| This will house the
expositions of the national delegations of the participating countries during the
EXPO’98, while afterwards it will function as the exposition centre of the Lisbon Industrial Fair (FIL) / Portuguese
Industrial Association. This vast complex comprises four exposition pavilions, a
convention centre, an administrative building, a commercial gallery, restaurants,
warehouses and workshops. The walls of the pavilions are made up of metal
"sandwich" panels with a structural cover for shade. Some of the initiatives
undertaken in terms of its Reference Terms resulted in the reduction of the air
conditioning power requirement from 8 to 6 MW, providing economic and environmental
benefits. Client. FIL / APA
Project. Tetractys / AR
Constructed Area 67,000 m2
Project Characteristics
- Thermally insulated walls.
- Special structural cover for shade.
- Use of natural lighting in the main
exposition hall.
- Possibility of "free-cooling".
- Possibility of natural ventilation while
holding events.
- Variable flow pumps.
- Connection to the heating fluid distribution
network.
- Integrated management system of the
building.
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