Werner-von-Siemens High School – Bad Harzburg (DE)
Modern lighting control in the heart of the spa town
Werner-von-Siemens High School – Bad Harzburg (DE)
In the centre of the spa town of Bad Harzburg, on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in Germany, is the Werner von Siemens High School, built in 1928. Founded in 1869 as the Harzburg Private School, this educational establishment can look back on almost 150 years of vibrant history. Today, there are approx. 550 students from years 5-12 at the school, as well as about 55 teaching staff.
So that the individual rooms in the school could be controlled independently of each other, 150 ceiling-mounted PD2-KNX detectors were used in its new KNX system. In classrooms with a high level of daylight, the savings potential of daylight-dependent lighting control was used. Artificial light is used here as a top-up for daylight, i.e. only sufficient artificial light is added as needed at the time. Another advantage is that the detector switches off the light once no more movement is detected. Therefore it is impossible for the lighting to remain switched on during breaks or after the school closes.
The occupancy signal of the ceiling detectors is used additionally for control of individual room temperatures. Outside of normal teaching hours, a room is only kept at a comfortable temperature if it is in use. In this way, the best solution is achieved for both convenience and energy saving in lighting and heating.
©B.E.G. Brück Electronic GmbH
©B.E.G. Brück Electronic GmbH
©B.E.G. Brück Electronic GmbH
©B.E.G. Brück Electronic GmbH
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