Schneider Electric, Beijing Master Automatic Control Co., Ltd. and Beijing Capital International Airport recently announced that Schneider Electric and Beijing Master have partnered and won the bidding for the building management system project for Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 (T3).

Schneider Electric and Beijing Master will design and implement the intelligent environment for the terminal buildings to provide comfortable experience for the passengers. The total contract value for Extra Low Voltage (ELV) system of T3 project is estimated US$6 million.

Currently the interior design of the terminal is gradually carried out and is expected to be completed successfully by the end of 2007. Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 (T3) will be the new landmark in Beijing to celebrate and welcome the arrival of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

"Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 will not only become the landmark building of Beijing, but also the first window for Chinese to welcome the Olympics. Its significance is comparable to any of the Olympic venues and we are greatly honored to be part of the project." said Guy Dufraisse, President of Schneider Electric China.

"The successful cooperation with Beijing Master is the major driving force for us to win the bid. With the accurate environmental control, innovative energy-saving solutions, system flexibility, strong integration capability and life-cycle support and services of Schneider Electric's building management system, we expect to continue our cooperation with our partners to provide more advanced intelligent building management systems, building up more comfortable, safer and energy-saving indoor environment for end users."

"Beijing Master won the T3 bid with its advanced products, rich experience in design, installation and commissioning as well as its excellent team and efficient after-sales services." said Madam Huang Tiefeng, President of Beijing Master.

"Currently we have completed the system design and the equipments have been delivered to the site and accepted by the Capital International Airport authority. We are confident to complete this Olympic project on time, making this worldwide well-known project a pride to China."

The new T3 was modeled according to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and features unique style and design. It consists of T3A and T3B, two Y-shape terminal buildings in the southern part and northern part of the airport respectively. Both T3A and T3B are buildings with three floors underground and two floors aboveground.

Schneider Electric provides intelligent building management system to monitor and manage such systems as building facilities, elevator, escalator, moving sidewalk, lighting and power. It provides a friendly human-machine interface with workstations at monitoring and control centers, which will impart information to allow the operators to view and manage information for all airport building facilities.

Passenger comfort and safety are top priorities for airport facilities. Regardless of the number of facilities in a transportation system, environmental conditions and access control in public and private areas must adjust quickly to meet specific requirements for temperature, ventilation and security.

The building management system provided by Schneider Electric could meet all these requirements, and bring customer such benefits as optimized conditions within the controlled environment, most cost-effective energy solution and advanced facility management.

Moreover, it will become a communication platform to integrate sub-systems such as HVAC, fire, security, lighting and power.

With the ever-intensified competition in the international aviation industry, only continuous innovation can help us stay on the top. The high-quality products and forward-looking vision of Schneider Electric are the strong driving force to push Beijing Capital International Airport towards internationalization.