SMARTCOMM CASE STUDY

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP

GLOBAL HOTEL GIANT As the world's leading global hotel cost-effective total room control
INTERCONTINENTAL GETS THE group, IHG’s brands include Inter- solution. The MP2E is used to select
SMARTCOMM TOUCH Continental Hotels and Resorts, and control each room's Audio Visual
Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza Hotels and and environmental resources
The new headquarters of hotel giant
Resorts. IHG manages, leases or including VCRs, DVD/CD players,
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)
projectors, screens, lighting and
features an integrated Crestron AV franchises more than 3260 hotels in
more.
solution, designed and installed by nearly 100 countries across the world.
multi award-winners Smartcomm. Smartcomm has also integrated
Smartcomm specified Crestron AV2
Crestron’s latest version of
IHG relocated its global HQ from and MP2E control systems for the
RoomView. RoomView is a multi-
Windsor to a new site located in 13 project. Crestron AV2 Series Control
user help desk software to deliver
acres of landscaped grounds with System is the ‘brain’ of this integrated
complete facility-wide network
open-plan office space set in a four- AV solution. Each audio, video, and
control of AV resources. RoomView
storey building at Broadwater Park – environmental element is controllable
allows administrators and support
formerly home to the Denham film and accessible through the control
staff to manage AV resources,
studios - in Buckinghamshire. system. The Crestron 2-Series control
perform remote system diagnostics,
Covering 100,000 square feet, the system is unmatched for power,
track the usage of projector lamps,
new global headquarters features performance and scalability, providing
log network activity, and automate
work zones, a 20-room meeting suite, the ideal choice for today's demanding
tasks through event scheduling.
a state-of-the-art gym and dance commercial control applications.
Offering extensive maintenance,
studio, contemporary style coffee bar
The Crestron MP2E fuses high- security and service benefits,
and facilities – all featuring cutting-
performance AV signal distribution, RoomView can remotely lock out
edge audio visual equipment.
device control, and facility-wide selected rooms to prevent
system management throughout the unauthorized use of TVs, CD players,
building. It combines an Ethernet and other AV equipment if desired.
control system and audio/video
www.smartcomm.co.uk switcher in a single box to provide a
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Smartcomm’s Distributed Media portrait orientated Mitsubishi 42” Rooms such as the Auditorium can be
solution allows chosen zones and LCD screen in the 1st Floor Meeting partitioned to create 3 separate
rooms within the building to view Room Reception. In total, 5 Zones rooms. The Holidex and Marketing
Sky and Digital Terrestrial Television were specified to show Digital Suite also feature ceiling mounted
via the buildings internal network. Signage on either wall mounted or projectors and either 160” drop down
Five Sky satellite decoders, pre-set ceiling mounted 42” or 47” LG LCD front projection, 100” rear projection
to specified channels were installed screens ; the main Reception, or 84” fixed frame projection screens.
within the rack in the Data Centre, in Restaurant/Coffee Bar, HR informal The Holidex Room, used for training,
addition to these, decoders that waiting area, 3 Lift Lobbies and the features a Sympodium touch screen
enable the reception of up to 39 1st Floor Meeting Room Reception. controller, that enables the user to
channels of Freeview television were view and control PC applications
also made available. A dedicated Other features of the installation directly from the touch sensitive
DVD player was installed for replay include 12 Beyer Dynamic table mics screens 15” XGA LCD surface without
set into the table surface of both the
of pre-recorded disc material. The the need to look at the projection
system was designed to take a video Boardroom and 18 Person Meeting screen behind, where the image is
stream from two Sony PTZ cameras Room tables that feed into a being replayed.
installed in the Auditorium via the controlled mixer with telephone
buildings network, so live interface hardware, enabling Audio
presentations could also be shown Teleconferencing from the Crestron
on any chosen display device across Control System. Both rooms also
the building if desired. feature ceiling mounted Hitachi LCD
projectors and motorised 100” drop
A Digital Signage solution was also down front projection screens, 2 x
integrated within the system to PC/laptop connections located
allow IHG’s Management to keep within the tables, with audio for all
employees and visitors easily source equipment coming from six
informed and updated, whether it hidden ceiling speakers. The control
be a ‘Welcome’ message to the for the projectors and hardware,
screens in Reception or Meeting comes via Crestron TPMC-8X
Room Booking information handheld wireless touch panels.
displayed on a wall mounted
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To enable IHG to keep in touch with The Project Director at IHG, Tom Lord,
their worldwide offices and hotels Comments on Smartcomm’s expertise:
without the need to travel, a
Polycom Video Conferencing system "Smartcomm delivered a very System Designer: Mark Allen
with a 65” Panasonic plasma screen professional and innovative service in
was installed into the VC Room. The providing an AV package that was Cost of Project: £340,000
remaining meeting rooms have a tailored to the needs of our new
combination of 42” or 47” LG LCD Global Head Offices. I would Project Duration: 4 Months
screens with Exterity IPTV and DVD recommend them to anyone that was
Tel: 01494 471 912
players for display material and PC/ looking to install the latest
Laptop connections located within technologies into their work
Email: [email protected]
central room floor boxes, all locally environment."
controlled via Crestron ST1700-C Web: www.smartcomm.co.uk
wireless touch panels. A number of
private offices have LCD screens, Sky
boxes and DVD players integrated
into them also.

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