™The new lighting has helped to transform these floors and we have had very positive feedback from staff since it was installed. Philips did a great job in meeting the very short lead times and gave us a very high level of service throughout the project.™Gavin Taylor, MAG Senior Project Manager
The Project
"In carrying out a major refurbishment of five floors at its Olympic House head office, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has taken the opportunity to significantly reduce its carbon footprint while also creating a more modern working environment. A key element of this strategy was the use of LED lighting and controls from Philips.
“At the same time we have taken the opportunity to upgrade to LED lighting, which we are already using extensively in the terminals. It was also important that we reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions with a sensible return on investment,” he added.
The Solution
"This was a fast-track project for main contractor ADT Workplace that required delivery of luminaires within four weeks of the order being received, so wholesaler Newey & Eyre worked closely with Philips to achieve this. Installed by Interface Contracts, the lighting has been upgraded on the ground, 3rd, 4th ,5th & 6th floors.
In open plan office areas, general lighting is provided using PowerBalance LED modular recessed luminaires. Specifically developed to meet office lighting requirements with very low energy consumption, it delivers low cost of ownership through the long life of the LED light sources.
The PowerBalance luminaires are complemented by LuxSpace Compact and StyliD Mini recessed LED downlighters in circulation areas and to provide feature lighting. All of the luminaires were selected for their consistent light output with stable colour performance and high colour rendering. In addition, Philips has supplied its BCW 3W SAH emergency lighting modules with DALI invertors, which can be tested through the Dynalite Lighting Controls system.
To maximise energy savings even further the lighting is controlled through a Philips Dynalite lighting control system using DALI protocol and based on an Ethernet backbone.
In office areas the lighting is linked to photocells and dimmed in relation to natural daylight (daylight harvesting) so that the required lighting levels are maintained with minimum energy consumption. In areas of variable occupancy, presence detection is used to ensure the lighting is only on when it is required. In addition, meeting rooms have pre-set scene controls, while the boardroom has a touch-screen interface for more extensive control of the lighting.
Central control and monitoring of the lighting uses Dynalite head end software, which enables MAG to very easily reconfigure the lighting in the future should the layouts of workspaces change. The control system has also been configured so that other areas of the building can be added at a later date and Philips will be maintaining the control system through its Controls After Care package.
