Modern Building Services

36 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES JULY/AUGUST 2021 WHAT’S NEW A guide to new products and services for MBS readers. MBS TITONFIRESAFE®AIRBRICK is the perfect solution for solution for TimberWorksDevelopment Titon has recently supplied the new Fire Safe Air Brick® at the new Timber Works residential development in Cambridge. A project undertaken by AJ Mechanical Services Ltd (AJM) is among one of their largest contracts to date, with an order worth £3.5 million. The Titon FireSafe® Air Brick is a specialist product developed and manufactured to offer low resistance to airflow, and high resistance to fire, as set out in Approved Document B (fire safety) volume 1: Dwellings, 2019 edition. It’s designed and tested to BS EN13141-2:2010 specifically for mechanical ventilation systems. Made from 1mm electrogalvanized sheet steel, fire class A1 ‘no contribution to fire’ and polyester powder coating meeting EN13501-1 classification A2-s1,d0. The Titon FireSafe® Air Brick is ideal for fire safety applications. For more information about Titon please visit: www.titon.com/uk Tridonic’s emergencywireless systemcombinesCasambi- readybasicDIMWireless control technologywithsceneCOMDALI- based lightingcontrol. Using basicDIM as the backbone provides wireless connectivity for emergency luminaires via a fail-safe mesh network without additional cabling or structural changes. Existing DALI emergency luminaires with a PRO emergency lighting unit are integrated into the wireless network using basicDIM wireless G2 module. The new system can be retrofitted into existing installations. In new installations, cost savings are achieved as less time and effort is needed for planning and commissioning, and material costs are reduced. This Tridonic solution means that the luminaires can now be centrally monitored and automatically tested. www.tridonic.com Maximiseboiler controls touse less energy We know there’s a lot of discussion on decarbonisation, centred on which fuel to use to heat buildings. But an interesting reminder came recently fromMike Foster, Chief Executive of the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), with his blog titled: ‘Is a cliche I know, but a great way to decarbonise is to use less energy’. If we reduce demand in the first place, we’ll get closer to achieving net zero whichever fuel becomes dominant (although we believe amix of fuels and technologies will be the future). We’ve always talked about the importance of controls and load matching to help you use less energy and waste less energy for operating your heating and hot water systems. A modular boiler system setup properly using sequence controls and weather compensation can have a dramatic effect on your energy use. But controls can be complex to setup? Yes and no. It’s all about understanding what you want to achieve and how a building will be used. We’ve recently launched some new tools to help you: CIBSE-accredited CPD seminar – Boiler controls In this new course we explain the jargon that is often used and look at how boilers can be setup for maximum efficiency. Covering internal/ external controls, modulation, cascade vs unison in multiple boiler controls, and how to setup the system for comfort and efficiency. www.hamworthy-heating.com/Training/CPD/CPD-Boiler-controls We’ve launched an on-demand training academy where you can learn at a time that suits you. To kick-off we’ve concentrated on our Siemens LMS sequence controls that are built-in to our Wessex ModuMax mk3, Purewell Variheat mk2, Stratton mk2, Upton, and Varmax commercial boiler ranges. Find your way around the controls, learn how to identify error codes, and understand how to add clip in modules for managing multiple heating or hot water circuits from the boiler without the need for additional controls. www.instilled.expert-academy.co.uk/library EISHCurrentMonitoringRelay for Critical Loads Frimley, UK, 7th June 2021 – Carlo Gavazzi have launched the EISH current monitoring relay, used to monitor the status of loads to ensure any failures are immediately detected by sending a signal to the PLC, BMS controller or Carlo Gavazzi’ s UWP and switching the solid state output; reducing downtime and maintenance costs. The compact EISH can be mounted either on the DIN rail or on the back panel and comes complete with a built-in current transformer for detection of AC current from 200 mA up to 60 A. No auxiliary power supply is needed as the EISH is self-powered from the input current with 2-wire connection and no setpoint adjustment is required ensuring a quick and easy setup. A 12mmdiameter hole provides for easy insertion of themetered cable (multiple times if needed). The 22.5mm x 55.4mm x 47.4 mm housing is manufactured in a Polycarbonate or Polycarbonate/ABS Alloy and provides protection degree IP20 and an operating temperature range from -20° C to 50° C. The sensor is particularly suited to applications such as HVAC and building automation where management and corrective actions are required promptly in the case of failure such as water circulation pumps, extractor fans and lights. www.carlogavazzi.co.uk