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 Construction Cost: $450 million (Yr 2003 dollar)
Mechanical Construction Cost: $90 million
The Gaylord Texan is one of the mostunique convention resort hotels in the world, from its sprawling 1,850 rooms overlooking the six acre glass atrium to the upscale convention facilities. Innovation in the mechanical design included an approach to air conditioning in the atrium utilizing air jets instead of extensive ductwork. Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modeling was used to verify the performance.
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The scope of work on this3,000,000 square foot building program included these mechanical systems:
*8,000 ton Chilled Water Central Plant
*100,000 MBH Boiler Plant
*1,000,000 CFM Ductless Atrium System
*Full Mechanical Life Safety Smoke Management System
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