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CentraLine by Honeywell - Automation provides huge energy savings at Hotel and Leisure Club complex in Manchester
The Castlefield Hotel with its Y Club
leisure centre in Manchester saw gas heating costs cut by 18%
and electricity bills by 15% after a “Centraline by Honeywell”
energy-efficient networked HVAC automation system was installed
by Eclipse (Control Engineering) Ltd. The savings equate to
about £20k per annum for the complex, which comprises guest
bedrooms, lounge bar, restaurant, sports hall, gym, dance
studio, indoor running track and rugby fives courts.
The Centraline by Honeywell system has also proved labour
saving. Instead of visiting plant rooms, staff can monitor HVAC
plant and make changes using the versatile CentraLine by
Honeywell workstation software, “Arena”, on a central,
office-based PC. Arena is easy to use, being based on Internet
Explorer. The conditions within individual rooms and zones can
be changed with a few mouse clicks, making it quick and easy to
react to bookings.
Plant control is provided by four CentraLine “Panther”
controllers, designed specifically by Honeywell to minimise
energy consumption and equipment wear, while maintaining a
comfortable, healthy indoor environment. “The Panther’s small
size and the system generated wiring diagram helped ensure a
speedy installation, so keeping system downtimes to a minimum,”
said Steve Joyce of Eclipse.
The Centraline by Honeywell system employs the LONWORKS open
network, so can be expanded and upgraded at any time in the
future.
Email:
info-uk@centraline.com