Electrical Contracting News (ECN) July 2017 | Page 17

CONTRACT
NEWS
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
Village Hotel Club
wanted to reduce
its energy costs
as well as improve
overall comfort
for its customers.
It embarked on a
project with Carbon
Credentials which
then contracted
Synapsys Solutions to
supply the hardware for installation in the Village hotels.
Carbon Credentials asked Synapsys to conduct a site visit
at the Village Hotel in Maidstone to determine which one of its
devices would be most appropriate for this project. Working with
the maintenance System Integrators, Synapsys implemented
the SIPd device at the test site in Maidstone.
SIPd provides fast and simple data acquisition which
improves building performance. The device is a small box which
connects to a Building Management System (BMS) and captures
the data. The SIPd device then sends live data to an external
data analytics partner: Carbon Credentials. Various readings
are taken on gas, electric, humidity, temperature, biomass and
power usage meters.
Real time data was captured over a three-month period,
allowing Carbon Credentials to analyse the data and identify
which of the buildings systems and plant were not working
efficiently. By pinpointing potential issues, changes were made
to the BMS to optimise the running of the hotel to ensure energy
and financial savings were made.
The SIPd device has proved cost effective; as the data
analysed so far has identified large saving opportunities of 10-20
per cent with payback expected in under one year.
For further information visit: www.synapsys-solutions.com
SOUND SYSTEM
Eaton has delivered a comprehensive fire alarm system to protect the safety of students at a prestigious university
accommodation development in Liverpool. The power management company supported EFT Systems, in providing
equipment for Ablett House.
Completed in a year, the bespoke 12-storey, 396-bed building has been designed to provide students in
Liverpool with a relaxing environment in which to live, study and unwind. The state-of-the-art accommodation
offers students a choice of three to seven-bed apartments.
Mindful of the disruption and cost implications that arise from frequent false alarms in student accommodation,
The Student Housing Company specified a bespoke fire alarm solution with a sophisticated range of cause-and-
effect programming to ensure fast and accurate detection of a suspected fire.
In order to meet the project’s detection and alarm requirements, EFT installed four of Eaton’s CF3000 intelligent
and addressable control panels throughout the student accommodation.
Unlike conventional panels, addressable control panels can pinpoint the particular detection device that has
been activated, thereby speeding up the process of determining the source of the outbreak.
Ablett House was the first large Eaton system that EFT has fitted, additionally installing around 600 optical
smoke and multi-sensor detectors throughout the building.
For further information visit: www.cooper-Is.com