At its peak, Terminal 2 was the largest construction project in the state, and employed up to 2,600 workers on site.
With its steel and glass facade, the new terminal makes use of natural light to create a modern and comfortable space for both departing and arriving passengers. The three storey terminal building has been designed with bright spaces in areas where passengers dwell such as check-in, baggage reclaim, security and the departures lounge
Refrigeration-wise, Terminal 2 is kitted out with Kilkenny Cooling Systems beer coolers and coldrooms.
The coldroom in the Slaney bar in particular was an extremely challenging project, because as well as holding the kegs of beer and gas, it had
to house all the required refrigeration plant, including liquid cooled refrigeration units and the draught beer cooler itself. Not only this, but the walls of the space into which the room was place were all curved (see picture below). This made space very tight and installation very tricky.
There were access restrictions on the site, and cost, as always, was a consideration, so the project required much more rigorous planning and design than would a standard installation.
In the end, the entire cold room was bespoke designed panel-by panel by the Kilkenny Cooling Systems engineer using the most efficient design possible, and then fully assembled and inspected on our factory floor! This was a first for the company - usually we ship cold rooms straight from production but in this instance we needed to ensure that the curved walls (which in reality were achieved using a series of straight panels), and in particular the panel interfaces, were up to our usual high standard.
Once the rooms was approved in -house, it was labeled, disassembled, and dispatched to the Slaney Bar in Terminal 2, Dublin Airport, where today, ice cold beer can be enjoyed every time you fly!
The refrigeration contractor who carried out the installation was Euro Refrigeration of Dublin.
