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WindowMaster is supplying and installing an automated window control system for the £26 million refurbishment and new build of Neale Wade Community College at March in Cambridgeshire
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WindowMaster is supplying and installing an automated window control system for the £26 million refurbishment and new build of Neale Wade Community College at March in Cambridgeshire.
Currently under construction - phase one is due for completion in September 2011 - the college forms part of the Cambridgeshire Building Schools for the Future programme. The Neale Wade project is being delivered by a consortium Equitix which includes construction company Galliford Try and architects r h partnership.
WindowMaster supplied its full NV Advance™ system to control 550 MotorLink actuators in the composite windows supplied by sister company VELFAC, as well as the MotorLink actuators on the aluminium windows in the curtain walling.
The 18-month build program includes some refurbishment of part of the school where WindowMaster actuators will be retrofitted to windows in existing classrooms. Overall the NV Advance™ system will control natural ventilation in 112 zones around the college, with sensors in each of the zones managed by a computerised control system.
Phase one includes the new main building, reception area, learning support, modern languages, part of the sixth form area, the new college hall, dining area and courtyard.
WindowMaster regional sales manager Gino DeLaroche said: "Natural ventilation was chosen as the college is keen to promote environmental design including reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions. Natural ventilation offers a zero carbon form of ventilation with the added benefit of night cooling to mitigate the use of mechanical cooling systems.
"WindowMaster was able to meet the challenges faced during the design including the optimisation of the window design to provide adequate ventilation rates against BB101 standards and adequate night time cooling. It was also able to reduce the cost impact of window actuators, providing the justification for their inclusion in the design."
WindowMaster, Europe's largest provider of natural comfort and smoke ventilation solutions, was chosen to provide the window automation system for the Neale Wade Community College because of its ability to provide a complete installation, in particular the central computer control system, and a weather station.
The control system understands and knows how the wind speed and direction on all façades will influence the airflow through the windows on each level and location in the façade. WindowMaster determines the Cp values (pressure coefficients) individually for each window by calculating the relevant air pressures from different wind speeds and directions.
WindowMaster carries out computational fluid dynamic (CFD) calculations for 16 wind directions for the specific building and its surroundings. Based on the calculations the Cp values are determined and programmed into the control system, which enables the precise control of the individual windows resulting in an optimal indoor climate. Therefore, each zone must operate independently of the others according to the specific external conditions relevant to those windows and the internal environment.
WindowMaster's NV Advance™ 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.
If an object 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 reducing 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.
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