Automatic Door System Design, Supply & Installation At Faringdon Leisure Centre
This project was following a DDA access audit for South Oxfordshire District Council to allow easier access for all using the Leisure Centres.
Here is the original entrance –
The scope of works included everything from initial consultancy through to full design and supply of 2 separate installations of automatic sliding and swing door systems. It was important that they were set up to provide contactless operation using radar movement sensors to enter the building.
The issues were –
- No access for wheelchair users
- Manual doors to enter the building and each door leaf is not wide enough for wheelchair or buggy access
- Single glazed glass and standard timber frame in places rotten, not insulated and condensation appears in winter
- Water ingress as no threshold so internal mat flooded
- Only 1 door used externally and other door fixed closed reducing means of escape
- Doors being wedged open in the summer months to increase air flow
- Potential for 4 doors to be open in the winter causing heat loss
- On going maintenance costs as 4 door leafs with mechanical issues and ongoing repainting
- Letterbox never used
New external automatic sliding door installation
The main entrance consists of thermally insulated aluminium doors automated by the installation of a Assa Abbloy, Besam Unislide sliding operator with screenwork frame to seamlessly connect with the surrounding building.
The specification included –
- BEA Ixio combined sensors which include motion detectors set up so that persons do not need to hesitate when approaching the doors and safety sensors to reduce the risk of impact if a person is slow moving or stationary within the threshold area
- Integral pocket screen to eliminate the risk of crushing and impact on the opening side of the doors, but also provide access for maintenance
- Battery back up to comply with building and fire regulations and the ability to open when the fire alarm detects even in the event of a power failure.
- Mode selector to allow different operation settings such as reduced opening for the winter, 1 way, 2 way and hold open.
- Interfacing with existing fire alarm system as the entrance is a designated fire escape route and the doors will need to fail open in the event of the fire alarm activating
- Opposing colours of frame and doors to help differentiate for the visually impaired to make the doors stand out
- Colour matched frames to existing windows adjacent
- Integral electric locking to increase security
New internal automatic swing door system
The main entrance consists of a pair of thermally insulated aluminium doors automated by the installation of Entrematic EMO swing operators with screenwork.
The specification included –
- Doors opens outwards in the direction of escape as a designated fire escape
- BEA 4safe door mounted safety sensors to reduce the risk of impact if a person is slow moving or stationary within the threshold area
- Free standing posts with Push pad activation for persons that require assistance otherwise the doors were easy open manual doors
- External glass barriers to eliminate the risk of crushing and impact on the opening side of the doors
- Mode selector to allow different operation settings such as 1 way, 2 way and hold open.
- Interfacing with existing fire alarm system as the entrance is a designated fire escape route and the doors will need to fail open in the event of the fire alarm activating
- Opposing colours of frame and doors to help differentiate for the visually impaired to make the doors stand out
- Colour matched frames to existing windows adjacent
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