Arup, the building services consultant, and M&E contractor Haden Young have completed work on two landmark Commonwealth Games developments – the Manchester Aquatics Centre and the City of Manchester Stadium (pictured).

Located in the centre of Manchester, the £32 million, state-of-the-art Aquatics Centre contains four swimming pools and permanent seating for up to 1,500 people, while the 38,000-seat Stadium will be the centrepiece venue for the games and home to Manchester City FC for the 2003/4 season and beyond.

Climaveneta chillers have been installed to meet the low noise comfort cooling requirements for both venues. A single SRAT 1202/SL 300kW chiller serves the Centre’s air handling units whilst ensuring that operating noise levels are contained within the strict level of 40 dBa at 10 metres required for this city installation.

A further two TC/SRAT 1202/SL 320kW chillers serve the City of Manchester Stadium. Each air-cooled chiller is located on roof plant rooms at either end of the stadium to provide the cooling for air handling plant and fan coil units.

“Climaveneta chillers provided the necessary acoustic performance for both developments” explains Neil Phipps from Arup. “At the same time, they have a good reputation for efficiency and reliability. With the success of the Aquatics Centre installation, we had no hesitation in selecting Powermaster again for the flagship project of the whole Commonwealth Games, the City of Manchester Stadium.”