{"id":6133,"date":"2016-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/news\/the-biodome-or-live-centre-in-granadas-science-park-now-open\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T09:57:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T08:57:10","slug":"the-biodome-or-live-centre-in-granadas-science-park-now-open","status":"publish","type":"new","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en\/news\/the-biodome-or-live-centre-in-granadas-science-park-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biodome or Live Centre in Granada\u2019s Science Park now open"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"wysiwyg text-editor \" id=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container container--narrow container--p-10\">\n            <p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodomogranada.com\/\" title=\"Biodomo de Granada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\"> Biodome or Life Centre in Granada\u2019s Science Park<\/a>\u00a0officially opened on 25th July 2016. It is a large\u00a0aquaterrarium covering <strong>20,000 m<sup>3<\/sup><\/strong>, \u00a0marking the fifth expansion project in the Natural Science Museum of\u00a0the city of Granada and carried out by Ferrovial Agroman. With a capacity for housing a total of <strong>220 different species<\/strong>, it will no doubt become a window on the planet\u2019s <strong>biodiversity<\/strong> and the interactions which make it all possible. It is a space for research and development of R&amp;D&amp;I biodiversity projects, a live laboratory which opens up possibilities for research in many different areas.<\/p>\n<p>These new facilities will boost education, science and tourism, as well as the economy of Granada and of Andalusia as a whole. Recreated here are <strong>tropical rain forests<\/strong> and <strong>coral reefs<\/strong>, hotspots of the Earth\u2019s evolution and pinnacles of <strong>biological diversity,<\/strong> which provide invaluable insights into evolutionary strategies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdwDDfRBWYo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The project is structured on three levels: underwater, terrestrial and aerial. The <strong>underwater<\/strong> <strong>habitat<\/strong> is accessed via a tropical river waterfall, inhabited by crocodiles, otters, leopard sharks and blue-spotted stingrays, amongst other species. The <strong>terrestrial habitat<\/strong> spans a length of approximately 190 metres, featuring mangroves from Borneo with tidal flora and wildlife, and a subtropical forest with deer, reptiles, turtles, monkeys and a plentiful botanical collection. The <strong>aerial habitat<\/strong> spans some 255 metres in length, with educational areas where visitors can observe how the different animals live.<\/p>\n<p>The building has been constructed as a large hangar, with reinforced concrete walls and a large metallic structure with large section profiles providing extensive open spaces for housing the centre\u2019s live exhibits. <strong>The total area of the building spans 4,252\u00a0m<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>, distributed as follows: 1,425 \u00a0m<sup>2<\/sup> in publicly-accessible visitor areas, 1,303\u00a0m<sup>2<\/sup> for wildlife (aquatic, terrestrial and botanical species), and 1,524\u00a0m<sup>2<\/sup> for exhibition halls, quarantine rooms, veterinary and biological areas and facilities for technical staff, animal carers and maintenance staff.<\/p>\n<p>The initial project design and monitoring and control during the construction phase, implemented using the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ferrovial.com\/en\/2015\/08\/the-implementation-of-building-information-modeling-bim-in-the-construction-of-the-biodome-in-granada\/\" title=\"Ferrovial Blog - Building Information Modleing Biodome Granada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\"> <strong>BIM (Building Information Modelling)<\/strong> system<\/a>, deserve a special mention. The pioneering use of this powerful tool in Spain has been of invaluable help in a project as complex as this one, allowing proper control over essential aspects of both the project itself and construction activities, such as:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>At project stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It has aided integration of all the designs and requirements from the various disciplines (architecture, structures, installations, aquarium and museum requirements, theming requirements, zoology and botany). At the same time, use of the <strong>3D BIM model has allowed incompatibilities or interferences to be identified and solved<\/strong> (CLASH DETECTION), design areas to be optimised, the real needs of the client to be met in the best possible way, and the validity of the final design to be verified by means of FLYTHROUGH visualisation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BIM system at the construction stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This system has contributed to optimisation of internal processes and savings in non-quality related costs, thereby providing an obvious improvement in overall quality of implementation. Some of the applications using the BIM model on site are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planning <\/strong>during each of the stages and logical sequence of construction works.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ongoing improvements to solutions applied <\/strong>in real time, with very limited timescales and, importantly, prior to actual construction of the elements involved.<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of\u00a0<strong>consulting all information <\/strong>in real time and in a quick, simple and reliable manner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Efficient control <\/strong>of construction budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>At maintenance stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This tool has made available <strong>three-dimensional AS BUILT documentation<\/strong>, which encompasses all relevant information on each and every element of the facilities. This will contribute to improved, detailed monitoring of all necessary control points, resulting in the most effective use of resources for preventive and corrective maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Our company, as part of a temporary joint venture with Sas Usine Coutant, has carried out the design, construction and maintenance of these facilities for the Science Park Consortium. The project has covered a period of 12 months, with a budget of over 10 million Euros, including supply, acclimatisation and biological care of all living beings within it.<\/p>\n<h3>Find out more information about the Biodome BIM project <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ferrovial.com\/en\/2015\/08\/the-implementation-of-building-information-modeling-bim-in-the-construction-of-the-biodome-in-granada\/\" title=\"Ferrovial Blog - Building Information Modleing Biodome Granada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\"> on the Ferrovial Blog<\/a>.<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n    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