[ Project focus: St George’s Park ]
building energy management system (BEMS) from Trend Controls. This provides staff at St George’s Park with greater visibility and control of their energy use by monitoring services such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and lighting. Caborn comments: ‘Implementing a BEMS means that energy savings of 10-20 per cent can be achieved when compared to controlling each aspect of the complex’s infrastructure separately, and a fully integrated solution can manage up to 84 per cent of its energy consuming devices.’
Lighting up time The latest light emitting diode (LED) lighting was also installed throughout, and Derry used a vast array of luminaires that are both aesthetically pleasing and energy efficient. This presented a variety of challenges, particularly
in the outdoor areas, where good visibility is essential for training in poor light conditions. Caborn says: ‘Although lighting the outdoor areas to the desired standards required some significant work, we also had to ensure the indoor pitches were well lit, so we operated alongside Philips Lighting to provide vertical light levels of 1,400 lux for these facilities.’ The lighting element formed a significant portion of the overall installation, and 5,050 light fittings with a value of £1.3m were installed, along with 2,270 sockets. The cable used to network the electrical infrastructure totalled 55km, while 8,024m of containment, including uPVC and wire tray, was used to house it.
Practice makes perfect Only products and systems that were designed and built with carbon reduction in mind were used. This process was strictly enforced and, when sourcing materials, each manufacturer had to provide detailed
The entrance to the National Football Centre
Final whistle Given its size and the complexity of the technology deployed, Derry pulled off a truly amazing feat by completing the M&E work in just over 11 months, finishing its activities in July 2012. Since St George’s Park was unveiled, it has been universally acclaimed, and many of football’s great and good have visited the facility. England skipper Steven Gerrard believes England will have no excuses for future under- achievement now it has become their new home. He says: ‘The place has blown me away and we’re lucky to have facilities like this.’ Derry’s Geoff Caborn can now reflect on a
job well done. He concludes: ‘We pride ourselves on building good working relationships with our clients and were delighted to get the opportunity to bring our expertise to St George’s Park. It sets a new benchmark in football training, coaching and preparation facilities, and hopefully it can bring future success to our national teams.’
November 2012 ECA Today 45 Feature and benefits
St George’s Park has been constructed to: nAct as a national home for coach education – in time producing better players;
nUse cutting-edge sports science and medicine; nAct as a training home for the 24 England teams; nBecome a catalyst for increased grassroots participation; nEnable coaching as a recognised profession, not a pastime; nProvide qualification pathways and career opportunities across a range of sporting disciplines;
nOffer personal ownership for career development; nCreate long-term affiliations with further, higher and business educational bodies;
nCreate a one-stop cluster of football people and organisations with a common purpose;
nBe accessible to everyone throughout every level of the game; nBe the first FIFA Centre of Medical Excellence in England, open to everyone;
nProvide football and sport-specific screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation;
nOffer high performance analysis and research; nProvide clinical excellence via affiliations with healthcare professionals and specialist hospitals; and
nEnable business partnerships to flourish through association with sport.
information about exactly how the products were manufactured and data about their carbon footprints. However, it wasn’t just the products that had
to be sustainable. Caborn explains: ‘Each and every company involved with the project had to demonstrate a green approach to their activities, and their carbon usage was tracked and targets were set. We initiated a strict policy of recycling, and encouraged manufacturers and distributors to reduce the amount of packaging used to deliver items such as luminaires.’
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