Posts Tagged ‘HVAC’
05 May2017
27 Apr2017
Survey finds that clients are unprepared for smart-building revolution
Survey finds that clients are unprepared for smart-building revolution Smart building and the Internet of Things (IoT) are very much becoming reality, especially within the UK. Fortunately, Cube Controls is a research partner within the UK Government PETRAS project that has been tasked to deal with these issues, putting us ahead of the game within the BMS industry. If you want to know more about Smart Buildings and IoT please feel free to contact us.
20 Mar2017
BMS Without Wires
http://www.modbs.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2263/BMS_without_wires.html There is no denying the benefits of wireless sensing. It allows sensors to be added to areas were it might be very difficult or unsightly to install cabling and exiting BMS installations can often be made far more effective & energy efficient. However, the wide use of wireless sensing within the scope of Internet of Things (IoT) also comes with potential problems and security risks. It is always worth looking at the potential effects of a wireless sensor installation. Could the data being broadcast be sensitive to the client? Could manipulation of the data cause problems for the building or the systems within it? You have to stop and ask yourself the question ‘Just because I can install wireless sensing, should I install wireless sensing?’ Tony Williams – Cube.
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.
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.
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.
06 Mar2015
Cube Intelligent Occupancy Detection a Success
One of the main obstacles for Chapter 1, a charity organisation providing 140 student accommodation rooms at Xenia near Waterloo, was how to manage all the associated HVAC plant in this 24/7 environment. Cube created a unique BMS Controls solution based upon Priva BMS equipment to resolve this. Employing Cube Intelligent Occupancy Detection to manage the high number of remote areas and services meant the overall heating and ventilation system only operated when it truly needed to and did so in an energy efficient manner that involved little to no user input. Cube is pleased to further its on-going relationship with Chapter 1 as it continues to maintain these energy efficient systems for them. Project Case Study- 1
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