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CASE STUDY

SABAH SPORTS SCHOOL (SEKOLAH SUKAN SABAH)Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (2012)

BACKGROUNDSports schools are being built around the world with a common goal in mind: produce world-class

athletes to represent their countries. In order to train the future athletes of Malaysia, integrated

academic and sport schools are being built at an increasing rate. Upon completion in 2012, Sekolah

Sukan Sabah will be the third sports school in the country and the first to enter Eastern Malaysia.

Sekloah Sukan Sabah will be a state-of-the-art center with an integrated campus for class rooms and

housing with facilities for every imaginable sport.

Sitting on an impressive 50 acre plot in Kota Kinabalu, Sekolah Sukan Sabah is a government-

owned and operated institution. The project only uses the best materials and technologies. One of the

campus’s most important features is the Olympic-sized swimming and diving pools. Both pools would

be constructed according to Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) standards. As this facility was

one of the anchor points of the project, it would have to be constructed without error.

As the pools would be utilized daily for the swimming program, the waterproofing solution would

have to effectively resist chlorine, constant hydrostatic pressure and heavy usage. Several concrete

waterproofing options were presented to the consultants for selection. The consultants were looking for

superior waterproofing solutions which had been used in the Kota Kinabalu region.

SOLUTIONKryton International Inc. was recommended by the design engineer based on their expertise as

the world’s inventor of integral crystalline waterproofing. Kryton’s distributor in Sabah, Concrete &

Waterproofing Technology Sdn Bhd suggested their flagship product, Krystol Internal Membrane

(KIM) for the project.

OWNER: Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia

ARCHITECT:Arkitek EDP Sdn Bhd

ENGINEER: Wang Haron & Goh Sdn Bhd

CONTRACTOR: B.H.O Sdn Bhd

READY-MIXER:KKRMC Trading Sdn Bhd

DISTRIBUTOR: Concrete & Waterproofing Technology Sdn Bhd

PRODUCTS & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Learn more at kryton.com Krystol Internal Membrane™ (KIM®)

Sekolah Sukan Sabah sits on a 50 acre plot in Kota Kinablu, with facilities on-site for every sport including the swimming and diving pools.

KIM is effective against chlorine and has the ability to self-seal cracks up to 0.5 mm (0.02 in).

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CASE STUDY

Over 1,100 cubic meters (38,800 cubic feet) of concrete was treated with KIM, which was used to

construct the swimming pool, diving pool and deck areas. The pool is now permanently waterproof.

The design Ir Edmund Wong said that Kryton’s KIM product really performs how it is stipulated in the

Technical Data Sheet. After he inspected the structure externally and checked for water infiltration

during the ponding test, the pools were found to be perfectly dry and watertight. By using Kryton’s

waterproofing products, the pools will serve the students and their rigorous swim program without

delays or inconveniences caused by repair work.

SABAH SPORTS SCHOOL (SEKOLAH SUKAN SABAH)Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (2012)

The design engineer said KIM performed exactly how it is stipulated in the Technical Data Sheet.

Over 1,100 cubic meters (38,800 cubic feet) of concrete was treated with KIM including Olympic-size swimming and dive pools.