جولة AEE نيفادا T-Mobile

Our members and guests of the Nevada Chapter of the AEE, took a sunny Friday afternoon to go inside the new $375 million dollar T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. An overview of the buildings energy practices and management techniques were provided by  the on-site team.  This facility has been open about one year and has already hosted many events that larger, more famous arenas would love to host, including many televised, world recognized events. The arena was built to hold sporting events, music concerts and awards shows.  The  facility and its team are ready and able to handle the operations and energy demands that require experienced, top notch professionals.  The team that hosted our group included the Facility Manager, Director and a representative of the electrical contractor.  (Thanks for the super tour…!)

Our first stop was the chiller room where ice making operations and chilled water inflow from the Aria central plant. New facilities often retain the “new car smell” and even the back of the house at this facility looked sharp and we saw water distribution equipment and the primary heat exchanger that appeared brand new.   The control center for HVAC was modest and located within this mechanical area.

Our second stop was overlooking the “Bowl” of the arena on the uppermost level where a posh night club is located.   This stop took us into the details of lighting, controls, best practices and general operations for energy practices.   Some tidbits from this part of the tour included:

• كانت جميع المعدات الميكانيكية تقريبًا تعتمد على محرك التردد المتغير (VFD).
• Virtually all lighting is light emitting diode (LED) and as a result, even the central scoreboard (69,000 lbs. and enormous…) has very low heat generation.  The scoreboard has a vertical garage where it retracts upwards when not in use.
• يتمتع الفنانون بتأثير كبير على درجة حرارة الهواء المحيط التي يتم الحفاظ عليها في المنشأة وغالبًا ما تنص شروط العقد الخاصة بهم على حدود درجة حرارة مريحة للفرقة / الفنانين.
• تستخدم المراوح الـ 12.000 CFM المستخدمة في تفريغ الهواء بالقرب من السقف في كثير من الأحيان لإزالة الضباب المسرحي (الدخان) ولتغيير درجات حرارة الملعب بسرعة.
• تستخدم مستشعرات ثاني أكسيد الكربون للحفاظ على جودة الهواء وتهدف إلى الحفاظ على المستويات أقل بكثير من 1100 جزء في المليون.

The two last stops on our tour were of the arena floor that was currently vacant and a “Bunker Suite” used by the well-heeled sponsors that can afford a VIP experience with proximity to the floor, leather arena seats, well-appointed rooms used for restaurant and bar services and even exclusive viewing of athletes entering the arena.   The design and finishes of these suites were finer than most luxury homes.

When asked what was on the wish list of our hosts, they indicated more lighting controls would help, but with such a new facility, they were pleased with the responsive and modern design of the facility.  There are two other arenas – Mandalay and MGM Grand in the portfolio of the company, but this was clearly the flagship site.

تتضمن بعض الحقائق الممتعة عن الموقع ما يلي:

• أحداث الهوكي لديها معمل أسنان في الموقع أثناء عمليات اللعبة.
• المساحة الداخلية الواضحة لهذه الساحة 17000 مقعد (تم ضغطها في 19000 مرة واحدة بالفعل) هي 112 قدمًا.
• يتطلب دوري الهوكي الوطني درجة حرارة جليدية تتراوح من 23 إلى 25 درجة ومستوى رطوبة محدد.
• Five full time facility engineer positions are planned for this site.   They currently operate with three.
• عندما تصل Pro Bull Riding ، فإنها تضع طبقة من الأوساخ فوق الجليد لاستيعاب حركة مرور الحيوانات والبشر.

نأمل أن نعود إلى هذا الموقع في وقت ما في المستقبل وأن نراه مرة أخرى مع أصدقائنا في الطاقة وحتى كعملاء يبحثون عن رياضة وترفيه عالية الجودة.