03 Feb2017
05 Jan2017
Seasonal advice from Cube Controls
I am sure everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and New Year break and are now settling back into work, all fighting fit and raring to go! Don’t forget that your buildings and their systems did not stop operating during this time and that problems may have occured and been missed in your absence. After the festive period, especially as the external temperatures have fallen, go to your BMS and check the alarm logs and overview pages and look for potential problems. Pay particular attention to your external temperature (outside air) sensor and make sure you are happy that it is reading accurately. Not only does this sensor govern the effectiveness of your heating systems it also protects dormant systems such as Chillers and protects them from freezing.
19 Dec2016
New Appointments at Cube Controls
Cube are very happy to announce we have recently employed two new members of staff. We would like to welcome Simon Leslie who is a BMS Engineer and Karen Long who is our office based administrator.
28 Nov2016
Cube maintain hybrid system at prestigious Mayfair building.
We are delighted to be working with Sowga to deliver the service and maintenance of the BMS installation at the newly completed 7 Clarges Street building. The installed building management controls and energy package are a hybrid design consisting of three primary control system elements: Distech, Tridium-Jace and Delta. This approach provides full building integration of the HVAC, including the packaged air handling and fan coil units. Our experience in working with these different system elements and the data communication platforms, used to link them together, allows us to support this system in it’s entirety.
25 Nov2016
Cube utilise the latest Priva Blue-ID controls equipment and Comforte CX terminal unit controllers to bring an ageing building fully up to date.
Priva was chosen as the ideal system to implement the essential control system upgrade within extremely tight time constraints on this project. With the short delivery times and speedy commissioning offered by this system, Priva Blue-ID was the only choice. An ageing Trend BMS system was replaced with the Blue-ID controller platform and the 4 floors of stand alone fan coil units were converted to full BMS control. A Touchpoint colour touch screen provided the client with the required user interface requirements with access to all system settings and historic data logging.
24 Nov2016
Fitter, Happier: Building Controls and their Potential to Boost Employee Health
This is definitely worth reading. Priva have led the way in the Netherlands on green buildings http:/http://www.priva.co.uk/stay-informed/news/2016/11/fitter,-happier-building-controls-and-their-potential-to-boost-employee-health/
10 Nov2016
Cube Controls Ltd – Best Building Control Design Firm – UK
Cube Controls are pleased to announce we have been awarded the prestigious Best Building Control Systems Design Firm – UK & the Build Excellence Award for Energy Efficient Building Management Systems. The Build Construction & Engineering Awards have been designed to reward and recognise the hard work, often undertaken over many months and years, by the professionals in this industry. Steven Simpson, Awards Co-ordinator, is proud to be able to recognise the exceptional work involved in the Construction and Engineering industry: “I am honoured to be able to pay tribute to those companies which truly go above and beyond in this industry. These awards highlight the fantastic work undertaken by our winners, and reward their incredible dedication, of which I am incredibly proud. I wish them all the best in the future.”
14 Apr2016
Cube Controls is pleased to announce that it has become an accredited Distech Controls Partner.
An Innovative Leader in Energy Management Solutions, Distech Controls provides unique building management technologies and services that optimize energy efficiency and comfort in buildings, all the while reducing operating costs. Delivering innovative solutions for greener buildings through passion for innovation, quality, customer satisfaction, and sustainability. If you would like to find out more about the Distech Controls portfolio please visit www.distech-controls.com/en/eu
22 Jul2015
Cube leads the way to significant energy savings at South Coast Shopping Centre…
Cube, working in partnership with CO2 Target, was invited to undertake a survey of the HVAC Plant and Systems at the Swan Shopping Centre, Southampton.
It quickly became evident that while the original HVAC installation was some years old the BMS installation was reasonably new. The issues occurring stemmed from inflexible software design and badly placed environmental sensors that were providing data which simply did not reflect the environment within the mall itself. Equally, dozens of lighting circuits were being employed that had to be manually controlled via the Mall Management Personnel every day.
Cube deployed a wireless sensor solution throughout the mall to monitor the temperature, air quality and humidity. This approach was both fast, reliable and involved virtually no disruption to the public spaces.
The existing BMS software was augmented to respond to the new sensor data and to provide additional energy efficient control routines designed by Cube. In addition to this the existing lighting circuit control was automated and integrated with external light level sensing via the BMS to make the most use of the extensive glass roofed areas throughout the mall.