Case Study: Métropole du Grand Paris achieves sustainable structural design for the Olympic Aquatics Centre with Oasys GSA

Métropole du Grand Paris builds Olympic aquatic centre with Oasys Software, cutting heating needs by up to 25%

The Métropole du Grand Paris required an innovative and sustainable structural design for the Olympic Aquatics Centre, one of the largest timber sports complexes in the world. To ensure the structural integrity of the building's ambitious wide-span suspended timber roof, engineers from schlaich bergermann partner used Oasys GSA and its Grasshopper plugin for analysis.

Oasys software provided the advanced capabilities needed to conduct complex non-linear and sensitivity analyses for the uniquely curved roof structure. The use of Oasys GSA led to a substantial gain in calculation time, enabling thorough optimization and seamless collaboration with the architects. The resulting venue set a world record for the largest span of tensioned timber structures, reduces energy consumption for heating by up to 25%, and meets 25% of its electricity needs with integrated photovoltaic panels.

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