Barceló Theatre renews emergency signage with Eaton

In Europe, this Madrid room has been a pioneer in betting on CrystalWay and Matrix CGLine+ luminaires, solution that allows to manage evacuations dynamically and prevent situations such as agglomerations and congestions during an emergency situation.

In recent years, safety has gained importance in leisure spaces such as nightclubs, concert halls and auditoriums. Risk situations such as crowds in arenas or terrorist attacks in discotheques, are some of the scenarios that have led to propose regulations and solutions that minimize risk.

For two years, Stonex works to integrate emergency lighting technology with solutions that unite innovation and safety in its facilities. In its portfolio it bets on Eaton offering cutting-edge technology to increase occupant safety in large spaces.

In Europe, the room Barceló Theatre madrid has been a pioneer in betting on Stonex and the technology offered by Eaton. In this case its CrystalWay and Matrix CGLine+ luminaires, a solution to manage evacuations dynamically and prevent situations such as crowding and congestion during an emergency evacuation.

The Trapote Group, owner of the premises, in its constant concern for the safety of its customers, decided to bet on disruptive evacuation technologies. "When entering any place, the first thing I look at is the location of the exits and their accessibility" says César Llorente, head of maintenance of the spaces managed by the group.

With the renewal of emergency signage, the Barceló Theatre is at the forefront, positioning itself as a reference in security and offering its customers success in its events, celebrations or shows.

formerly, the room had photo-luminescent signage, of less effectiveness in terms of visibility refers to with respect to the backlit, and was in charge of guiding users to emergency exits in critical situations.

This space has multiple exits intended exclusively for emergency cases, therefore, an installation that optimally covered the different possible evacuation routes was necessary..

The entrepreneur Pablo Trapote affirms that he was convinced of the potential of this software and the new concept of adaptive evacuation, betting on both technologies to increase the security of this space. "We wanted to update ourselves and be pioneers in terms of security with the installation of this system in our room".

After a study of the evacuation plan and the needs of the premises, at the request of the Trapote Group, the implementation of 33 state-of-the-art luminaires. On the one hand, the CrystalWay, with Increased Affordance technology, which produces a luminous flicker with which the visibility of the signage is increased, capturing the attention of the occupants towards the enabled evacuation routes. On the other hand, the CGLine+ Matrix with Adaptive Evacuation technology.

An automatic system for monitoring operation and autonomy was also integrated., CGLine+ software. Like this, the person responsible for the installation can know at any time if the equipment is in an optimal state or proceed to its immediate replacement if this is not the case, as required by the new Decree-Law 17/2019 approved in the Community of Madrid in the past 2 April. Together with the Matrix CGLine+ luminaire it is able to indicate different previously programmed evacuation routes, signaling different exits or even blocking them. A smart solution to the unpredictable nature of risk.

This innovative emergency signaling system has been a project carried out by Stonex, applying the technology of your partner Eaton.

Increased Affordance and Adaptive Evacuation

With the renewal of your emergency signaling system, the Barceló Theatre has become the first facility in Europe to include these two technologies (Increased Affordance and Adaptive Evacuation) in a nightlife space.

Investment, in addition to security, allows the management of the flow of users/occupants during the daily use of the room, which now has a complete dynamic evacuation system, monitorable and manageable.

CGLine+ software is a commitment to creating safer and more efficient spaces. The time and money required for the maintenance of the luminaires is reduced and the Log Book is automatically generated, mandatory compliance with current regulations.

With the system installed, the lack of electricity supply or the possibility of risk can be managed quickly thanks to dynamic signaling, composed of the two types of luminaires installed.

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