During the planning of Westside, aspects considered were not only economic, but also ecological. The planners of Migros Westside took on responsibility for the environment and built the project according to the “minergie” standard. This means that 20 percent of energy need is covered by renewable sources. Only 15 percent of Westside’s annual heating requirement is met with fuel oil, 35 percent with heat recovery, and around 50 percent with a modern wood-chip heating system.
For implementation of Westside’s technology, products from Saia-Burgess Controls Ltd were chosen as the control components. This was because of the great flexibility of their hardware and software, and the ideal interaction between three Swiss system integrators. In order to meet strict deadlines, the lead contractor in the fields of electrical engineering, measurement, control and automation, Burkhalter Technics AG, decided to appoint two additional companies to share the assembly, project planning, electrical design and execution.
The dimensions of such a mega project demand, in every regard, extraordinary hardware performance and seamless integration. Thanks to outstanding cooperation between the three Saia-Burgess Controls system integrators, this multi-layered project was completed on time, ready for the clients to move in and start operations.