News: BG Controls wins BSF contract

Rotherham building controls specialists BG Controls is helping the Barnsley Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project build green, environmentally friendly schools by installing energy efficient control technologies.

The Dinnington company has been appointed by Crown House Technologies to fit a state-of-the-art building management system (BMS) to control five new Advanced Learning Centres (ALCs) at Dearne, Carlton, Kirk Balk, Penistone and Darton.

Construction began in July 2009 and the new ALCs are set to be completed in January 2011.

The BMS solution includes controls to the biomass boilers, natural ventilation, automatic control of windows and roof vents, rainwater harvesting and wind turbines.

Each school has its own wind turbine to top up the existing power supply. However if the school doesn't use the power this is then exported to the national grid so it's not wasted. The ALCs also have gas-proving systems, which automatically shut down appliances if they are left on thus creating safer conditions.

The system meters water, gas and electricity consumption and each ALC will have a monitor in reception displaying the building's performance where guests, visitors and pupils can view the information.

Mike Dauris, project manager at BG Controls said: "This is a great project to be working on. The schools are all different in design but have one common goal to use renewable energy sources and be environmentally.

"BG Controls has made this possible by installing a cutting edge control system designed to optimise the building's energy efficiency."

BG Controls website

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