LocationPhilips Lighting

Case studyFreshfields

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer office, UK

Integrated lighting management system

Freshfields can now rest assured that the firm’s London office has a lighting system that is fully

equipped to maximise energy efficiency and easily keep up to date with changing regulations

BackgroundRoyal Philips Electronics in partnership with electrical contractors, Cofely, has

installed an integrated lighting management system at the headquarters of

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in central London.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, one of the largest law firms in the world, is

considered to be right at the heart of city law in London’s Fleet Street. By in-

corporating the Philips ECS LMM management system within its HQ, not only

have significant energy savings been achieved but it will also give the client

greater control and more flexibility of its lighting needs throughout its offices.

Solution and BenefitsOne of the key benefits of the LMM system is that it offers a “ready to use”

solution right through to a fully integrated system and can be aligned to how

spaces are utilised with no need for specialist knowledge and programming

skills. At Freshfields this ease of use came into its own as installation was

done on a floor by floor basis.

As Alfie Meeks, project manager at Cofely, states, “Installation of the LMM

system was really simple and easy to do which was ideal since we had a

further challenge of having to do this in a fully occupied building. This made

it imperative that any works undertaken had to be well co-coordinated and

incur as little disruption as possible during programming and configuration of

the system.”

Whilst Freshfields has an outstanding reputation on the global stage

providing corporate law advice, it also has a strong commitment to environ-

mental responsibility.

As Jamie Ayers, energy manager at Freshfields, explains, “Over the last four

years we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 4.6% per person. We

believe that the LMM system can help us to continue these efforts and are

looking forward to maximising what LMM can offer.”

Indeed, Light Master Modular makes major savings possible. Its rapid and

straightforward installation, ability to save electricity and automated

monitoring can all reduce the total cost of ownership by as much as 50%. As

Ayers continues, “By applying functionalities such as energy monitoring, we

hope to be able to build on our current achievements – over the last year

we have reduced our electricity consumption by two million kilowatt hours

across the firm. Adopting LMM in our London offices will allow us to

contribute to this even further.”

In addition, as we know, building occupiers are continually faced with regular

and rapid changes in the use of space as well as accommodating the

increasing expectations of users regarding comfort and performance.

Balancing these considerations against a backdrop of changing regulations is

no easy task. LMM has taken this all in account since it can be easily extended

from basic to full lighting functionality without costly wiring changes. Thus, it

provides an easy way to keep pace with changes in building layout and usage

to any zone or area at any time.

Freshfields can now rest assured that the firm’s London office has a lighting

system that is fully equipped to maximise energy efficiency and easily keep up

to date with changing regulations.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer gains

energy saving and flexibility from Philips LMM lighting

management system.

Fast Facts

Location

Greggs Bromley - UK

Installed Lighting System

LuxSpace

SpotLED

Project in Partnership with

Greggs Plc

Philips Lighting

Fast Facts

Location

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer office, UK

Installed Lighting System

Light Master Modular management system

Project in Partnership with

Cofely

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Philips Lighting

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