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News Release from: Schneider Electric | Subject: Electrical MMC
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 February 2007
MMC initiative cuts school building
costs
Schneider Electric at the Building Schools Exhibition in Harrogate, unveil how school building projects benefit from electrical MMC.
Modern Methods of Construction initiative cuts costs, improves quality and adds flexibility to electrical installations Schneider Electric unveils its new integrated installation systems, on Stand number 32 at the Building Schools Exhibition (BSEC) (Harrogate International Centre, 20-21 February 2007)
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 31 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This is a new initiative aimed at improving the quality of electrical installations, while reducing the time and labour required to effect them.
Schneider Electric is helping address the apparent skills shortages affecting the construction sector generally, but particularly in public projects such as educational buildings.
By pre-assembling electrical distribution boards the equipment not only leaves Schneider Electric with factory quality assurances, but also can be simply connected on site.
The fact that equipment is delivered 100% type tested also helps prevent field failures and reduces maintenance requirements.
The benefits of such provision of assembled standards, apart from quick and easy installation, is that the system inherently facilitates expansion or repositioning of electrical systems in the future.
Elements of the system can be simply plugged and unplugged as modified needs arise.
This is a particularly salient feature for the likes of schools and educational buildings where changing roles, classroom and laboratory needs change over time.
The assembled standards approach also allows better cost controls within a building project.
Fundamental to Schneider Electric's connectivity initiative is the adoption of radial circuits rather than a ring main.
This delivers the ultimate flexibility and enables the building's electrical infrastructure to be created as a system rather than a fixed installation.
Schneider Electric's complete solution for electrical distribution right down to switches and sockets is already proving its worth in Birmingham schools PFI project.
While Modern Methods of Construction will be in evidence at BSEC, it remains unusual for electrical equipment manufacturers to have embraced the idea of modular construction.
Indeed, Schneider Electric believes it has taken a lead in developing products of this kind in the electrical field.
The company has also invested in a dedicated team of experts to address the specific needs of the education sector - many of whom will be on hand during BSEC to answer questions.
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