Projects

One Snowhill

Birmingham

  • Sector: commercial
  • Status: Completed
  • Control Protocol: DALI
  • A/C Network: T-Bus
  • Special Features: ATS
  • No. of Floors: 13
  • SQ M: 24,433
  • SQ FT: 263,000
  • Developer: Ballymore Properties
  • Main Contractor: Kier
  • Tenants: KPMG, Barclays Commercial Bank
  • M&E Engineers: Hoare Lea
  • Electrical Contractor: Unidata
  • Architect: Glenn Howells
  • Accreditations: BREEAM
  • Score: Very good

LIGHTING CONTROL HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Fully intelligent DALI lighting with DALI feedback is used throughout the project, along with Automatic Test System (ATS) emergency monitoring
  • Head-end has the astronomical time clock software installed that automatically adjusts to maximise on daylight savings. The blinds are controlled by the Simmtronic system, where the photocell sensors adjust the blind settings depending on the amount of light
  • Select meeting rooms house AV Interfacing over/IP, along with daylight linked light that dim by the perimeter
  • High Level Bacnet/IP interfacing set fan coils into idle mode if areas are unoccupied in order to save energy on heating and cooling
  • Barclays main Midlands HQ are located on levels 3-6 and house similar features to KPMG courtesy of 9-port LCMs, one light per port, plus DALI, ATS and DALI feedback. DWF, a global legal business, are based on levels 1-2 and are also served with 9 Port LCM’s, one light per port

DID YOU KNOW:

  • Phase Two of One Snowhill was completed in 2009
  • We have completed many KPMG projects and this particular property is the company’s Midlands HQ
  • KMPG’s Birmingham office is their largest in the UK outside London and home to over 40 partners and 1,000 staff
  • Set in the heart of the Colmore Business District and close to Snowhill and Birmingham New Street rail stations, Birmingham’s national connectivity is one of the city’s greatest assets, with its central location placing it within four hours travel time for 90% of the UK population
  • In addition, the premises has created four new public open spaces: Colmore Square Piazza, the Metro Boulevard – home to one of the longest ‘green’ walls in the UK – St Chads public open space and the winter garden between One and Two Snowhill

Thank you Simmtronic, for your professional, fast and reactive support with the delivery of these projects.

Adam Scadding

EDDS Limited

Simmtronic have delivered a large number of technically challenging projects for DBS and consistently continued to provide outstanding service. Their support, guidance and help throughout the process has been exceptional, working closely with our design teams to ensure the right solution for the project and a sound understanding of the brief, with our delivery teams to ensure the installation and commissioning are trouble free and then providing fantastic after care to the customer. They have added true engineered value into the projects they have been involved in for Derry Building Services.

Geoff Caborn

Derry Building Services

Simmtronic have been a valued member of the DBS supply chain for over 10 years. Their pro-active and collaborative approach to lighting controls from the design stage, through to commissioning is highly valued by both our Design and Delivery Engineers.

Matt Hallam

Derry Building Services

Over the years I have really appreciated the Simmtronic ability to provide responsive support and listening to projects and clients needs. More recently the Simmtronic team has shown the capability to embrace the connectivity requirements of the Internet of Things by quickly adding MQTT to their range of integration protocols. This will greatly facilitate telemetry applications in buildings and the development of interconnected solutions that will make buildings more usable and easier to operate.

Francesco Anselmo

Arup

Landsec have consistently used Simmtronic Lighting Control Systems across our new London developments for over 15 years. Simmtronic understand our requirements and get involved at the very early stages of schemes, assisting consultants in achieving the optimum design solution, often taking the lead.  They always overcome the programme challenges they are faced with on site, delivering a quality, fully tested and operational solution, on time and to budget. Simmtronic undertake the maintenance and servicing across much of our London portfolio, they have a customer focused and flexible approach that suits the needs of our business and as well as our customers.

Mark Ponzini

LandSec

Simmtronic as an organisation has been, for the last 18 years, by far the best performing and most reliable lighting control system I use. From design through to commissioning and soft landings with the landlord teams Simmtronic always deliver on my projects. Simmtronic technology evolution is not just pushed through like others, but rather properly tested internally first, giving us as client teams the assurance that what Simmtronic say they can offer is 100% delivered, an absolute must with fast track major projects.

Alan Williamson

Multiplex

Simmtronic has constantly been available at an early stage to engage both with the designers and the Contracting team to assist with design solutions and to test options. This ultimately assists us in de-risking the project during the commissioning phase which usually defines when the project is completed. Simmtronic is seen as ‘industry standard’ and it is always encouraging to see them involved.

Jo Benson

Derwent London