Danish super hospital saves 11 million euros with SEM-SAFE ® high-pressure water mist fire fighting system Very large Danfoss SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system for fire fighting has been installed in Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. More than 30,000 SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist nozzles have been delivered and installed in Aarhus University Hospital, which is Denmark’s first super hospital. The hospital complex is 400,000 m 2 with buildings between four and eighteen storeys. The benefits of the SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system are many in comparison with traditional sprinklers. The most important is the economic advantage, as SEM-SAFE® is a money saving solution. For Aarhus University Hospital, more than 11 million euros were saved with SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system. Key savings: Structural design, insulation of steel, insulation of breach through fire sections, piping etc. Actual savings 3.45 million euros plus added value as lower temperature secure options for reduced dimension of the steel structure. Isolation & insulation of ventilation system , numbers of fire & smoke dampers in ventilation system. Actual savings 4.15 million euros plus added value by keeping the ventilation system for smoke extraction running, during a fire. Water curtains instead of automatic fire doors. Actual savings 0.14 million euros plus reduced service cost at water curtain compared to higher service cost of alternative solution with automatic fire doors. Standard glass instead of expensive fire glass. Total savings 2.8 million euros. Vertical fire spread. Actual savings 0.16 million euros plus added value as smoke in general is reduced. Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, fully protected with SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system for fire fighting Danfoss Fire Safety A/S · Middelfartvej 9 · DK-5000 Odense · Denmark Tel. +45 7488 7800 · E-mail firesafety@danfoss.com · www.semsafe.danfoss.com Danfoss Fire Safety A/S can accept no responsibility for possible errors in catalogues, brochures and other printed material. Danfoss Fire Safety A/S reserves the right to alter its products without notice. This also applies to products already on order provided that such alterations can be made without subsequent changes being necessary in specification already agreed. All trademarks in this material are property of the respective companies. SEM-SAFE® logotype is trademark of Danfoss Fire Safety A/S. Danfoss logotype is trademark of Danfoss A/S. All rights reserved. © Copyright Danfoss Fire Safety A/S | 2020.01
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