An artist’s impression of the Main Press Centre (MPC)
Broadcaster for the Games. Once OBS has assigned the space within the IBC, each of the RHBs provides OBS with the detailed specific requirements for their own particular studio space. This information is then provided to FCC Elliott, which then provides Designer M&E Services UK with the detailed information so it can procure and install the necessary mechanical and electrical infrastructure within the facility. As each broadcaster has different requirements, no
two installations are the same. Nick Baish comments: ‘There is schedule of rates, similar to a menu, which each broadcaster can pick from to meet their individual requirements. We then order the constituent components and send them up to Apex’s Durham manufacturing facility to be pre-assembled and tested, and then they are supplied to site by a particular deadline.’ Baish and Lewis both agree that the key factor for
a successful modular installation is early engagement. Lewis, says: ‘Well before any physical work began, we sat down and thrashed out how the process would work, as there’s a lot of design input required prior to getting on- site. For a project like the IBC to work, total commitment was needed, and I’m happy to say that this has been an extremely positive collaboration.’
Fixture and fittings Designer M&E Services UK is using a variety of lighting and wiring accessories as part of the fit out. Apex was able to reduce the number of individual products and manufacture the system to exact specifications, meaning that waste was reduced. In order to save installation time while maintaining
functionality, it was important to eliminate hard-wired connections on-site. The 10,000 Legrand wiring accessories that are used have been pre-wired with a 5m lead, and are designed so that the front plate does not have to be removed. They are surface mounted and have fixing wings on the side, while the cables are installed directly into the specially manufactured back boxes, making them completely plug-and-play. It is this element of the job where real-time savings
The IBC is located in the north of the Olympic Park
Service provider
Designer M&E Services UK carried out the installation of the following services: n L1 fire alarm system using a combination of addressable smoke and rate of rise heat detectors.
n Low voltage infrastructure and sub-mains installation. n Secondary grid installation. n RHB containment. n Complete ventilation and air conditioning system. n A lighting installation to illuminate working areas shaded by large operating plant and towering storage units.
n General power services, containment, lighting and emergency lighting.
Like all the other venues on the Olympic Park, the IBC has had to work to a strict sustainability- based agenda
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have been witnessed. Baish explains: ‘It usually takes in the region of 10-12 minutes to fit a wiring accessory but with the pre-configured products, this is reduced to around 30 seconds. Bearing in mind that they will also have already been tested at the manufacturing facility, it’s easy to see how overall installation time can be reduced.’ The project has also used 400 ABB distribution boards,
which Apex pre-configured, while more than 15,000 pre- wired luminaires from Thorn Lighting and Concord have also been used in conjunction with 30,000 lighting circuit assemblies. The only cables that have to be connected are the armoured cables, and all lighting and power is totally connection-free.
Pack it up Like all the other venues on the Olympic Park, the IBC has had to work to a strict sustainability-based agenda. This also extends to all the companies working on-site, many of which have come up with innovative ways to reduce waste.
DAVID POULTNEY @ ODA
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