DuPont™ Tyvek® Subtex
Case Study: MCA Indoor Cricket Academy (Stadium) Project background: Mumbai Cricket Association’s state-of-the-art indoor cricket academy facility is equipped with seven pitches, bowling machines, gymnasium and other facilities needed for a cricketer to enhance his skill. This world class indoor cricket stadium has seven retractable nets equipped with video cameras at both the bowlers and batsmen end end to conduct conduct minute study study of their flaws. The The academy also boasts of temperature and humidity controlled environment under simulated climatic conditions, prevalent among the major cricket playing countries. The wide ranging world class facilities at the indoor stadium extend from the viewing gallery for coaches, a dedicated gymnasium and changing rooms for players, fully equipped medicine, physical and endurance training facilities, flood-lit night training facilities, other facilities ranging from physiotherapy physiothera py dietary consultanc consultancy y services, yoga yoga and mediation centres all aimed at raising world class cricketers. The famous cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar is known to practice at this stadium. The roof of the stadium is of metal and needed to be insulated for the spectator comfort.
General information: Period: July 2007 – August 2007. Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Owner: Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Architect: Shashi Prabhu Main Contractor: B.G. Shirke, Pune. Metal sheet: Color Roof India Ltd. (CRIL) Supplier for insulation: A. M. Industries, Mumbai Installer of insulation: Poonam Metaroof, Mumbai Surface Insulation Area: 1600 Sqm.
Installation Description: •
Placing the Tyvek® Subtex insulation over the purlins and fixing the Manglore tile profiled metal sheets over the insulation to the purlins by Self Drilling Self Tapping screws. The overlap joints of the insulation are stapled and sealed.
Why DuPont™ Tyvek® Subtex was chosen: •
Light weight and easy to install
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The substrate and the blanket of DuPont™ Tyvek® Subtex are inert materials in case of contact with water.
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The contact of the product with the skin does not represent any risk in normal condition of use.
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The substrate i.e. Tyvek®, allows water vapor to pass through for drying of insulation in case of water infiltration or interstitial condensation.
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Has low thermal conductivity.
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The substrate i.e. Tyvek® has high tear strength, it does not tear easily during installation as the case may be in Aluminum foil substrate.
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Incorporating sustainable building solutions.
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