Northampton Innovation Centre- Flex Connectors - Case Study - 2016

Northampton  Innovation  Centre Education Flex7 Lighting connection and control products have been specified and  installed in the £8.5m Innovation Centre at The University of Northampton.  Flex Connectors were involved in the project from the initial design stage  through to customer handover. 

The flex7 System was chosen for the project due to the flexibility of the product  range, and the cost savings associated with the ease of installation. Absence & Daylight Linking Absence  and  daylight  linking  lighting  control  was  installed  throughout  the  building.  flex7  daylight  linking  controls were set to adjust the lighting in rooms, to take full advantage of natural daylight. They will dim the  lights up or down as daylight changes, to maintain a constant light level in a room. The system operates at  protected extra low voltage, and control packs simply plug in to any flex7 eZeBox connection unit. f l e x c o n n e c t o r s T r a c k i n g   =   2 7 7 Corridor Hold Corridor hold units were used to ensure that corridor lights remain on whenever rooms adjacent to them are  occupied. This was particularly important, because the offices in the building are being let individually so the  likelihood is that different areas will be occupied at different times. The corridor hold unit itself is self-powered,  and can be linked to 8 different rooms or area. Extra inputs can be created by doubling up units, to create 16  in total. The Building The flagship building for the Northampton Enterprise Zone consists of 42 flexible office units in a range of  sizes, a café and a conference centre over 5 floors. The University of Northampton Innovation Centre is one of the first projects in the Enterprise Zone, an area  identified by government as key to developing and sustaining business growth. Businesses based in the En- terprise Zone benefit from business rates relief, infrastructure investment and superfast broadband, providing  them with an exciting opportunity to expand and flourish. Photo credits: Ben Kirkpatrick Flex Connectors Ltd Ruscombe Business Park Ruscombe Lane Twyford RG10 9LR t: 020 8580 1066 [email protected]