ADAMANT BUSINESS CENTER

“LG’s Multi V III has consistently proven itself as an

industry-leading commercial climate control system.”
Vladimir A. Tolpegin
Director of the Adamant System

ADAMANT BUSINESS CENTER

Office St. Petersburg, Russia

Location | St. Petersburg, Russia

Product | Multi V III
Office Multi V III
ADAMANT Background
BUSINESS Built on the banks of the Moika
CENTER River, the Adamant Business Center
is famous across St. Petersburg as
an unmatched business hub. Part of
the business center’s unique identity
Location
St. Petersburg, Russia stems from the location’s strong
historical and cultural heritage,
included under preservation laws
passed by the Russian government’s
Objective
To meet the needs of the high-profile ‘Committee for the Protection of
tenants at Adamant’s Business Center Monuments’. The building previously
Class “A” in St. Pertersburg by installing
housed the offices for ‘the State
LG’s advanced, energy efficient variable
refrigerant flow (VRF) systems. Control House’. It has undergone two
major renovations, once in 1963 and
Solution
again in 2012 when there were major
changes to the walls, the façade and
Reliability as a partner and quality of the the rooftop design.
product in addition to on-time support from
Adamant Business Center is located in the
LG were fully satisfied by the customer.
Admiralty district, the beating heart of St.
Petersburg. Several main attractions of St.
Petersburg including: St. Isaac’s Cathedral,
Developer the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg,
Adamant Holding
the Russian Constitutional Court and the
Mariinsky Theatre are within walking distance
from the historic commercial buildings which
Construction Company make up the business center.
Adamant System Since there are several construction
regulations regarding the construction of
new high-rise buildings in St. Petersburg,
Installer authorizing new developments is an
Arctic extremely difficult task. The new project
must not detract from the harmony with the
city’s historic neighborhood. Though the task
was difficult, Adamant’s long history in the
construction industry provided the company
with the necessary know-how to undertake
such a daunting project.
The new building is seven floors tall and covers
an area of 17,196 m2. In addition to the seven
stories above ground, the building plans called
for a three level subterranean parking garage
directly underneath the Moika River.
Adamant opted for a unique top-down
construction procedure in order to meet
the restrictive construction regulations. This
method enabled Adamant to construct a
building with multiple underground levels in
the dense urban area and reducing the total
construction time as well.
The building was conceived as a business
center catering to the upper crust of Russian
society. The atrium of the new business center,
which was built with aluminum supports,
mimics the lattice of the world-renowned
Summer Garden located in St. Petersburg.
Challenge
A prominent challenge for the
building’s designers was to install an
advanced air conditioning system
that could meet the high standards
of the new Adamant Business
Center. For this to be possible, it was
necessary not only to design the
holding area for the outdoor units
space to blend in with the overall
building shape and design but also not
to compromise the integrity of the
neighborhood’s urban landscape. LG
created specially-designed blocks
so that the air conditioners are not
visible from the street.
The Adamant Business Center on the Moika
is equipped with the high-tech, energy-efficient
Multi V III VRF solution. Designed and
installed in cooperation with Adamant,
the Multi V III system was chosen as the
ideal unit for all of the buildings in the
business center.
LG’s Multi V III VRF solution boasts
industry-leading energy efficiency,
helping the facility managers to reduce
operating costs as well as making the
entire development more eco-friendly.
Additionally, the selection of the Multi V III
gave the tenants access to LG’s excellent
maintenance service, further reducing
costs. Though installation is complete,
the building does not yet have a primary
tenant, so LG’s HVAC solutions are only
being used to control the temperature
of the building’s common areas. While
preparing for the building’s grand
opening, LG maintenance personnel
have been performing additional tests to
ensure that the entire HVAC system will
be ready.
The building owner also benefits from the
presence of a centralized management
system. Each room has air-conditioning
systems that can be completely
operated via remote control. At the
same time, all systems can be monitored
through a console which displays the
system’s status and current operating
instructions. Consolidated management
system minimizes the time needed to
install the desired parameters.
Solution
With such intense competition in the
heating, ventilation and air conditioning
(HVAC) market, executives at Adamant
considered a wide range of different
brands for the project.
However, LG’s VRF system consistently
scored better than the competition,
making the choice far simpler than
had been anticipated.
Vladimir A. Tolpegin, Director of the
construction company Adamant
System, was actively involved in the
building’s development process and
hand-selected the construction
contractor. He also expressed the need
to install only the most advanced VRF
solution in the building, to create a
system which is capable of delivering
maximum energy savings.
“Recently St. Petersburg has been
experiencing ever hotter summers due
to global climate change, so we sought
out the most advanced, efficient air
conditioning system,” said Tolpegin.
“LG’s Multi V III has consistently
proven itself as an industry-leading
commercial climate control system.”
According to Tolpegin, in addition to
other demands, Adamant System
also needed an experienced HVAC
supplier because the installation of a
complete commercial air conditioning
system requires both knowledge and
long-term experience. Throughout
the VRF system installation process,
there was not a single misstep by LG’s
technicians, their professionalism and
experience was apparent to all.
When choosing a contractor for HVAC
installation, Mr. Tolpegin prioritized
contractors who provided timely and
complete information. “Those who
respond rapidly and provide more
information will win the favor of
building management,” said Tolpegin.
“LG understands the importance that
I place on honest communication, and
we were able to communicate and
receive relevant information from the
installations team at a moment’s notice.”
Benefit
Reliability and quality of the
product are always important,
but those are not the only criteria
used when a business owner
considers LG as a partner.
Emphasizing the importance of
‘ongoing communication’, Tolpegin
said, “A successful installation starts
with communication at the very first
design stages and continues up to
the commissioning tests and the
actual performance of any warranty
obligations.”
In his opinion, a strong relationship with
contractors is one of the key factors in
determining future contracts. “When
asked to verify their HVAC systems, it
is important that suppliers are prompt
and thorough,” explained Adamant
System’s Director. “Throughout the
implementation phase of this project,
our client was provided with full
support from our technical experts,”
said Sergey Pinin, Sales Manager at LG.
Tolpegin also stated that the efficiency
of LG VRF systems as the solutions
benefits tenants through greatly
reduced costs. “I think that when the
building is fully in use, the additional
benefits offered by the energy efficient
LG VRF Systems will be reflected
through the increased economic
performance of the building’s tenants,”
The efficiency of LG’s VRF solutions
impressed the board at Adamant to
the degree that they all expressed
willingness to work with LG again.