Wednesday 10 March

Building Automation News

Building the Smart Grid

Our traditional sources of power production have come primarily from hydroelectric dams, nuclear power generators and coal or natural gas fired power plants. As the population steadily increases and as more facilities come online, the demand for power will also increase. Our existing power pro...

BC Hydro Continuous Optimization

Energetic Concepts is a certified service provider of BC Hydro's Continuous Optimization for Commercial Buildings Program. The program's objective is to identify areas where electricity consumption can be reduced with little or no effect to comfort or building functionality. The ultimate goal is to ...

Building Automation with the iPhone®

Energetic Concepts uses the latest in cutting-edge technology to supply the most usable and versatile products possible. Our web-based HMI (Human Machine Interface) has been designed to be accessible not only on any computer but on most PDAs including Apple's popular iPhone®.

Quick Response Monitoring

A benefit of web service installation is monitoring. Comfort and energy efficiency are closely monitored by the automation system. Even if you are away the system will alert the service provider and yourself by email and/or RSS feed right to your desktop.

Third Party Drivers

Third Party Drivers are created to allow integration of proprietary devices onto a host system. Third Party drivers work well to allow the building owner a long term replacement solution without having to replace all field device panels at one time.

BACnet® Integration

BACnet® Integration is achieved in a similar process to LonWorks®. The difference being LonWorks® field devices come with an information file called an XIF file. BACnet® objects are self discovering.

LonWorks® Device Binding

Definition of host and field devices is a process where as a host product is chosen to provide a network, tool set and graphic user interface (GUI) capable of hosting all stand alone systems and field devices of an open operable protocol.

Control System Integration

Integration of automation systems is a new path (open operability) that looks very similar to the IT system in modern buildings. It allows the building owner to use non proprietary, cross manufactured, cross discipline devices bound together with a hosting package.

Pneumatic Control Service

Energetic Concepts specializes in servicing pneumatic control systems. Our pneumatic control services include the following: performance inspection to identify potential problems with control devices calibration of all sensors inspect and adjust or repair/replace actuators as required

Products

Richards Zeta Mediator

The most advanced building automation system and systems integration platform is formed when the Mediator is coupled with Richards-Zeta perfectHost for Windows Graphical Application Programming and Monitoring Software. The Mediator Read more

RZ moZaic

RS485 LAN, AUX RS232/RS485 PORT, LonWorks FT/10 PORTRZ moZaic: Capable of being attached as a node in any LonWorks® system while simultaneously interfacing with other Richards-Zeta controllers. Graphical Application Programming Read more

RZ100

8 AI, 8 AO, exp I/O port, 256K MEM, RS485LAN, AUX RS232/RS485 portThe RZ 100E controller (shown with cover) is the centerpiece of the RZ automation system and implements a complete range of automation functions. Any combination of Read more

KMC Building Controller

The BACnet Building Controller (B-BC) is a high-performance, native BACnet direct digital controller. As part of a complete interoperable building automation system, Read more

KMC BAC-5801

The BAC-5801/5802 native BACnet, fully programmable, PLC-16 direct digital controllers are versatile general purpose controllers in stand-alone environments or networked to other BACnet devices. As part of a complete building Read more

Variable Frequency Drives

MGI M-7000 Series Variable Frequency Drive Automatic energy saving function for your fan and pump applications Advanced PID mode Remote I/O capability NEMA 1 UL Read more

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Integration Projects

Clearwater Hospital Integration

Dr Helmcken Memorial Hospital is located in Clearwater, British Columbia. Energetic Concepts was contracted to integrate a legacy Johnson Controls system. The Johnson Controls system had limited management access from remote locations. In the event of power failure to the system the setpoints would reset to a default value and a technician would have to travel to the site to reset all the setpoints to their proper values. The only user interface offered was a thick client that could only be accessed from on site.

The solution was to add a mediator to the control system. The mediator is capable of communicating with the Johnson Control system over the N2 network and can read and write the control points including the setpoints. After this addition, the mediator maintains the proper setpoints in the event of a power failure. The mediator also has a built in web server that offers a state of the art web based user interface that can be accessed from any location using any web browser.

Langara C and Student Union Buildings Upgrade

In 2008 work on the retrofit of the C Building and addition of a new Student Union Building (LSU) has begun. The C building combined with the LSU are planned as a Gold LEED project. The LSU will utilize Geothermal supply, slab heating and cooling. The C Building will be retrofit with heating/cooling air delivery systems, chilled beams and a complexed heat recovery system.

Barriere Health Center

The health center in Barriere, BC underwent a major upgrade to all of their HVAC equipment in 2007/08. Energetic Concepts was contracted to design and install the DDC controls for the project. The specification requested BACnet certified devices were to be used so KMC Controls were used for this project. Below is a screen shot of one if the control web pages served up by the building controller. The animations and point data indicate the operation of the system and give operators the ability to set over-rides.

Langara College Library

In 2006 the work on the new Langara Library began. It is planned to be a Platinum LEED building with 180 geothermal wells, slab heating/cooling, passive wind cooling and many more features. The Library local control system is Invensys LonWorks supplied by Modern Systems Management. It is integrated into the existing Richards-Zeta Mediator hosting system. The other systems integrated into the Host are QEL Carbon monoxide and Propane, Schnieder modbus power meters, Wattstopper lighting system and a legacy Delta Controls BacNet system in the B building. Point count is approximately 3200.

Langara College A Building DDC Upgrade

Langara College has two buildings one constructed in 1969 and the other in 1994. Labeled the "A" and "B" buildings respectively, the pneumatic and other DDC control systems are being replaced with an open operable host. The host chosen is Richards-Zeta and is now comprised of 40 Richards-Zeta controllers, Trane heat pumps (LonWorks), Schneider power meters (ModBus) and Douglas Lighting (LonWorks) interfaced to the RZ Host.

South Cariboo Health Centre

South Cariboo Health Centre is a combination of existing ACU Hospital, ECU and new central health facility for the South Cariboo region. Richards-Zeta is the open operable Host product with 55 DDC panels and 110 LonWorks field devices of cross discipline / manufacturers. Some of the LonWorks devices are RZ VAV, Fan coil and radiant zone controllers. Hitachi Variable frequency controllers. Veissman condensing boiler controllers all binding to the Richards Zeta host. Cross discipline includes HVAC, Boiler packages, Variable speed drives and security control of 50 doors. Approximately a 1800 I/O point system.

Williams Lake Central Cariboo Health Centre

Richards-Zeta has been used to host 45 VAV controllers replacing the existing VAVs. The new controllers are open operable using Richards-Zeta as a Host product. This installation is part of an on going upgrade program. Recently the boiler plant, fire/smoke damper systems, CT Scan room temperature control and main penthouse fan systems have been added to the RZ host.

The Edgewater

The Edgewater is a West Vancouver residential high rise consisting of 75 heat pumps with cooling tower, plate heat exchanger, boilers, pool equipment and 2 air handling units. At present 1 air handling unit for pool room temperature and humidity control has been installed.

BC Gas Meter Facility Burnaby

BC gas meter facility is the repair and calibration center for British Columbia. The facility also has out of province contracts. Richards-Zeta clean room controllers are responsible for maintaining a constant temperature in the calibration room +/- 0.2 °C room temperature. Temperatures are within specification at all times with less than a 1% variance during the year.

Burnaby Metrotown

Metro Town 4330 Kingsway is the GVRD building and is a 20 story high rise with approximately 280 heat pumps on a water loop. Richards-Zeta DDC controllers manage the make up air unit, cooling tower and boilers to maintain building comfort specifications.

Energetic Concepts is a Controls Consulting Firm specializing in Building Controls Design and Engineering using Host Integration. Host Integration of Open Operable field devices allows our clients to pick best in class and bind cross manufactured and cross discipline field devices to create an all in one, leading edge building system with a future.
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