SPIE to plan and install the electrotechnical installations for the new Clay School in the Berlin district of Neukölln

Published on 27 September 2021

Berlin, 27 September 2021SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has secured a contract from the district office of Neukölln in Berlin to plan, supply and install the electrical systems in the new property of the Clay School. The multi-technical service provider will also program a KNX controller for enhancing safety and energy efficiency. The project began in January of this year and is scheduled for completion in late March 2023.

Installation of the entire high-voltage system

SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa is supplying and installing the entire high-voltage system in the new property at the Clay School, which comprises a classroom building and twin sports hall for a total of 1,100 secondary school pupils. The facility will be used for powering all the electrical consumers such as the general and safety lighting, sections of the heating, air-conditioning and sanitary facilities, the fire and intruder alarm system, lifts, data systems as well as all the mains-connected electrical equipment and appliances for use during lessons.

The SPIE experts – headed by project manager Denis Wendt from the CityNetworks & Grids operational division – are responsible for installing the low-voltage main distribution board, 35 sub-distributors, around 95 kilometres of cables, 20 kilometres of data lines and all the accompanying cable support systems. They are also installing the 2,360 LED luminaires for the general lighting and around 900 safety and escape sign luminaires, a state-of-the-art fire protection system and all the necessary switches, buttons and sockets.

Once the facilities are up and running, SPIE will also be responsible for servicing and maintaining them.

Smart KNX controller cuts energy consumption by 20%

The multi-technical service provider is programming a KNX controller for regulating the general lighting by means of presence detectors and according to the daylight conditions and enabling automatic control of the blinds by means of wind sensors. The KNX system comprises sensors that gather ambient data and trigger control commands as well as special facilities that convert these commands to actions. “Thanks to an intelligent controller in combination with state-of-the-art LED luminaires, the school will save around 20% on lighting energy costs. The blinds are also protected against damage because they are automatically raised when the weather turns stormy,” says Denis Wendt.

Sustainability across the entire lifecycle

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to work on this project and to do our bit to create a state-of-the-art school infrastructure that will serve as a model for future schools in Berlin,” says Matthias Richter, Head of the Energy Facility Construction department in the CityNetworks & Grids operational division at SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa. The new Clay School is one of three pilot projects in Berlin aimed at developing state-of-the-art technological, economical and sustainable solutions that will shape life inside the schools of the future in Berlin.

The classroom building is to achieve a “silver” quality classification in accordance with the Sustainable Building for Federal Buildings (BNB) rating system. The BNB takes into account not only ecological, economic and sociocultural qualities, but also evaluation criteria such as technical and process quality across the entire lifecycle of a building. “These two criteria relate very specifically to our services. Our entire high-voltage facility fulfils the defined requirements. We ensure that our facilities are easy to operate and maintain and so contribute to sustainable building operations,” says Matthias Richter.

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