FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts · Design Standards
SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Dimming Equipment (continued)
Dimming equipment is to be provided for lighting control in each public area.
Separate individual dimmers are to be provided for the general lighting, decorative
chandeliers and wall brackets, accent lighting, entertainment and special effects fixtures
for each room or subdivision.
Generally, all dimmer controllers are to be of the calibrated type arranged in control
panels, which may be located away from the main dimmer assembly.
Selector switches are to be provided in each ballroom console to allow control of
general lighting from individual room stations.
Dimmers are to be electronic, solid state and are to be designed specifically for light
control.
The main dimmer rack is to contain a phase-to-phase coil magnetically held, multiple,
double-throw transfer relay to automatically transfer at least one general lighting circuit
in each room to an external emergency supply in the event of a power failure to the
dimmer.
Restaurants, entertainment areas, bars, main lobby, foyers and corridors are to have four
presets. One for breakfast, lunch, dinner and housekeeping. Activation of these presets
is to be provided by an astronomic time clock capable of activation 1-11/2 hours before
sunset.
Ballrooms, ballroom foyers and meeting rooms are to have individual controls for each
subdivision with one central master control panel.
All switches, receptacles and cover plates are to be white with matching securing
screws.
Exterior weatherproof switches and receptacles are to be either galvanized steel or
stainless steel.
3.3. Telephone System
The telephone switch room (allow approximately 300 ft 2 – 28 m 2 ) is to allow rear
access to the switch panels and have a floor designed to carry approximately
110 lbs/ft 2 (50 kg/m 2 ). This room must not have exterior windows and is to be built
from block walls and finished with a vinyl tiled floor, painted walls and lay-in ceiling
tiles.
Where required by local authorities, an additional room (allow approximately 75ft 2 –
7 m 2 ) may be necessary for the local telephone company termination of entrance
facilities.
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts preferred system is a direct current powered Northern
Telecom Meridian 1 telephone switch with the latest “state-of-the-art” PBX technology
switch and hardware in release at the time of installation.
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