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SARUM ELECTRONICS
MANAGING M&E SERVICES
Virtually everybody who is involved with managing building services will be aware of the advances in Building Management Systems (BMS) towards both energy (BEMS) and indoor air quality management (IAQ).
With the increased focus on internal air quality over the past 18 months and the drive for energy efficiency, never has there been a more appropriate time for building owners to review their buildings HVAC status.
For Sarum Electronics, this has led to an increase in interest and subsequent orders for Sarum HVAC systems that integrate with a range of building management systems. A BMS will give control to a facilities management team, to monitor in real-time exactly what the system is doing and its energy consumption.
BMS, BEMS and IAQ management software and analytics can access important performance information via a Sarum Electronics control panel which incorporates a full suite of HVAC controls and metering.
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This critical information is then fed to the building management software via a controller or PLC.
The UK Government Energy Savings Opportunity
Scheme (ESOS)
Large companies may be required to comply with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). To facilitate this, they will have to complete audits of energy usage every four years to identify cost-effective, energy-saving measures. Forward-looking organisations can undergo ISO 50001 certification to establish energy efficiency credentials and potentially huge cost savings.
IMPROVING AIR QUALITY AT SOUTHEND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
With over 4,000 staff, almost 700 inpatient beds and a full Accident and Emergency Department, Southend University Hospital serves a local population of around 350,000. Now an NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Southend University Hospital is the largest single- site hospital in Essex.
Apart from the obvious need to ensure
the hospital patients, visitors and staff all experience well-managed fresh air and its temperature, much of the vital support and diagnostic equipment
used to manage and assist with
patient care can also be temperature sensitive. Working with one of Sarum’s long-standing customers, AirCraft Air Handling, Sarum Electronics assisted with the design, manufacture and supply
of a range of controllers.
The various controllers were designed to manage AirCraft Air Handling’s bespoke AHU (Air Handling Units).
In this instance, AirCraft Air Handling supplied Sarum Electronics with Trend (subsidiary of Honeywell) IQ controllers that were configured within the Sarum control panel.
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