The new ABB headquarters in France, located in Cergy Pontoise (outside Paris), was converted into an office building from a factory and is now fully equipped with advanced building automation systems including centralized monitoring. It not only brings more comfort to the building’s occupants, but also assesses the savings automatically. The new building has already achieved a 25% savings in energy costs since it opened in July 2014.
Showroom for energy efficiency
As a prime reference for energy efficiency, the building provides customers with an opportunity to discover ABB technologies in a real-life setting demonstrating its numerous advantages. To bring the Cergy site into line with safety standards while restoring the buildings, ABB took the opportunity to carry out the renovation with a building management system (BMS) and select its own low voltage products to create the most innovative energy efficiency solution.
Project requirements included:
- Increase its headquarters size to 7,000 square meters (~ 75,000 square feet)
- Renovate the building management system
- Optimize facility management
- Ensure occupants’ comfort
- Control and reduce energy consumption
- Scalable spaces and respect for the environment.
ABB solutions
ABB has equipped the new Cergy site with solutions dedicated to energy management, lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Please find further information about the following benefits in the
attached case study.
- Optimizing electrical system with ABB low voltage products
- Automatically control heating, air conditioning, ventilation, blinds and lighting with building management system
- Managing environmental controls for individual offices as well as open spaces
- Monitor and analyze energy consumption
- E-mobility solutions with dedicated charging stations