United Nations Secretariat Building

Background

The United Nations Secretariat Building in New York City underwent a major renovation with a focus on modernizing infrastructure, improving energy efficiency, and preserving the building’s historic architectural integrity while upgrading it to meet 21st century standards. In the United Nations Secretariat Building, Somfy was challenged to scale a solution to an enormous office space where several thousand blinds over dozens of floors would be automated to provide glare control throughout the day and also allow local control to the building’s occupants. Somfy’s Digital Network automated the adjustment of the blinds using a timed schedule based on the path of the sun with input from sensors. Intelligent keypads were installed for each motorized window.