Durkeesox Assists Multiple Landmark Buildings in Winning the "Luban Award"

Recently, the China Construction Industry Association released the second batch of the 2022—2023 China Construction Engineering Luban Prize (National High-Quality Project) winners. The Yantai Bajiao Bay International Exhibition Center project successfully made it to the list, winning this prestigious honor. The China Construction Engineering Luban Prize (National High-Quality Project), also known as the Luban Prize, is a recognition guided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and implemented by the China Construction Industry Association. This prize represents the highest honor for engineering quality in the domestic construction industry. Being included in the Luban Prize list is a significant recognition of the project's engineering quality.

The Yantai Bajiao Bay International Exhibition Center is located in the Yellow Bohai New Area of Yantai City. The project includes an exhibition center, a comprehensive cultural activity center, and an underground garage. The entire project consists of double-layer Hall A, single-layer Hall B, a registration hall, and a comprehensive cultural activity center. It is an international exhibition complex integrating exhibition, conference, cultural exchange, and commercial services, with a total construction area of 246,000 square meters. The project officially started in June 2020 and was officially put into use in May 2022. It is currently the largest, most functional, and best environment comprehensive exhibition venue in Yantai.

Exhibition buildings generally use a full-air large air duct ventilation system due to the high density of people, large thermal and humidity loads, large air supply volume, high fresh air ratio, and intermittent use. The demand for air conditioning is mostly concentrated in spaces below 3 meters, mainly to provide a comfortable environment for visitors. It allows for slightly higher local air speeds indoors, even around 0.5 m/s, without causing noticeable discomfort to the audience inside the venue. Traditional ductwork solutions have significant self-weight, high installation difficulty, requiring seismic braces which noticeably increase the cost. Moreover, there is leakage at the insulation material/flanges/air outlet connections of ductwork, and condensation is prone to occur, temperature rise is noticeable, air supply effectiveness is affected, energy consumption is high, and special exhibition stands significantly obstruct airflow, causing uneven airflow distribution inside the venue, especially in the middle of the exhibition hall.

Meanwhile, the Durkeesox ductwork system employs  insulated air conditioning sock duct for the main transmission duct, directly attaching insulated Durkeesox ball sprays or traditional swirl air outlets to the ductwork, utilizing the flexibility of the fabric material to adapt to the complex conditions within the refined decoration ceiling. Due to its lightweight, it can significantly save on seismic braces and steel structures, reducing building costs and facilitating easy installation, thus saving considerable construction time. Durkeesox ductwork integrates a modular concept into its design, production, and installation, achieving streamlined management of internal and external processes, making project delivery more efficient and trouble-free. Patented multi-layer leak-proof sealing technology ensures that Durkeesox ductwork has strong leak-proof characteristics. As a result, it has gained recognition from numerous exhibition building owners, handling air conditioning duct systems for several national-level exhibition projects, such as the third phase of Beijing International Exhibition Center, Xiamen International Exhibition Conference Center, China-Mongolia International Expo Center, Qinghai International Exhibition Center, Shanxi Taiyuan International Conference Center, Beijing Shougang Park International Exhibition Center, and more.

The "Luban Prize," hailed as the "Oscars of the Chinese construction industry," represents the highest honor for construction engineering quality in China's building industry, making its selection criteria exceptionally stringent. The Durkeesox ductwork highly meets the selection criteria of the Luban Prize, providing strong support for buildings aiming for this award.

In safety, applicability, and aesthetics projects (accounting for 115 points), in terms of safety, the Durkeesox duct socks is lightweight, easy to install, greatly reducing the need for mesh structures and seismic braces, effectively saving costs and enhancing building safety performance. In terms of applicability, the flexible material of the Durkeesox ductwork allows it to adapt to complex working environments. Utilizing patented multi-layer leak-proof sealing technology and surface anti-condensation pattern design, it comprehensively enhances airtightness and reduces the risk of condensation, thereby enhancing applicability. In terms of aesthetics, the Durkeesox ductwork is elegant, industrially formed in one go, with a textured surface, minimalist shape, and segment, visually appealing. The invisible suspension is high-end and aesthetically pleasing and has already received patent protection for its design. It can be color-customized according to the architectural design and decoration style, blending harmoniously with the building.

In green construction projects (accounting for 10 points), the Durkeesox ductwork uses high-strength zipper connection technology and is fully BIM-based throughout the process, achieving complete prefabrication during ductwork construction. No construction waste is generated on-site. Moreover, the Durkeesox ductwork is 100% factory standardized prefabrication, with the on-site assembly of modular systems, eliminating the need for secondary processing or cutting on-site, dust-free, and no additional dust control investment is needed.

In this Luban Prize-winning list, besides the Yantai Bajiao Bay International Exhibition Center, other award-winning projects such as Fenghuangshan Sports Center and Ezhou Huahu Airport Transfer Center have adopted the Durkeesox ductwork system. Building Luban-quality projects and creating centurial engineering, the outstanding architectural projects demonstrate the dedication to engineering quality and the perseverance of the great craftsman spirit, embodying significant social responsibility. The Durkeesox ductwork will continue to adhere to the corporate mission of delivering comfortable environments for the future, making new contributions to driving high-quality development in the industry.