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Of Pipes and Conduits
At the Heart of Terminal 3

The trip before the trip

First a suitcase is x-rayed, then married and afterward photographed several times. It sounds confusing, but it’s the usual procedure for luggage before and after a flight. At Terminal 3, each suitcase travels via a state-of-the-art baggage handling system in which an AI-based solution monitors its voyage throughout a maze of conveyor belts with a total length of 11 kilometers spanning six subterranean levels.

Where hot and cold are generated

It takes more than an attractive design to make people feel well inside the new terminal. The buildings also need a pleasant indoor temperature. This is accomplished with central heating and cooling plants in the cellar of the main terminal building (where all of the technical building systems are accommodated). The underfloor heating system of Pier H, as well as other parts of the new terminal, are also supplied with heat from here.

Feel-Good Temperatures, Efficiently Achieved

One special technical challenge that must be mastered is efficiently utilizing available heat. People and electrical systems radiate a lot of it, so even on cold days there isn’t much need for heating. During the summer, special air conditioning systems keep terminal visitors comfortably cool. After all of the installation work has been completed, everything is very carefully checked. Step by step, the highly complex, integrated heart of Terminal 3 is prepared to start beating.

Floors

In most of the new Terminal 3, energy-saving high-tech underfloor heating is being installed to ensure comfortable indoor temperatures. The pipes for it wind their way seemingly endlessly through the main terminal building and piers. What looks a bit like construction artwork serves a very practical purpose: the underfloor heating makes sure that passengers can start or end their journey in a pleasant ambiance.

The floor of the check-in hall, all of which is heated from below, is larger than two soccer fields combined.

First the pipes for the underfloor heating system are put in place, then concrete is poured on top.

It’s important to precisely align these prefabricated plates, which contain ready-made grooves for the pipes.

The special flooring includes cavities for integrating power lines and other media.

The passenger bridges are also being equipped with underfloor heating.

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