Allianz Suisse headquarters, Zurich

As part of a major upgrade to its Zurich headquarters, leading international financial and insurance company, Allianz Suisse is using Tridium's ground-breaking Niagara Framework, united with Cisco's networking products, for cutting-edge, IP based integrated building systems control.

Tridium integrator Etavis has developed and implemented a web enabled solution, delivering unrivalled flexibility and cost-saving advantages which provides the client with easy control access across multiple sites.

The Allianz Suisse Hohlstrasse building, one of the company's administrative buildings, is home to over 450 employees. Recent works on the site have involved a new extension to the building, and the renovation of the existing facilities to create a modern headquarters building. Tridium's partner Etavis was appointed to design and install the building control systems for the project, installing a new controls network for the extension whilst ensuring seamless integration with the existing building's automation systems. Roland Sutter from Etavis takes up the story. "We selected Tridium's NIAGARA FrameworkTM because it has allowed us to integrate the different control systems within the Hohlstrasse building quickly and very cost-effectively. This web-based solution also allows the client to access the control system in the building remotely. We have also been able to interface the Niagara Framework with the Allianz Suisse IP network to enable secure access over the company's LAN, and bring multi-site benefits to the client."

"Instant, transparent and responsive access and control over any sub-system via an online portal."

"We've developed our own modules, creating specific control applications and solutions whilst integrating existing control systems."

The project

• Major office building home to over 450 employees
• Recent extension has created a modern, fully functional 13,000m2 headquarters

The requirement

• Design and install an IP integrated and easy to access building management solution
• Ensure seamless integration with the existing building's automation systems

Tridium provides

• Niagara Framework embedded within 18 Tridium JACE controllers, offering a fully IP integrated web-based supervisory system for the building and delivered by systems integrator Etavis

The results

• Niagara has allowed Etavis to develop its own modules, creating specific, IP integrated control applications and solutions for the building, whilst integrating all existing automation systems
• Control system supports multiple access and parallel binding locations, and can be adapted or extended to accommodate future controllers quickly and easily
• Niagara has proved flexible enough to cope with adjustments and changes to the project as it developed
• The Etavis solution has also integrated the building controls systems on two other Allianz Suisse sites at Bleicherweg and Badenerstrasse onto the same Niagara AX system.

Conclusion

• Etavis has developed and implemented an IP integrated solution, delivering unrivalled flexibility and cost-saving advantages which provides the client with easy control access across multiple sites.