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Europe Tour (Tower A)

Luxembourg


The Tour de l'Europe (Tower A) is a prominent high-rise building located in Luxembourg's business district, Kirchberg. As part of a comprehensive modernization project, the entire emergency and safety lighting system of the building was redesigned. Our goal was to combine maximum safety, flexibility, and efficiency—tailored to the specific requirements of a high-rise building.

Challenges and Tailored Solutions

Before the modernization, the building was equipped with a traditional central power supply system (CPS), commonly used in older buildings. However, due to the extensive wiring effort and uncertainties regarding the compliance of the existing cables in the upper floors, a decision was made to switch to a combination of decentralized luminaires with individual batteries (WL) and a central power supply system.

  • Central Power Supply (CPS): This system was retained to accommodate the dynamic escape route concept in the stairwells and to meet the fire protection requirements in the parking areas.
  • Individual Battery Luminaires (WL): Decentralized solutions were implemented in the office floors and areas with flexible use, as there was no need to consider existing fire compartments. Switching to WL also provided greater flexibility in redesigning the floors and significantly reduced the wiring effort.
 
Technological Highlights
A key element of the modernization was our dynamic escape route concept featuring the innovative Flexway technology, which is connected to the fire alarm control panel. This enables maximum safety in high-rise buildings by displaying escape routes adaptively and flexibly, allowing for quick and safe evacuation even in critical scenarios.
Unique Challenges
As a high-rise building with two stairwells and multiple fire compartments, the Tour de l'Europe posed particularly high demands on safety lighting. The project required:
  • A concept that complies with current standards while meeting individual client requirements.
  • Adaptation to existing structural conditions and strict fire protection concepts (e.g., E90 cabling in the parking area).
  • A flexible and future-proof solution for floor layout to accommodate the needs of architects and users.

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