Moving water, moving forward

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Moving water, moving forward

Cundall have expertise in designing specialised bespoke leisure projects.

We utilise our experience and expertise in many of our engineering disciplines to meet the unique needs of moving water sport, in a sustainable and cost effective way.

If you are planning a leisure facility which has unique requirements, Cundall want the challenge! We can bring our lessons learnt and our innovative ideas to whatever project you are planning.

Tomás Neeson - Lifestyle sector leader T +44 (0)191 213 1515

t.neeson@cundall.com

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The Lee Valley White Water Centre, located in Hertfordshire, will host the Canoe Slalom competition during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Opened in Spring 2011, the venue was the first venue to be completed and the only newly built London 2012 sports complex venue that the public have used ahead of the Games. It has been designed to become a centre of excellence for white water rafting, canoeing and kayaking for the local community and tourists after the Games.

The Centre features an independent dual-channel facility, the first of its kind.

This concept has a number of benefits, the first being legacy, the two courses increase flexibility and uses before and after the Olympic Games.

The second main benefit of the independent dual-channel is a reduction in energy use, with the smaller Legacy Course using 80% less power than the Olympic Course, ensuring the Centre continues to operate commercially after the Games.

Lee Valley White Water Centre, Broxbourne, UK

Client Olympic Delivery Authority/Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Services Building services, civil, structural and geotechnical engineering and sustainable design Architect FaulknerBrowns Architecture

Awards

2013 International Olympic Committee/

International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) Award: Bronze 2012 RIBA Regional Awards: Spirit of Ingenuity Award

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This new build leisure centre boasts a Flowrider, the North East of England’s first indoor surfing facility and only the third currently in the UK. Cundall were responsible for the design of new facility including the installation of this specialist equipment.

This included designing the building structure to accommodate the Flowrider, the pool water filtration system and pool hall ventilation to deal with the additional loads generated by the Flowrider.

Heworth Leisure Centre, Indoor Surfing Facility, Gateshead, UK

Client Gateshead Council Services Building services, civil, structural and geotechnical engineering Architect S&P Architects

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Client Durham University Services Building services, civil, structural and geotechnical engineering and planning

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This indoor powered rowing tank is ideal for refining elite athletes rowing technique and introducing rowing beginners to the sport. A top quality tank has been delivered for muscle specific conditioning, technique training and off season rowing.

Moving large volumes of water at a high velocity (9800 l/s, 3.2 m/s), for the purpose of athlete training, in the conditioned space of an indoor pool required detailed CFD analysis of the flow conditions. Minimising the turbulence of the water flow and generation of standing waves was critical, so the experience for the athlete was as similar to being on the river as possible and to minimise pumping energy and maximise the water speed.

Graham Sports Centre and Robert Gillespie Boathouse, Durham University, Durham, UK

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Water sports projects

50m Swimming Pool, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK Client Educational Institute of Scotland

Services Building services, civil and structural engineering Architect FaulknerBrowns Architects

Arc Leisure Matlock, Matlock, UK Client Derbyshire Dales District Council

Services Civil, structural and geotechnical engineering Architect Dyer

Gateshead Leisure Centre, Gateshead, UK Client Gateshead Council

Services Building services, civil and structural engineering and sustainable design

Architect S&P Architects

Abbey Stadium Leisure Centre, Redditch, Worcestershire, UK Client Redditch Borough Council

Services Civil and structural engineering and transportation Architect Dyer

Dorchester Sports Centre, West Dorset, UK Client Dorset County Council

Services Civil, structural and geotechnical engineering Architect Dyer

Aberdeen Aquatics Centre, Aberdeen, UK Client Rotary Scotland

Services Building services engineering Architect FaulknerBrowns Architects

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Award winning practice and people

Cundall regularly wins awards recognising achievements in our work and how we operate as a business.

Recent awards include:

2013

Building Awards

Cut the Carbon Award - Winner Build Sydney Live

Best use of BIM for Sustainability or Constructability - Winner

2012

The National Constructing Excellence Awards Consultancy Practice of the Year - Winner

Build Qatar live

The Open BIM Build Qatar Live - Winner Zero Carbon Challenge

Australia’s Zero Carbon Sustainable House:

Collaborative Future - Winner 2011

Romania Green Building Council Green Awards Sustainable Company of the Year - Winner

Green Service Provider of the Year - Winner 2010

Building/UK-GBC Sustainability Awards Sustainable Consultant of the Year - Winner Sustainable Designer of the Year - Finalist ACE Engineering Excellence Awards

Research Studies and Consulting - Winner Entry:

Extending the boundaries of modelling: The influence of site power failure on the Data Hall environment

One Planet Living

Cundall is the world’s first consultancy to be formally endorsed as a One Planet Company by sustainability charity BioRegional. This is based on the 10 One Planet Living principles originally developed by WWF and BioRegional.

Cundall shares the One Planet vision of a sustainable world in which people everywhere can enjoy a high quality of life within the productive capacity of the planet, with ample space remaining for wildlife and wilderness.

www.oneplanetliving.org

ONEPLANET COMPANY Awards and sustainability credentials

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Aberdeen Aquatics Centre, Aberdeen

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