ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 51 The new generation of DALI compact occupancy detectors Occupancy detectors with integrated DALI application controller DALI-2 certified products DA More mounting flexibility New app and logic functions 01 280 7205 connor@marlinent.ie beg-luxomat.com New installation functions Optimised range For energy-efficient lighting control Rittal Industry News KNX Sensors light the way for new hospital to become'Greenest' in Switzerland The Bürgerspital Solothurn in Solothurn, which is situated in the north-west of the country around 25 miles away from the capital Bern, has been awarded the Minergie-Eco standard. Minergie is a Swiss construction standard for new and refurbished low-energy-consumption buildings and combines high energy requirements with ecological construction and operation. The new Bürgerspital Solothurn building is 62,800 sqm and it was vital that it was built in an energy-ef cient manner. In order to achieve the MinergieEco standard, proof of energy ‒A new €350million hospital in Switzerland has become the first in the country to be certified with the highest energy accreditation thanks to integrating a range of KNX occupancy sectors from B.E.G. as part of the project. ef ciency had to be provided for the lighting, so it was essential an effective lighting control strategy was implemented. The hospital is equipped with a building management system, to which the lighting control was connected via KNX. The Bürgeww Solothurn had been relying on high-quality occupancy and motion detectors from lighting controls manufacturer B.E.G. and advice from Swisslux AG for many years. Both were quickly selected as partners to work on the new refurbishment project which would incorporate KNX occupancy detectors as part of the energyef cient building automation. Continued on next page>>
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