KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RENOVATED ARROWHEAD STADIUM FEATURES DISCREET ACO BRICKSLOT DRAIN SYSTEM

After a two-year, $375 million renovation, the Kansas City Chiefs football team just opened its revitalized Arrowhead Stadium for the 2010-11 season, with a modernized exterior and many improved fan amenities. Greeting fans as they enter the stadium is a large nine-foot bronze of the Chief’s legendary founder and NFL legend, Lamar Hunt, and the man who coined the phrase, “The Super Bowl.” The centerpiece, created by noted sculptor Bruce Wolfe, resides in a newly created section called ‘Founders Plaza’ at the entrance to the north side of the stadium. This open-air plaza features many unique design elements including eight fountains representing the league’s original franchises and over five thousand customized pavers with messages from Chiefs fans, many who remember the inaugural game at Arrowhead Stadium on August 12, 1972 when the Chiefs battled the St. Louis Cardinals.

ACO BRICKSLOT — AN EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE SOLUTION
While the atmosphere at the new Founders Plaza is one of elegance, there is still a need for maintaining effective surface drainage. The project’s architect/engineer, Taliaferro & Browne, Inc., based in Kansas City, looked for a discreet drainage solution to mirror the aesthetic appeal of the site, yet also ensure that surface water would drain quickly and safely for the thousands of fans who arrive and walk through the plaza on game days. ACO Brickslot, a specialized drain system from ACO Polymer Products, a world leader in trench drain technology, was an ideal solution. The system had previously been used on other Arrowhead Stadium projects so its performance was already proven.

‘Quartz by ACO’ Lineal Shower Drain Channels

Visitors this to the HD 2010 Expo and Conference, the pre-eminent trade show for the hospitality industry, will get to see a new product line called ‘Quartz by ACO’ that gives the shower floor a new dimension in versatility. As the Quartz name appropriately shows, the ‘ART’ in the product line name emphasizes a refreshing change from traditional shower drains, offering contemporary solutions for high end shower design. The latest trend in bath design and remodeling is to create large open showers that provide a luxurious experience. This means increasing the shower footprint for an open, airy and spa-like ambience, and removing barriers such as shower doors for walk-in or step-in convenience. This ‘wetroom’ trend has already taken hold in Europe and is successfully moving to the North America. A key to an elegant environment is to ensure for proper drainage, with a system that works efficiently and also brings harmonious design to the shower. ACO Polymer Products, a worldwide leader in drain technology, has responded to this demand, offering the A&D community a creative new line of shower channel products under the brand ‘Quartz by ACO.’ The linear channel drain can be positioned anywhere within the base of the shower; as a threshold, against a wall or wherever the design suits; so it blends seamlessly into the design concept. To the shower user, only the channel grating is visible, making this component a vital visual element. ACO offers several high-end grating designs with strong visual elements that create a spa-like design.

ACO TraffikDrain

The ACO TraffikDrain trench drain system is installed on the side of the road, parallel with the traffic flow. TraffikDrain uses grated slots with a 60% open large liquid intake area to quickly collect stormwater runoff.
The drain’s smooth internal polymer concrete cavity delivers excellent hydraulic performance and works with large high volume pipe connection flumes to effectively evacuate liquid, thus reducing accidents that may be caused by flash flooding and/or ponding.

TraffikDrain can safely withstand loadings of fast moving vehicles due its integrally cast-in rail, secured ductile iron grates and thick 1” (inch) channel walls. The system is independently certified to DIN 19580 (Load Class E). It also exceeds the AASHTO HS20/25 standard, and complies with B117 salt spray test.
The compact size of the sloped one-meter-long drain, coupled with a shallow excavation ensures that installations are quickly achieved, causing only minor disruption to vehicle or pedestrian traffic and/or buried utilities.

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ACO Polymer Products, Inc

ACO Polymer Products in North America manufactures and sells an extensive range of drainage products using various polymer-based materials.