AEE 内华达州 T-Mobile 之旅

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:

• 几乎所有的机械设备都是基于变频驱动 (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.
• 艺人对设施内维持的环境空气温度有巨大影响，他们的合同条款通常为乐队/艺人规定舒适的温度范围。
• 用于在屋顶附近排出空气的 12 个 50,000 CFM 风扇通常用于去除舞台上的烟雾（烟雾）并快速改变竞技场温度。
• 二氧化碳传感器用于维持空气质量，其目标是将水平保持在远低于 1100 ppm。

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.

关于该网站的一些有趣的事实包括：

• 曲棍球赛事在比赛期间设有牙科实验室。
• 这个拥有 17,000 个座位（他们曾经挤进 19,000 个）的竞技场的内部净跨度为 112 英尺。
• 国家曲棍球联盟要求 23-25 度的冰温和指定的湿度水平。
• Five full time facility engineer positions are planned for this site.   They currently operate with three.
• 当 Pro Bull Riding 到达时，他们只是在冰面上铺一层泥土，以容纳动物和人类的交通。

我们希望在未来的某个时候回到这个网站，与我们的能源朋友，甚至作为寻求顶级运动和娱乐的客户再次看到它。