Zayed University was founded in 1998 to inspire, encourage, educate, and lead a powerful generation of students. Located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the non co-educational university caters to both national and international students with undergraduate and graduate programs.
The new campus is being built on 75 hectares at New Khalifa City near Abu Dhabi International Airport. When complete, the new campus will have a built-up area of 200,000 m2 and provide educational facilities for 6000 students. Completion is expected in July 2011.
Atlantis Water Management products are being used as part of the stormwater system. More than 6.1km of infiltration channels or soakaways have been installed beside roads and pathways, providing over 4 million litres of storage. The channel system is constructed of thousands of Atlantis Matrix / D-Raintank - Double Modules wrapped in geotextile, placed in the channel two modules wide. Water from the impervious surfaces is stored in the modules and gradually allowed to percolate into the surrounding soil. The infiltration channels are sized to make sure that they don’t overflow in severe storm events and to ensure that all the water is dissipated effectively into the surrounding area. A concrete sump has been provided at regular intervals to ensure that sand and vegetation matter cannot enter the infiltration channel.