Case Study No.

018

Burj al Arab
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wholesaler: Year of Installation:

Bin Dasmal Trad. Est. Dubai UAE Dubai-City 2000

Project: In the space of a very short time, the Burj al Arab, the worlds tallest and only 7-star hotel, has become the landmark of Dubai, the second largest Arab Emirate with the highest per capita income in the world. The idea of Sheik Mohammed bin Raschid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, to build a superlative hotel tower in the inhospitable climate of the desert metropolis, presented one of the greatest architectural challenges of the present day. Over a total height of 321 m, there are 28 double-height stories (56 floors) each with a floor-to-floor height of 7 m. A helicopter th landing pad was built at a height of 212 m and on the 27 floor of the building there is a restaurant suspended above the sea. Following Dubais history as a power in maritime trade, the building is in the shape of a billowing sail. Installation: In order to protect the chilled-water pipes of the airconditioning system against condensation and thus keep energy losses to a minimum, pipes were insulated with Armaflex tubes and sheets from Armacell. In the Burj al Arab, a total of approximately 15 000 m of Armaflex tubes with wall thicknesses of 19, 25 and 32 mm and 5 000 m of Armaflex sheets in a thickness of 25 mm were installed. The elastomeric insulation material was chosen because, in comparison to other insulation materials, it not only has excellent technical properties (resistance to water vapor transmission and thermal conductivity), but is also very easy to install. The material was supplied by the builders merchant Bin Dasmal Trad. Est. - the sole agent for Armacell products in the United Arab Emirates and the dealer for the Middle East. Kishore Deotorase, Sales Manager at Bin Dasmal: Only the best materials were used in the Burj al Arab, so of course Armaflex was the only possible choice for the technical insulation. We are very proud of having made a contribution to the most beautiful hotel in the world.