Case study
Olympic House
Location
Philips Lighting
Manchester Airport, UK
PowerBalance, Luxspace Mini & Compact,
Dynalite, StyliD Mini Recessed
“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
LED upgrade for Manchester
Airports Olympic House
Fast Facts
Customer
Manchester Airport Group
Location
Manchester, UK
Philips Products
PowerBalance, Luxspace Compact, LuxSpace Mini
Philips Dynalite, StyliD Mini Recessed
Project in Partnership with
ADT Workplace
Interface Contracts Limited
Newey & Eyre
Philips Lighting
Background
In carrying out a major refurbishment of five floors at its Olympic House
provide feature lighting. All of the luminaires were selected for their
head office, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has taken the opportunity
consistent light output with stable colour performance and high colour
to significantly reduce its carbon footprint while also creating a more
rendering. In addition, Philips has supplied its BCW 3W SAH emergency
modern working environment. A key element of this strategy was the use
lighting modules with DALI invertors, which can be tested through the
of LED lighting and controls from Philips.
Dynalite Lighting Controls system.
“At the same time we have taken the opportunity to upgrade to LED
To maximise energy savings even further the lighting is controlled through
lighting, which we are already using extensively in the terminals. It was also
a Philips Dynalite lighting control system using DALI protocol and based
important that we reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions with
on an Ethernet backbone.
a sensible return on investment,” he added.
The Solution
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
This was a fast-track project for main contractor ADT Workplace that
maintained with minimum energy consumption. In areas of variable
required delivery of luminaires within four weeks of the order being
occupancy, presence detection is used to ensure the lighting is only on
received, so wholesaler Newey & Eyre worked closely with Philips to
when it is required. In addition, meeting rooms have pre-set scene controls,
achieve this. Installed by Interface Contracts, the lighting has been upgraded
while the boardroom has a touch-screen interface for more extensive
on the ground, 3rd, 4th ,5th & 6th floors.
control of the lighting.
In open plan office areas, general lighting is provided using PowerBalance
Central control and monitoring of the lighting uses Dynalite head end
LED modular recessed luminaires. Specifically developed to meet office
software, which enables MAG to very easily reconfigure the lighting in the
lighting requirements with very low energy consumption, it delivers low
future should the layouts of workspaces change. The control system has
cost of ownership through the long life of the LED light sources.
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
The PowerBalance luminaires are complemented by LuxSpace Compact
and StyliD Mini recessed LED downlighters in circulation areas and to
Controls After Care package.
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Date of release: June 2012