Etudes de cas

Rexholm Logistics Center, Holstebro, Denmark, 2012

RexholmIn September 2012 the construction of the new REXHOLM distribution center and warehouse was completed. The new 15,000 square meters facility is the central point for REXHOLM’s textile business in Scandinavia.

Sony Corporation Sony City Osaki, Tokyo, Japan, 2012

sonycityosaki_tokyo The R&D facility of Sony Corporation at Sony City Osaki is equipped with a wide range of energy-saving features that ensure an outstanding environmental performance. These include....

St. Louis Zoo, Missouri, USA, 2012

ZooStLouis_Sealion Sea Lion Sound is a new exhibit for the Zoo of St. Louis, opening in June 2012. According to the zoo's website: “For the first time anywhere in North America, visitors will walk through an underwater tunnel into the sea lions' habitat to see the animals swimming all around them!....

Olympus Oil Rig, Gulf of Mexico, USA, 2012

Oil_Rig Offshore oil rigs have stringent design considerations for mechanical and control systems. Special materials and durability is a must to last in the conditions of salt air. This requires that the mechanicals have special skills.

City of Chandler, Municipal Buildings, Arizona, USA, 2012

city of chandler_fire-deptThe City of Chandler, Arizona, marks 100 years of age in May 2012. Chandler describes itself as “an All-America City where entrepreneurial spirit and hometown traditions intermingle to make Chandler a truly fun place to be. Chandler has exceptional services, a diverse culture and a vibrant history.”

California Plaza Parking Garage, California, USA, 2012

CalPlazaGarageCalifornia Plaza, Walnut Creek, CA had the task of upgrading the 200,000 square foot, three level covered parking garage for their ten story Class A office. The existing system ran on a preset time schedule and did not provide condition status of the exhaust fans.

Kuhlenwall Karree, Duisburg, Germany, 2012

kuhlenwall The administration building of Sparkasse Duisburg, situated at a first class location in Duisburg’s downtown, became revitalized entirely. In constructional and ecological terms the building was brought to an as-good-as-new-level.

Iberdrola Tower, Bilbao, Spain, 2011

iberdrola-tower-at-night-640x640x80Iberdrola tower is situated in Bilbao, the biggest city of the Basque country, in the North of Spain. The concrete, steel and glass giant is 165 m (541 ft) high, consists of 41 floors and comprises a total of 50 000 square meters. Construction started....

Bouygues Headquarters, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 2011

01Bouygues’ new headquarters building is the first Green Building all over Turkmenistan. Based in the capital Ashgabat, Bouygues Turkmen (BTK) is a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, a French construction company.

Holzhafen Hamburg West, Hamburg, Germany, 2011

kristallvonelbeseite01Located between the traditional Hamburg fish market and the ferry terminals, “Holzhafen Hamburg” is one of the top addresses on the river Elbe. This is the location of the office building “Holzhafen West”, whose style is inspired by typical Hamburg storage buildings.

Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011

rigshos-bygning.jpg With more than 1.100 beds, Rigshospitalet is the largest hospital in Denmark and has responsibility for 65.000 yearly inpatients and approximately 420.000 ambulant visits annually.It is by far the most specialized hospital in Denmark with more than 8.000 employees.

ThyssenKrupp Quarter, Essen, Germany, 2011

thyssen It was Europe’s biggest house moving when ThyssenKrupp relocated its headquarters to Essen (Germany) last summer. Dominant centre of the new headoffice is the Q1 building, forming an impressive landmark in its distinctive shape of a cube. All the buildings on the campus are based on an overriding design framework, the shell-core principle.

Rheinhallen (RTL Studios), Cologne, Germany, 2011

koeln3.jpgIt’s a building of superlatives: the biggest building site in Germany while under construction, one of the largest office complexes all over Europe and the biggest one in Germany, measured by its gross floor area of 160,000 square meters. And Europe’s biggest private TV station has moved in, the RTL media group....

School District of Decatur Township, Indianapolis, USA, 2011

decatur-intermediate-learning-cente_04.jpg The Decatur Intermediate Learning Center and local district Sports Center, located in the Decatur Township, Indiana USA, faced a situation common to many modern schools with a building having multiple use requirements throughout the week for regular and extracurricular activities. To maximize energy savings on equipment usage the ability to schedule occupancy properly has become a must.

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands, 2011

museum One of the most attractive museums in the Netherlands is the Kröller-Müller Museum near Otterlo. Situated in the center of the De Hoge Veluwe National Park, it exhibits the world’s second largest collection of Van Gogh paintings.

R+V Insurance, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2010

rv_insurance_150x100.jpgR+V insurance is one of the largest insurance groups in Germany. 2010, at the companies site in Wiesbaden (Germany) the room automation of the representation floor and the company canteen as well as the control technology for central ventilation and refrigerating systems were renewed.

RWE Supply & Trading, Essen, Germany, 2010

rwe_front_head_office_150x89.jpgBeing a subsidiary of RWE AG, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH is one of the leading companies in European energy trading. RWE Supply & Trading takes the responsibility of a gas procurement volume of nearly 50 billion cubic metres per year and is responsible for all of RWE’s activities on the international procurement and wholesale markets for energy.

Parkway Atrium Building, Herndon, Virginia, USA, 2010

381eldenstreete_150x140.jpg The Parkway Atrium Building is a 23 year old four story 184,000 sqft Class B office building located in the suburbs of Washington DC. The building was constructed as a spec building and has been through numerous small changes and a major renovation in 2004. In 2006 a new management of the building began to identify and implement energy conservation methods.

Dallas Cowboys Football Stadium, Arlington/Texas, USA, 2009

dallas cowboys stadiumIt is the most spectacular stadium in the world, an architecturally-significant and technologically advanced sports venue. The 3 million-square-foot stadium has an approximate capacity of up to 100,000 fans. As the largest NFL venue ever built, the new stadium boasts the most spectacular column-free room in the world, stretching a quarter-mile in length.

Governor Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Albany, USA

EmpirePlazaThe Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (commonly known as  the Empire State Plaza or less formal as The South Mall) is a complex of several state buildings in downtown Albany, New York State.

Central Park Sossenheim, Germany

CentraIPark_s.jpgThe Central Park is a new industrial park near Sossenheim, Germany. Three of the buildings there have been automated using LOYTEC components for the network infrastructure.

Central Station Berlin, Germany

berlin_hbf_s.jpg Designed by the architect Meinhard von Gerkan, the station was built on the former ground of the Lehrter Bahnhof and put in operation on May 28th, 2006 as Berlin Central Station.

CHG-Meridian Weingarten, Germany

CHG_Weingarten_s.jpg New office building for the headquarters of CHG-Meridian, Deutsche Computer Leasing AG, in Weingarten.

China Reinsurance Office Building, Beijing, China

china_reinsurance_s.jpg The China Reinsurance office building is near the famous Financial Street in Beijing, China. The building automation system is designed to use LOYTEC components.

City Hall Innsbruck, Austria

Rathaus_s.jpg The shopping center in the old city hall is the new hot spot of Innsbruck. Seven cafes, bars, and restaurants cater for visitors and invite them to stay.