Innovative smoke ventilation and natural ventilation control solutions form the primary focus of the SE Controls stand at this years CIBSE Conference and Exhibition.
A fully working model of SE Controls SHEVTEC® Extended Travel Distance System is integrated into the exhibition stand design to demonstrate the highly effective smoke ventilation solution, which received full Registered Detail Certification from the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) earlier this year.
The fully compliant and CE marked system gives local building control officers (BCOs) the confidence to accept the SHEVTEC Extended Travel Distance System knowing that it has already been rigorously evaluated and tested. It also incorporates a range of additional features that enable specifiers, designers and developers to achieve a more cost effective solution without compromising safety, including the ability to reduce the size of smoke shafts to less than half of the 1.5m2 required by an Approved Document B compliant natural ventilation system.
SE Controls is also launching an innovative new natural ventilation control solution, NVLogiQ, at the show, which is designed to maintain precise control over indoor air quality, temperature and energy consumption as a compact stand alone unit or as a networked system.
Using new control and performance algorithms developed in conjunction with Loughborough Universitys Building Energy Research Group, NVLogiQ not only provides advanced monitoring and control of NV systems in individual rooms or zones, but also combines integrated data logging for detailed building performance and environment analysis.
NVLogiQ constantly monitors indoor air quality, temperature and humidity and via separate PSUs (power supply units) and actuators, automatically manages the operation of windows, louvres and vents within a buildings natural ventilation (NV) system, as well as controlling the heating.
With a footprint of just 160mm x 105mm, NVLogiQ can be located almost anywhere within a building in close proximity to desks and work areas, allowing the precise monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO2), temperature and humidity to maintain indoor air quality and comfort levels.
NVLogiQs integral data logging capability presents a range of opportunities for consultants, contractors and facilities mangers to not only verify a buildings NV design and performance, but to also enable accurate post occupancy evaluation to be easily undertaken.