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Organic – what’s that?
Customizing an office to meet each tenant’s needs may seem very customer-oriented.
As a matter of fact it’s the complete opposite. Specifiers and building owners invest
heavily in a permanent set-up.
Such static solutions are seldom attractive for organic TOP office. By organic we mean that a
tenants, since they constantly have to adapt modern office should have the ability to adapt
to changing business cycles, new technology, organically to changing internal or external de-
organizations and more. The tenant can always mands. This organic flexibility must be time, cost
move to another location, leaving the specifier and energy efficient, and still the space needs
and building owner with the problem. To avoid to be a great place to work in. That’s the organic
situations like these, we have developed our TOP office, and infrastructure is its key.
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The organic TOP office
0% waste of space
100% flexibility
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3 steps to an organic
TOP office
The office building has a three-step life cycle. It starts with construction, continues
with management and sooner or later refurbishment is needed. If you want to create
an organic TOP office, there are some important decisions to be made in each of
these three steps.
1 Construction
Just like for a tree, the possibilities of the office
growth depends on the condition of its roots.
So start the construction step in the basement
and focus on the infrastructure. Our organic
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2 Management
Every office uses Creating great working environments is the
approximately half of its core of this step. To succeed, you need to
energy consumption for
heating, climate control realize that “software”, such as interior details
and ventilation. Lighting like furniture, flowers and design, is actually
demands 20% and the of lesser importance than the infrastructural
remaining 30% is used
by office machines. “hardware”. Our organic TOP system makes
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3 Refurbishment
Is the office building organic enough? What
about energy efficiency? This step unravels the
truth. Check, test and measure. If these insights
lead to a refurbishment, choose the organic
TOP office to ensure maximum future flexibility
and lower energy consumption.
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1 Construction
Letting us into your basement is a winning stage when a new building is being erected.
scheme. Since our solutions include both power, Canalis can be installed a level at a time,
network and infrastructure, no gadgets or con- immediately providing builders with permanent
traptions is a mystery to us. This makes us very electricity for the work they are doing on each
certain of what gears and apparatus you should new level. Smart?
exchange, to bring about interactivity and that
TOP synergy. Yes, and apart from our knowledge we offer every
kind of equipment you need, from switch gear
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For instance, add IH time switches, IC twilight to circuit breakers and switches. All together our
switches and ION Enterprise to measure and knowledge and solutions will result in a better
monitor the primary electricity. Then use Canalis power management. An office building with a
Canalis busbars are
available in capacities
busbars to build a steady power distribution. TOP basement will be able to lower its electricity
from 20 to 3000A. It’s extremely fast to install, cutting installation costs, thanks to a more efficient reception,
The broad variety of time by half, allowing adjustments to be made timing and distribution of power. We make sure
the range helps you to
manage even the most
anywhere without disconnecting the main power. your basement only receives the power you
complicated installations. That’s ideal, especially in the first construction need and then makes the most of it.
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The primary electric distribution sets the limits for the overall office building capacity. With ranges like Okken,
Trihal, Prisma and more, we offer all kinds of solutions.
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1 Construction
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To wire the Actassi 19” patch panels is a very smooth The Quick Fix and sliding function enables you to work
procedure. The new one-piece Actassi S-One connector fast and perform the installation in an ergonomic
also makes the wiring faster. position.
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Actassi ensures seamless
connectivity and
enhanced performance.
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1 Construction
100% flexibility?
It depends on the infrastructure.
The flexibility of each office space depends on the infrastructure. Our organic TOP
office creates excellent prerequisites for total access to power and networks, from the
basement and out to all nooks and corners of the building. To maximize your possibilities
to connect anything anywhere, use our new and convenient Consolidation points.
Just mount a Consolidation point at some strategic places on the cable ladders, and
connect to power and IT in no time, anytime.
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2 Management
Energy efficiency?
The electricity bill has the answer.
At this stage, when the office is up and running, you will discover the true state of the
building’s energy efficiency. If you have invested in our organic TOP office, the truth is
presented in a more constructive way than merely via the grand total of your energy
bills. Instead you will have TOP measuring and control tools at hand.
KNX is the structure and programming language the premises. So you will have a truly organic
in the building control system of the organic TOP building control system, which is regulating itself.
office. It’s connected to all functions, such as the Still it’s easily adjusted manually and locally
Roombox. A device which distributes, monitors if needed.
and protects the electricity that controls lighting,
shutters and HVAC circuits of the office building. This way, maximum energy efficiency will be
This coordination reduces energy consumption guaranteed. The lighting can for instance be
by 30%. Then everything, including the Roombox pre-programmed for a number of different
functions along with the office machinery, alarms scenarios, and it will shut itself off after office
and so on, is monitored and manoeuvred from a hours, or when there is no one in the room.
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centrally placed Uniq screen – a convenient and It can also be set in a “wake-up” mode, which
The Roombox provides smart touch panel, available in 4 sizes. means that the electricity is switched off until
exceptional protection, somebody enters the premises. HVAC, alarms,
monitoring and distri- To sum it up, this solution allows the office to make shutters and all office machinery can be
bution of the electricity
throughout the entire its own decisions automatically, so all rooms controlled in the same manner.
office building. intuitively will adapt to what’s happening inside
With Uniq you can offer your customers a combined control Use your smartphone
of lights, blinds, heating, security cameras and other functions or your PC as a remote
with an interface that is easy and intuitive to use. control.
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Smart building
control functions
let you save energy
by up to 25%.
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2 Management
Studies show a
considerable increase
in productivity when
people are comfortable
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The OptiLine trunking is available in a version with hidden outlets to conceal plugs and cords. Just open the lid
and get access to power and network. A hidden outlet looks nicer in an office and makes cleaning easier. It also
reduces electrical fields by up to 85%.
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3 Refurbishment
For a truly flexible solution, A TOP refurbishment always starts with See Tool.
use our two-sided post It’s a program that analyzes the energy consump-
with a fixing for the inno- tion of a building and advises on how, and by
vative floor grommet.
The grommet suits any what solutions this consumption can be lowered.
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type of floor and can be Visit the Schneider Electric website and order
installed where required. a DVD of SeeTool for free.
Should needs be changed,
just remove the post,
put the cover back in the Roombox is a single device which distributes electricity
grommet, and move the and controls the three major office building applications:
posts to a new position. lighting, shutters and HVAC.
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0% waste of
working space will
maximize ROI/m2
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Great functions and great design
Only usable designs
become timeless classics
Great functions or great design? You don’t have to choose one over the other any-
more. The organic TOP office includes organic solutions, which are flexible, sustainable
and blends in nicely with most environments. But what does this mean in reality?
With many sophisticated functions and reusable parts, OptiLine and Exxact are
excellent examples of organic designs.
The international
“red dot design award”
is the largest and most
renowned design com-
petition in the world.
Approximately 1,700
companies from 60
countries took part.
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The new Exxact range of wiring devices is one it possible to get all functions in a building, in
great example. With more than 250 functions one homogenous design. These well thought-
supporting electricity, networks and energy out and innovative characteristics have made
controlling devices, it’s the widest range on the Exxact a winner of the red dot design award for
Nordic markets. At the same time it offers a Product Design 2011.
wide variety of styles and looks, which makes
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It’s all the small details
that turn “okay” into
“great”. Our designers
have spent a lot of efforts
to design products with
shapes that are pleasing
to the eye, and at the
same time with optimal
function.
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Design is also one of many key features of the Another contributor to great design is Uniq,
Actassi and OptiLine ranges. OptiLine has offering modern touch panels for building control
integrated furniture units, which provide access in four sizes. Frames are available in eight colours
to power and networks in a very tasteful manner. to match and blend in with the surrounding
Lids, hidden outlets and flexible conduits ensure interior design.
a discreet access to power and networks, while
all cords and cables are tucked away in order.
And most network equipment is concealed in the
nicely designed enclosures of the Actassi range.
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Most important:
It takes ONE organic partner to
get ONE organic solution
Office work is really hard these days! At least if your work consists of constructing
offices. It involves a wide set of conditions, such as economy, law and technology,
where terms and rules are constantly changing. That’s why ONE total solution from
ONE experienced partner like Schneider Electric makes your work so much easier.
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This is the organic TOP system
So how does our organic TOP system infrastructure look in real life? Here is a cross
section view of an office floor equipped with some of the most important TOP compo-
nents on the floor level. Just like in a human body each component is perfect for its
purpose, but it’s the interaction in-between the different parts that creates the organic
quality of the complete system.
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The TOP system parts
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Flexible access to power Easily manoeuvred Remote monitored Wiring devices with all
and network building control emergency lighting and modern functions
secure access control
As one of the pioneers in Why let lights, HVAC, office When switching to modern
the development of trunking machinery, shutters and Tired of checking and wiring devices you gain
and installation systems, we alarms multiply the energy maintaining functions to access to the future. All our
now provide the result of consumption? Make sure it make sure your exit and ranges offer a wide choice
more than two decades of turns off automatically when emergency signs are of designs and modern
innovations and improve- the office is empty. A reliable working? Good, because functions supporting com-
ments. OptiLine is the system for building control there is actually some fort, control and energy
complete and state-of-the- ensures maximum energy automatically safe safety efficiency.
art installation system. efficiency and we have all systems available on the
the parts needed to create it. market. Discover Dardo Range
Range and Exiway. Discover also System M 2.0, Altira and
The OptiLine Installation Range Twinbus IP door station, Exxact are our three main
system is a complete range The Uniq system with touch our secure and comfort- series of wiring devices for
of trunking, poles, posts, panels and servers, KNX able access control. offices.
floor boxes and furniture Roombox, the KNX program
boxes, with an innovative applications and IC or IH Range Benefits
50-mm front opening. time and lighting manage- Dardo Plus addressable Our wiring devices have
ment. emergency lighting system, advantages for the end-user
Benefits Exiway emergency light- as well as for the installer.
Through smart features, Benefits ing and Twinbus IP door Developed from professional
such as pre-installed mod- Uniq is the modern and station. installers’ experiences, our
ules and click-in assembly, convenient touch screen new wiring device series are
OptiLine is a 100% modern available in four sizes, from Benefits easy and fast to install.
system. It has 75% less 7" to 19". Frames come in Dardo offers some major Dimensioned to contain
parts, saves 50% of the eight colours, making it advantages. It simplifies more outlets and functions
installation time and 25% of easy to match the high-tech the compulsory safety per installation, they will be
the investment, since most solution with the surrounding tests by performing them more useful for modern
parts are recyclable. All interior. KNX is the structure automatically on remote. needs and decrease the
this amounts to 0% trouble, and installer-friendly pro- Thereby reducing main- need of extension cords.
for installers as well as for gramming language. Room- tenance time and service The designs will resist
end-users. box is the central connection costs by 70%. Exiway is a trends and turn into classics.
switch point, controlling range of emergency lights Best of all, smart functions
both power and networks, with LEDs or fluorescent supporting comfort and
which will reduce energy tubes, easily installed and energy efficiency can easily
consumption by 30%. maintained. Both ranges be inserted along with
are constructed without switches and outlets.
compromises between
safety and design. Twinbus
IP is a secure and comfort-
able door station, linked to
the Uniq system.
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