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WindowMaster (www.windowmaster.com) has delivered some of its largest ever orders for natural ventilation and smoke control solutions in collaboration with façade manufacturer Shueco (www.shueco.com) and its partners. It has supplied window actuators, locking motors and automated controls for the natural ventilation of Prime Tower in Zurich, Flame Tower in Baku, Skyline Tower, Munich and Port Authority in Shanghai.
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WindowMaster has delivered some of its largest ever orders for natural ventilation and smoke control solutions in collaboration with façade manufacturer Shueco and its partners. It has supplied window actuators, locking motors and automated controls for the natural ventilation of Prime Tower in Zurich, Flame Tower in Baku, Skyline Tower, Munich and Port Authority in Shanghai.
Zurich's 126 metre high 40,000 m2 Prime Tower, the tallest building in Switzerland, has been designed by architects Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer to be at the forefront of sustainable building technologies. Constructed by Losinger Construction AG in partnership with Karl Steiner AG , the development consists of three buildings - Prime Tower and the Cubus and Diagonal annexes.
The development will house offices, restaurants and bars, retail outlets and support facilities. As part of the sustainable construction of the building it will feature natural ventilation controlled by WindowMaster's newly launched MotorLink™ automated window control system.
WindowMaster worked in partnership with Shueco, façade designers Emmer Pfenninger Partner and facade manufacturer Dobler Metallbau to deliver the installation.
WindowMaster supplied 6,910 chain actuators for the automation of 1,382 parallel opening windows including one espagnolette locking motor for each window. These MotorLink™ actuators are connected to MotorLink™ MotorControllers to provide power and control primarily for natural ventilation.
Richard Arnott, WindowMaster market manager, said: "The windows in Prime Tower are large rectangular parallel opening windows, which weigh approximately 360kg. To safely operate under load each window is equipped with four WindowMaster chain actuators and one special espagnolette/locking actuator.
"The window actuators communicate with the MotorController via digital MotorLink™ technology. Exact feedback concerning position as well as accurate synchronisation of the actuators is therefore ensured. The chain actuators and other components were tested and approved according to strict performance standards."
Set to open officially later in 2011, Prime Tower will be certified to the new Swiss Green Property standard of excellence for sustainable buildings. International LEED certification is planned.
Richard Arnott added: "WindowMaster has also worked in partnership with Shueco on a number of other prestigious 'Tower' projects. The Skyline Tower in Munich required three actuators on each of its 1,000 side-hung windows while Flame Tower in Azerbaijan needed actuators and locking motors for 2,700 top-hung windows.
"These projects demonstrate WindowMaster's range and versatility. We have worked very closely with the architects, consultants, main contractors and the facade companies to provide a totally joined up approach to the automation of the facades and the controls for the natural ventilation strategy in these projects."
MotorLink™ is a state of the art digital data communication technology which provides improved control and functionality where automated windows and natural ventilation are part of a building management system (BMS).
MotorLink™ offers precise and accurate control. Because it operates within open bus communication standards, including KNX, LON, Bacnet and Modbus, its operation does not require expensive dedicated software systems. The versatile range of functionality of the MotorLink™ system also means that BMS suppliers and facade companies can deliver robust, flexible control solutions tailored to specific project requirements. Millimetre-by-millimetre control enables an optimal indoor climate to be obtained whatever the weather or the season. Two-way communication between the MotorLinkTM window actuators and the MotorLink™ MotorController enables the BMS to accurately position the windows.
MotorLink™ features precise position control, three-speed actuator operation, synchronisation between multiple actuators on the same window and reduced risk of entrapment. Other features include a reversing function, which protects the weather seals around the window, fault indication and online set-up.
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