Glyn Cash, Engineering Systems Engineer T Leeds Metropolitan University explores some of the Estates and Building Management Systems found in many universities
1. Intelligent Buildings & Smart
Estates
Glyn Cash
Engineering Systems Engineer
Leeds Metropolitan University
2. Introduction to Building Systems
• Intro
• History
• DDC
• Supervisors, Proprietary
• Networks
• Proprietary
3. Estates Building Systems
• Fire & Emergency Systems
• BMS (Building Management Systems)
• Lifts
• HVAC
• Metering & Energy
• Lighting
• Access Control
• Intruder
• Leak Detection
• Water Supply
• CCTV
• Power Management / Distribution
• UPS
• Digital Signage
• Parking Control
4. Management
Systems Architecture
Supervisory & Monitoring
Level
BACnet
Web
Automation
Control (Primary)
Level
LONworks Automation (Secondary)
KNX
Level
Field
M-Bus Modbus DALI C-Bus
Sensors / Thermostats / Valves & Actuators/ Meters / Invertors
7. Current State Of Building Systems
• Legacy Systems • Intelligent Systems
• Proprietary Protocol • Open Protocol
• Serial Comms • Embedded
• Gateways / Routers • IP Based
• Application Specific • Web Servers
• Dedicated networks • Smart Devices
8. Problems Encountered
• Security – firewalls, routers, virus, ports, SMTP
relays, RDP, VPN, SNMP MIB, LDAP.
• Construction – Networks
• Them and us, pc’s, ad-hoc connections
• Systems reliance, HV shutdowns,
• IT knowledge
10. The Future..
• Wireless Communications
• The 4th Utility – The Buildings IP Network
• Connection to the enterprise
• ‘Plug & Play’
• Remote Monitoring
• Cloud Services
Talk about the history of systemsBMSCCTV – analogue on coax, not digital and IP based
Enterprise Class Systems Timetabling – Serco CMISFinancial – Agresso (Accounts, Procurement, Financial, Budgeting & Forecasting)using database MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Links to finance systems for real time cash flow forecasting. Smart meters and plant usage information allowing for forecasts.
