP-C-T shower panels were installed in the showers, while contactless XERIS E electronic taps were chosen for the washrooms. This cost-effective and hygienic approach has also been applied to the WC facilities, where MONTUS COMPACT II urinal modules are combined with contactless EDITION E urinal controls. A GRANDIS E kitchen tap was fitted in the club kitchen.

All of the taps, fittings and urinal modules are networked with the central SCHELL SWS Water Management System, which uses regular automated stagnation flushes to simulate specified normal operation. SWS can be used for the centralised setup, automatic triggering and end-to-end logging of stagnation flushes. Especially practical: SCHELL’s cloud-based SMART.SWS service, which lets clubhouse management check current installation data from any internet-capable device and make adjustments as necessary. This gives managers an up-to-date picture of the networked drinking water installation, right down to individual fittings.

More information about the project and other SCHELL products used for this customer can be found in the Clubhouse, Eulenbuche (Drolshagen-Hützemert) case study.

SCHELL products are especially suitable for meeting the particular requirements found in sports venues when it comes to equipping their drinking water installations. Solutions from SCHELL are a solid choice for periods of heavy or fluctuating use as well as long breaks in use – such as seasonal business interruptions, for example. The SWS Water Management System in particular helps operators maintain a facility’s drinking water quality reliably and cost-effectively – supplemented by the SMART.SWS cloud service for remote access and management.

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