UK'S FIRST INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Diamond Systems in partnership with Honeywell Controls have delivered the UK's first integrated building management system at Belfast's Odyssey centre, using Honeywell's Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI) to provide seamless "single window" access to fire, security, access control and building energy management systems. Odyssey is Northern Ireland's largest-ever civil engineering project, comprising four venues. The first to open has been the Arena, a 10,000-seat indoor sports and entertainment stadium. The other venues are "W5" (whowhatwhenwherewhy), an interactive science, engineering and technology centre; a Sheriden IMAX® cinema; and the Pavilion including a 12-screen multiplex cinema and a two-storeys of restaurants, bars and retail outlets.
Three applications can be accessed under EBI from any PC.
First, Honeywell LifeSafety Manager provides primary monitoring and full control of the building's smoke and fire detection systems - which employ over three thousand intelligent smoke detectors - as well as the safe evacuation of occupants. Its seamless combination of event information, response prompting and tracking capabilities makes it an exceptional incident management and regulatory compliance tool, as required by local codes of practice.
The second application, Honeywell Security Manager, allows operators to control and monitor access and security throughout Odyssey and its grounds. It provides centralised alarming, cardholder management and the ability to acquire and use data from human resource databases. There are sixty access control points with card readers, numerous movement detectors and over two hundred door alarm contacts. Almost two hundred CCTV cameras are installed throughout the complex, mainly full function PTZ domes. All the devices communicate via the structured cabling
Third, Honeywell Building Manager integrates and controls the building's HVAC systems, lighting and energy usage. It maintains an extensive historical record of building data, which can be collected at intervals from one second to 24 hours. Therefore, in addition to alerting operators immediately when an abnormal building condition occurs, Honeywell Building manager makes it easy to analyse long term operational patterns and so ensure optimal performance.
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