Global Building Controls Ltd - So you are responsible for saving energy in the company

Whatever the size of your organisation, everyone stands to gain from being more energy efficient. So in order to reduce your energy bills you should first take a close look at how your building is currently controlled.

Building Management Systems (BMS) can be found in almost all commercial buildings today and 1 in 3 buildings will have a Trend system installed. Most Building Automation Systems (BAS) typically control around 60-80% of a buildings energy use.
 

Take a good look at your existing BMS installation. Upgrade your basic or obsolete controls systems to the latest Trend outstations & take advantage of quicker more flexible controllers. Interrogate your system with the help of GBC to identify where energy is being wasted. Modifying the control strategies to take advantage of energy saving routines is a good starting place.
 

Combine the above with a Trend 963 and the use of utility meters & sub-meters & you have a powerful Energy Monitoring Solution.
The above can be further enhanced by the addition of energy eye in conjunction with energy screens to display your carbon footprint & further analysis can be made using the new Trend Monitoring & Targeting software tools (TEM).
 

Trend Energy Manager (TEM) is a web-based energy management software package used for highlighting and investigating energy waste within a building. TEM overlays environmental data with energy data stored in the Trend BEMS, providing a fast and cost effective way of understanding a building's environmental performance and utility usage.
 

Trend Energy Manager helps building owners to:

• Easily compare and monitor energy consumption against BEMS control behaviours
• Automatically receive alerts of energy overuse and probable causes
• Easily demonstrate savings and energy efficiencies to stakeholders within an organization
• Fulfil legislative requirements

We can assist you with the evaluation, implementation, control, & upkeep of all of the above.
 

Global Building Controls Ltd is a leading supplier of control panels to the HVAC industry. We have an excellent reputation and strive to offer an extremely high level of customer service.

Our control panel fabrication services include:

• Design and build of quality control panels
• Documentation
• Re-Documentation of existing panels where documentation has been lost or is just outdated
• Outstanding levels of customer service
• On-site panel modifications
• Refurbishment of existing control panels
• Free panel surveys with a view of replacing an old panel
• Maintenance contracts
• Fast, efficient & reliable service
• Custom Laser cutting such as customer names in the panel doors
• Custom vents pressed into the panel doors
• 25 years experience in the business

We can also offer our clients a fast turn around time on all panel fabrication work. We liaise with our clients to design and produce the perfect control panel for them. We can produce built enclosures to be installed, wall mounted or floor standing with single or double doors as required by the client specification.

A BMS functions completely automatically and it can carry on doing so year after year. However, it is important to support the system and attend to it correctly. Failing to do so, will result will be higher building operating costs and reduced occupant comfort.

Neglecting BMS maintenance is a false economy. GBC can provide building owners with the capability to manage their energy usage and environmental conditions. This will in turn reducing energy wastage & associated costs, whilst allowing them to maintain optimum comfort conditions.

Global Building Controls Ltd offers a selection of specialist services for maintenance, upgrade & repair of Building Energy Management Systems. We have numerous engineers who have the knowledge and expertise to cover a range of BMS systems new and old.
 

Global Building Controls offer a supply and installation of energy saving inverters service. 

The first AC motor was designed in 1899. AC motors work by converting electric energy into mechanical energy by electromagnetic induction. AC motors are determined by fixed speed and fixed torque.

The use of variable speed drives will save energy and therefore save your company money. Using a Variable Speed Drive (VSD) to can have the following results:

• reducing a motor speed by 10%, will achieve a 27% reduction in energy consumption
• reducing a motor speed by 20%, will achieve a 48% reduction in energy consumption

GBC can provide Trend Vacon from 0.25 kW to 5 MW.

We stock the newly developed Ethernet Metering Interface Controller (EMIC). It provides a cost-effective way of allowing readings from multiple, multi-parameter electricity meters to be automatically channelled to a Trend Building Management System (BMS), where they can be displayed, analysed and then acted on to effect energy savings.

The EMIC is compatible with multi-parameter Modbus sub-meters from the following manufacturers:

• Elcontrol
• Socomec
• Northern Design
• IME
• Carlo Gavazzi
• Autometers

We offer three versions for applications involving up to 8, 16 and 32 networked meters. All three of our meters can log and communicate up to 25 parameters, maximum demand, power factor and frequency.

The EMIC interface connects to a Trend building energy management system. This allows the metered data to be instantly accessible through any of the BEMS's 963 supervisors (operator interfaces). These systems can display the information in various formats.

 Studying power consumption readings for different areas within a building an energy manager can identify where waste is occurring and take appropriate action.

We specialise in the supply & installation of all Trend products. We are an approved Trend partner and aim to provide our customers with the flexibility they need and provide a value for money service.
 

We offer an open Protocol Building Energy Management System Integration service.

Our IQ3/XNC/BAC Controller provides a flexible way of interfacing the IQ system with 3rd party systems. It utilises standard IQ configuration modules and the Trend Custom Language (TCL). This acts as if it was from an IQ controller and presents the information accordingly.

GBC specialise in the integration of 3rd party systems to a Trend Building Management System. For more details on how GBC can integrate Trend with 3rd party products and systems into your facilities please visit our website. 

Global Building Controls Ltd offers a remote monitoring & support service without the need for Static IP Addresses. The service costs are inexpensive and costs about the same as a large coffee per day from your favourite coffee shop. Our service is typically available to our Trend maintenance contract customers. However we are now offering the service to non-Maintenance customers on a site by site basis, subject to a minimum remote service contract of 6 months per annum per site being taken up.

BMS Remote Monitoring & Support and VPN connectivity Service provides and instant access and connectivity to your remote desktop & panel PC's virtually anywhere. Our solution provides the following key features:

• Remote, web-based management services by GBC
• Remote, web-based access by Customer
• Multi-computer support across multiple operating systems
•  Monitoring the status of remote computers
• Computer resources Alerts become more proactive
• Reporting on important session and inventory information

Another advantages to our service is that we can remote connect & diagnose problems, carry out remote back-ups and modifications. 

We offer BMS Remote Monitoring & Support for the companies that do not have internet connectivity or a front end PC. We offer a rapid deployment of our devices and hope our BMS Remote Monitoring & Support can be up and running in 24 hours.