MEP case study · Aviation & training facilities
Etihad Training Centre
Abu Dhabi, UAE · Delivered · MEP installation package
Scope
HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire and pool services
Type
Aviation training facility
Special systems
Survival pool plant, simulator power and cooling
Interfaces
Simulator suppliers, pool systems, training operations
Building services for a specialist aviation training facility combining a water survival training pool, full-motion flight simulators and conventional training and office areas under one envelope.
01 — Coordination
Two very different environments in one building
A humid pool hall and a high-load simulator hall sit metres apart. Both were coordinated against the same structure without compromising either environment.
- Separate environmental strategies for pool hall and simulator hall
- Simulator supplier power, data and cooling requirements coordinated early
- Structural clearances confirmed for simulator motion envelopes
- Corrosion-resistant specification set for pool-side services
02 — Plantroom
Plant for continuous training operation
Plant capacity and redundancy were set around a facility that runs training schedules daily, with access routes sized for filter and pump replacement.
- Cooling capacity set against simulator and occupancy loads
- Pool water treatment and dehumidification plant installed and proven
- Standby and isolation arrangements for continuous operation
- Maintenance withdrawal space dimensioned before fabrication
03 — Commissioning
Proven against operational conditions
Systems were commissioned against real operating scenarios — simulators running, pool in use — rather than idle building conditions.
- Cooling verified with simulator loads running
- Pool hall humidity and air movement tested in use
- Fire detection and cause-and-effect witnessed
- Balancing and controls recorded system by system
04 — Handover
Handed over ready to train
The facility was handed over with a complete document set and a maintenance team briefed on the specialist systems, not only the conventional ones.
- As-builts and O&M documentation issued as one package
- Asset register covering specialist pool and simulator services
- Operator training on plant, controls and alarms
- Aftercare support through initial operation
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