For those of you who hate scorching your feet on hot beach sand, the developers of one of Dubai’slatest luxury hotels has the ultimate pampering for you: the climate controlled beach. No more toasted toes on the way to the waves of the Arab Gulf, promises the Palazzo Versace. The beach will feature a cooling system that will cool the sands and allow the guests to bask in the sun without becoming overheated.
“We will suck the heat out of the sand to keep it cool enough to lie on,” said the founder of the hotel, Soheil Abedian. “This is the kind of luxury that top people want.”
Technological solutions: So, how do you keep the sands cool, and can you do it in an environmentally responsible way?
One reported solution is to run coolant pipes under the beach in order to draw the heat out of the sand, and bring it to a comfortable temperature in the scorching heat of the United Arab Emirates.
Sea water itself could be used, in conjuction with a refrigeration/air conditioner system, or on its own. Another source reports that cool sands could be achieved by a combination of clever landscaping and shading by trees, or by forcing air conditioned exhaust air from the hotel and residential building under the beach.
