Clubhouse Document

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Clubhouses

& Changing Rooms

Facility Development Unit

Version 1.0, August 2010

Notes on the planning, design and layout

of clubhouses and changing rooms


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Guidelines for Clubhouses & dressinG rooms - football assoCiation of ireland1

Contents

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2notes on the PlanninG , desiGn and laYout of Clubhouses and ChanGinG rooms - football assoCiation of ireland

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you and hope that you nd that these guidance notes assist you in maximising the quality of your facility

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John Delaney

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should be appropriate to each project step and deviation from your nal budget should be avoided

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Introduction1.0


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Project sub committeeThe rst step to be taken by a club when considering an infrastructure development project, is to appoint

a Project Sub Committee. This sub committee will typically be made up of four or ve club members, a

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Preliminary consultations with the local authority where relevant and the local planning ofce

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Getting Started2.0


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Getting Started2.0

Selection & appointment of professionalsThe appointment of a qualied project team is critical to the success of any Facility Development project

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own, there have been many that have run into difculties of some kind be they nancial or technical and

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Ideally the rst professional appointed should be the architect and or the project manager and that

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considerable skill in their design and specication if they are to be successful. Skillful professional

planning can eliminate unnecessary circulation space, increase the exibility of the primary spaces andy v y y.

All professionals appointed should be appropriately qualied and registered in their respective

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should be veried and viewed where possible. Where a club or organisation has the services of various

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Feasibility planning study

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should include all costs associated with the delivery of the project including tting out costs, professional

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decisions on the specic requirements of your club and community and begin the preparation of a

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Planning permissionW y vp pjc, pg pc w, xp c

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the local planning ofce as early as possible. If there are no obvious perceived planning difculties,

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permission could prove difcult for any reason it is advised that an outline planning permission is

sought rst. This can be done once the basic elements of your building have been decided and a waste

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Planning and design

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Appropriate building design

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Planning3.0

Fig. 1.0 3D Image of well planned site layout

Fig. 2.0 Image of good layout at Salthill Devon


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Planning3.0

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way using established building materials such as plastered blockwork or brickwork, slate roong etc.

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nishes which are hygienic, easily maintained

and easily cleaned is important. Floor nishes

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can provide quick, spatially efcient and

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Fig. 3.0 Cabin style clubhouse at Cahir Park FC

Fig 4.0 Two story clubhouse with a balcony at Tulla FC

Fig.5.0 Modular style building at Oscar Traynor Development Centre


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notes on the PlanninG , desiGn and laYout of Clubhouses and ChanGinG rooms - football assoCiation of ireland 8

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potential to phase elements such as the t out of meeting rooms, a gymnasium, kitchen etc.

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regulations must be certied by a competent architect or engineer. The release of any capital grant will

be contingent on the provision of certicates of compliance.

Site access

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when seeking planning permission, that local authority planning ofces have become more stringent on

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towns or where there are high trafc/ commuter levels. In some cases recently stringent conditions have

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safe walkway access i.e. footpaths along trafc routes

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9 notes on the PlanninG , desiGn and laYout of Clubhouses and ChanGinG rooms - football assoCiation of ireland

Locating your buildingt p c

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events, the glazing provided should be carefully specied

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Planning4.0

floodlit synthetic turf pitch

overspill parking

pavedterrace

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screened service yard

football

junior football

small sided football

shelter belt to prevailing wind

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W y c g g c g c v x p cvthe wish list of requirements into a design brief. This means being more specic about what is being

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denes the aims and parameters to which the design team will continue to work.

By this stage you will have dened, through your feasibility study, your accommodation requirements

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design and specication for the building.

Your accommodation schedule

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Your Design Brief4.0


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5.0 Designing Your Clubhouse

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Fig. 6.1 Sample layout

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Changing room

Changing room

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Male Cleaner

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Fig 6.2 Sample layout with shared toilets

Fig. 6.3 Sample layout with shared toilets and separate exit from changing rooms


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Club/Social Room

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Fig. 6.4 Sample multi changing room

clubhouse layout


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number areas for versatile

use

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Disabled access provisioni p y pv c g pv pp

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Generally, the key points about the building design are adequate widths, shallow slopes, rm nonslip

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Changing rooms, toilets and showers

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disagreements on the eld from continuing after a match. At some multi-pitch locations, for example

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Individual units

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layouts must provide exibility for different proportions of male/female use.

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changing area sizes for all-weather or full size articial turf pitches should be calculated and

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Designing Your Clubhouse5.0

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home changing rooms or rst team rooms may exceed these sizes and will then be suitable for two

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room conguration.

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Fig. 8.5 - 20 person male or female

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Fig. 8.6 - 15 person male

Fig. 8.4 - 15 person

male or female



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Showers

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Shower outlets should ideally be at 750mm intervals with 450-500mm between end ttings and

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Fig. 8.8 - > 15 person female

Fig. 8.11 - 20 person male or female


Fig. 8.12 - > 15 person male or

female


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Below are some examples of different layout options for shower areas

Toilets

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In stadia t out and for facilities at higher levels the requirements will be higher but these guidelines are

primarily aimed at grassroots level and not stadia. See Appendix A for a link to the relevant documents.

Toilet requirements for small clubhouses

Small pavilions will benet from having the toilets accessible from a lobby or corridor so that they can be

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Toilet requirements for larger pavilions (with four or more team changing units)

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unit, with the balance made up centrally. This arrangement provides convenience with exibility and

economy. Alternatively, and where space permits arrange the full quota of ttings within each changing

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two washbasins should be tted.

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Fig. 9.1 Sample layout with

central circulation route

Space available for ice baths

Fig. 9.2 Sample layout Fig. 9.3 Sample layout


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Match officials changing roomClubhouses should provide self-contained changing rooms for male and female match ofcials.

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Secure locker storage is recommended when the room is used by more than one ofcial.

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Where 4 match ofcials are to be accommodated, there should be 1 shower; 1 WC and 1 wash

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In rooms for ve or more ofcials, include a WC. If ofcials of both sexes use the clubhouse the

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Secure lockers should be provided for each ofcial, where space permits

Communal changing areas

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use games areas, an athletics track, tennis or basketball courts are included and where a more exible

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result of more efcient space planning and concentrated toilet provision.

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principle, with sliding door partitions providing exible allocation of space when required.

Clothes storage lockers

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Communal toilets

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Communal showers

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Avoid any cross-over between people coming in from playing elds and those moving between the

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Corridor clothes storage supervisedfrom caretaker's office

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Fig. 10.1 Sample layout for communal changing rooms with storage lockers


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EntrancesSuitable reception and ofce space for a facility manager/caretaker is recommended. This can be useful

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Classroom

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coaching courses, meetings and should have the exibility to be adapted for other club and community

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Support Accommodation6.0

Fig. 11.1 Example of a fully equipped classroom facility


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Club room/social area

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Provide a store for furniture, so that part of the oor can be cleared for social events, and allow space

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Cleaners store

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Figure 11.2 A multi purpose club/social area for members


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of the clubhouse. Such facilities can be for the benet of the club, the community or act as a revenue

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Sports halls

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space should be designed with maximum exibility to cater for a range of sports and even non sporting

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Gymnasium

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Additional Facilities7.0

Fig 12.1 Example of large multi purpose indoor sports hall.


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Key considerations in setting up a gym (or any tness area) include:

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Qualied staff are legally required to operate a proper gym if open to the public and this has to be

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7.0 Additional Facilities

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Fitness room/studio

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Community access to club facilities

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cy c cvy. i gwg cgy c c gp csp pp y c cy c v v pg.

t w xpg y g y pjc.

Fig. 12.3 Image of a well lit exible tness studio/gymnasium


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8.0 Construction, Fittings & Equipment

Building exteriora v- g vy q, w pg c g. t g

pc w y c g kpg w g.

Pitched roofs are less vulnerable to illicit access. Proled aluminium/coated steel is preferred to

kg v, pyw y k k-

in more difcult.

Roof overhangs make access more difcult in single-storey buildings and give protection to people

and wall nishes.

Wall nishes should be selected with the problem of grafti in mind. Detailing should not assist

vertical access, and rainwater downpipes and their xings should therefore be specied with care.

Ww w, , gv uPVC c

c.

External doors should be limited in number and of robust specication. Where there is central

internal circulation, avoid individual eld exits from changing rooms, which increase oor area and

c cy.

d v p wc cc. t pg

should be restricted and door leaves and ironmongery should be of high specication.

C ww c p v.

External works

i p pv -p, w- c vcy g. av

g c pvg c, y c c cg g. o c

w:

d pkg y c p c v p c.

Cc w c pkg w y q vc vc cc g

c.

syc-c pyg q pv cc pv, y g

pc py.

G gg v y g c pk.

b cp cgg c cg cg v, pcy

cv.

bg wy k w pp p g.

Floors

Concrete oor construction is required for all ground oors either power-oated or screeded, or screed -

p-c pk.

In changing rooms and showers oors should be nished with slip resistant material to provide a

w , y c.


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Shower dry-off zones should be laid to fall towards the shower oor which in turn should fall to ag c w c g.

f cgg , pcy pp v, c v

nishes.

Floor nishes in weights or tness rooms could have heavier use and need to be specied with

c.

Wallsi p g g w pc pp c pg py

k g ckg cv cg. bck, cc ck cc p

.

Timber framing can provide quick and economic construction but must be carefully specied and

w pc pc.

awy - p v v cc c.

Partition lining should be plywood or glass bre-reinforced plasterboard. If plasterboard is used as

a nish it must be backed with plywood. Marine grade plywood is essential behind shower tiling.

Walls for changing rooms and showers should be nished with ceramic tiles from oor to ceiling.

d c cc w g-qy gy pc w kck

p.

Ceilings

Pc cpg -g vy pv p v

cgg.

lgwg p cg should not y cp v

Glass bre-reinforced plasterboard should be specied throughout changing, shower and

cc .

Fig 13.1 A cross

section where

a cross wall

construction is

utilised, avoids

at ceilings and

permits roof

lighting and high

level ventilation.


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Benchesbc , w , pc pk c gv

steel cantilever brackets. Benches should be clearly off the oor for ease of cleaning and brackets

raised from the oor to avoid corrosion

Mirrors, coat hooks, notice boards, etc

fx c cgg .

Wipe boards to be tted in home and rst team changing rooms.

C k v c w y- . Pv w

p k c w c pc.

Pv w- w cgg .

Pv c c cgg .

Grooming areas

Gg

pv c c.

t c c c v

cgg c -

y p c.

Fig. 13.4 Well nished bathroom area

Fig. 13.2 Bench raised from oor. Fig.13.3 cross section of bench specication


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Public toiletsi y v ky v y g c wg y

g q pp y g w ppc.

Urinals WCs Wash hand basins

Men 1 p 70 1 vy 600 1 p 300

2 p

Women n/a o vy 35

. 2 p

1 p 70 2

p

bc p pc p y

w cc g .


Fig. 13.6 Male public toilet suiteFig. 13.5 Female public toilet suite


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Mechanical, electrical and plumbing9.0

G g g v y p, y pv cv p c gw v. d

yp , cgg c c p.

C pv v bg rg s.

Heating

t yp c p v p .

ecc cvc cp y c w cck,

y v g g c gy gwg cc c

deteriorate rapidly. If they are used they must be carefully selected and specied.

For pavilions/changing areas with continuous use, either underoor heating using off-peak

ccy c, w- y w g w pv g w

c c, y xpv .

Gas- or oil-red water-based central heating systems are likely to be the most appropriate for most

pv.

tp : cgg w 20-22 18-20

Pv ckg g gv pc c w.

ecc c pc, xp c.

r c c pv g .

t g c cy w cck w p-p c

gv g c c vy. f pc wy c.

lg pv w v p wc c vc vc

cc

Renewable energy options

i y c kg w vp

wc c pgg yg y, c gv xpg

w gy p. t c c c

saving benets to using renewable energy systems such as

p, pp.

t g g v c

g w c k . W

xp w ky xc

y, c w cp pcy

y g g y cp gy

cp v g. G v g

s egy i w p 30% cp c w gy y c w. f , p k appx a.

Fig. 14.1 Image of solar panel on small clubhouse


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9.0 Mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Ventilation Provide for efcient cross-ventilation throughout the building by tting air bricks, grilles and/or

trickle ventilators in external walls. Undercut internal doors or t robust transfer grilles for ventilation

w g ck p.

f cc xc cgg , kc w .

All fans should be tted with humidistats and over-run switches and provide eight air changes per

.

Lighting

Light ttings should be xed directly to the wall or ceiling and be of robust, moisture-resistant design.

av cg g cg vp .

C pc c g.

Pv 100-150 x g g, w wcg c c,

c c.

C x gg k cck .

Power Pv cc k cp, v pv.

f g pw ck cg qp g cgg .

a c c p cc pc w c cc

k.

W pg y wc /pw q, w g

cp c v.

Other electrical services

ic p pv.

Consider an electronic security system and contact the local Crime Prevention Ofcer for advice or

G sc.

Water services

Wv p, ppwk cc w-, cc c c

v pv ppc.

i ppwk /cg x pc

c

i -cc g/c, c c, -p pc

v w w p.


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h w g w xcp w cy , xp c

C w g, q, k v w

w -pc .

If a drinks vending machine is tted it will require a mains water supply.

Use thermostatic mixing valves to control the ow and temperature of any stored water.

f cy w cy-c 7-y, 24- wc.

Pv -cck w w g w.

dkg pv.

Water conservation

i vy p c c cv w w p. i

cv vg p y x pp k .

oc cv wy cvg w;

ig w vg p, p p p, w c v w

substantially and also eliminate any risks of ooding within the building.

fg a p c v w y c 60%

y p xg p.

Cgg xg w w vg w. ug pcp ,

(g c v w) c pc w c

c v p g 20l/ w 4 6l/.

ig s W u w g g. u

g w. o c v 100,000 w y.

i y g c (>9 ) k g pc vc y

.

t v j wy cg v w g wy. by pg , y vg v q w, y vg gy q

x w.

t y wc w p cg v w g, y

y r W hvg sy. by g v g g k y

y g y c y cp jy y . t c

recycled and used for tasks such as, ushing your toilets, irrigation for pitches, cleaning, etc.

i c p w jc cg w cp

y v cg w cp c. f

p appx a.


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Sustainable drainage systemst w pp g y w

cg g c. W c v c

lc a c y v sds - s dg sy c

pg ppc w v x xg g. accgy g

gg y c g c w c y cpy w

c pg g g gg sds. t c

p c r W hvg, skwy a fw C. f

jc p appx a.

Sanitary fittings

Sanitary ttings must be specied with care:

bck w WC w cg.

iv w-g vy p w .

Note that it is essential that the basin mounting bracket is tted with a substantial xing.

Stainless steel ttings are more appropriate for some locations.

Specification of toilets

W g , g w w 600 pp. a c g y c.

oors should be hardwearing, non-slip, impervious and capable of being washed down easily,

e.g.by including oor gullies/grilles.

expc w py ky g gg

g (100 x g) w gg c cc pc.

C k pg yg qp ( w, pp

w) cc p.

sy qp v- pc .

s cy g w wg strength and shiny nish. Despite its name however it gradually becomes streaked and can

become difcult to clean and unsightly.

Enameled reclay is often used for slab urinals and WC pans. It is heavy, and is more

xpv, g y c.

V c v WC p w

c w k g w.

WC p gy ck w y, g cg.

m WC cc 800 w ( pg 750 w),

cc 900 w pc p .

Cc p c vy w 1.5 1.7 cc 250

w wy pg WC p.

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10.0 Appendix A

Sources of Useful InformationRelevant standards

sy, h & W ac 2005 y g

p://www../g/lg/ac/sy_h__W__Wk/si_n_10__2005.p

acc Pp w d

p://www.v.//Pc/dvphg/bgs/

fdwl,1655,.p

bg s 1997 -2009

p://www.v.//dvphg/bgs/#bg%20rg%20

1997%20-%202009

f

http://www.nsai.ie/Our-Services/Certication/Product-Certication/Product-Certication-for-Fire-Alarm-

sy.px

Specications and Standards for Indoor Sports Surfaces

p://www.pck.c/c/vw/19/31/

Football ground regulations

fai C lcg 2010

p://www../g//2010_C_lcg_m.p

C Pcc sy sp G

p://www.-p-.gv./p/y%20%20p%20g.p

fifa s rg

http://www.fa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/51/54/02/football_stadiums_technical_

c__q__8211.p

uefa s ic rg 2010

p://www..c/mf/dw/rg/g/s&sc

y/01/48/48/85/1484885_doWnload.p

Sports markings informationhttp://www.fa.com/mm/document/affederation/generic/51/44/50/futsal_lotg_2008_en.pdf

http://www.eetlinemarkers.com/uploaded_les/1040/images/BASKETBALL_COURT.pdf

http://www.eetlinemarkers.com/uploaded_les/1040/images/BADMINTON_COURT.pdf

Miscellaneous

s dg sy & W Cv

p://www.v.//Pc/dvphg/Pg/fdwl,21708,.p

s egy i

p://www../G/rw_h_dpy_Pg/


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Additional Notes


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The Football Association of Ireland wishes to acknowledge the contribution of:

d houin (acicu wing),

mic lyon of s engy sy l

n Pi Coin of hrd tcnoogi l.


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Facility Development Unit

Football Association of Ireland

National Sports Campus

Abbotstown

Dublin 15

Phone: 01 8999 500

Fax: 01 8999 506

Email: [email protected]

Documents

Clubhouse Document