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WindowMaster gets full marks for intelligent window automation system
WindowMaster's ability to provide complete
monitoring and control systems for automated windows has led the
company to secure two major contracts to design and supply
window control systems for two new academies being built in the
south of England.
Folkestone Academy in Kent and St Matthews Academy in London
will both have automated windows installed to naturally
ventilate the buildings to prevent overheating and improve air
quality for staff and pupils. Folkestone Academy will also have
WindowMaster's anti-entrapment technology fitted to help prevent
the possibility of injury as windows close.
Due to open in September 2007, Folkestone Academy will have full
height glass facades to all classrooms. To minimise unwanted
heat gain, over 800 WindowMaster motors will be installed to
operate windows automatically and naturally ventilate rooms.
St Matthews Academy, also due to open in September 2007, will
have over 200 automatically operated high-level louvered
windows. Carbon dioxide sensors will also be fitted in
classrooms, which will be linked to WindowMaster's central
control system to monitor and control air quality.
WindowMaster, Europe's largest provider of natural ventilation
and smoke detection solutions, was chosen to provide window
automation systems for these academies because of its ability to
provide a complete installation, in particular the central
computer control system. In addition, the installations will
each include motors, window actuators, various sensors and a
weather station.
The weather station monitors external conditions around
buildings, including wind direction and speed, temperature and
rain fall. Changes in wind pressure on the facades are also
modelled. These parameters are programmed into the computer
control system where they are analysed along with readings taken
from the weather station and sensors fitted internally. Windows
around a building are then precisely controlled and positioned
to keep air quality within rooms fresh and the temperature
constant.
WindowMaster's NV AdvanceT window automation system is the only
system in Europe that intelligently monitors windows to prevent
entrapment as an integrated function of the motor and control
system. It can provide almost failsafe security against the
possibility of injury while windows are closing.
If an object, or hands or fingers, becomes trapped in a window
and prevents it from closing the amount of current drawn by the
motor instantly increases. This is detected by the
microprocessor which immediately reverses the motor to release
the window, therefore preventing the possibility of serious
injury.
The system can be retrofitted on many existing windows as well
as being installed on new buildings. It can operate on a broad
range of window types, including top and bottom opening, sliding
and parallel opening. The system can also be used on windows for
heat and smoke ventilation.
Email:
geoffj@smye-holland.com