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Judicatura Ibarra Building in Ecuador

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Requirements:

With this building the government was looking forward to present a model of how the future government departments should be in Ecuador. One of the main requirements is the necessity of installing an automation system, taking a lot in consideration the energy savings, which means cutting all non-necessary use of energy where the illumination takes a big part. Another needing was installing different types of access control with different levels of security, this will help to reduce or eliminate invalid access to secure areas. Another point to be taken was the implementation of a flood alarm system on each archive room. The last point to have in count it was the need of a fire control system.

Solution:

ISDE-ECUADOR, branch from the Spanish company ISDE, pioneer in home and building automation and street lighting. Working along with VALLEJO CONSTRUCCIONES made it possible the implementation of a high class automation system.

The automatic system has helped to reduce the energy consumption, thanks to the lighting control in offices, common zones and hallways. It was considered different control strategies like user presence, working hours and the control depending of the natural light. This solution made the user were more comfortable and made possible to reduce the costs related to energy, because the light only will be activated when it is necessary and adjusting the luminosity level. On each floor 15 illumination circuits are controlled, making a total of 80 circuits controlled in the whole building.

In order to cover the areas related to access control, a series of access points has been installed in the building. According to the diverse levels of security, different access controls were installed, in some areas are installed proximity readers, alfa-numeric keyboards and biometrics readers (used in the Judges Offices) making them the most restrictive areas. There are 73 control access points integrated inside the building.

The building has 5 archive rooms, where each room a flood sensor was installed. The system is always checking the sensors, where in case of presence of water automatically an alarm is generated and a notification pops up in the management software, allowing the operator to know which alarm and where were triggered.

The fire control system installed is distributed along the building and also it is integrated with the other control systems installed, explained before, allowing to create a better security and evacuation plans. For example, in case of fire all doors, with access control installed, can be opened and all lighting circuits can be turned on, helping the people to evacuate the building more easily.

Finally, the building has a control and supervising software designed specifically to integrate the different control systems installed. From a dedicated supervising room, the building can be managed. Every single function can be operated from the software, like access control, lighting control, alarm system and generating an alarm and access reports.

In conclusion, LONWORKS® has been proved once again as a versatile system, capable, useful and robust, allowing an intelligent and efficient management of the Building resources.

 

 

 

 

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