News: UK first from BG Controls helps Bradford Council reduce energy bills
Rotherham building controls specialist, BG Controls, is helping Bradford Metropolitan District Council save money with the installation of state-of-the-art Building Management Systems (BMS) in six of its buildings.
BG Controls devised an innovative solution to control the temperature and environment of Bowling Pool. All swimming pools require pumps to filter out dirty water and maintain a constant temperature but it is not cost effective to have these pumps running at full capacity all of the time.
The Dinnington company developed a complex design solution and installed turbidity sensors in the pools. The turbidity sensor is an emerging technology, which has not been used in the UK before. It measures the cloudiness of the pool to ascertain the quality and state of the water thus determining the frequency that the pumps need to run.
To save the council further money, BG designed an intelligent heating control system for Jacob's Well council offices, Neville Grange care home, Baildon Recreation Centre and Heaton Primary School. The system ensures that the heating is only on when it is needed thus providing its occupants with a comfortable environment and saving a considerable amount of money on energy bills.
For Richard Dunn Sports Centre, BG installed a lighting control system for the exterior of the building. As natural daylight is always fluctuating, the system senses the light levels outside and only turns on the outdoor lighting when it is needed.
All sites can be controlled via one front end, which is based in Flockton House council offices and the systems can also be accessed on Bradford Council's intranet site via a web browser.
Martin Rogers, project manager for BG Controls said: "This project had many challenges which BG overcame to design a bespoke solution to suit Bradford council's needs.
"We researched extensively into turbidity sensors and ran various trials to ensure the sensor would be the best possible system for the council's swimming pools."
"The entire BMS needed an upgrade as it was dated and inefficient. With the new open protocol system that BG has installed, it will be cost effective and easy for Bradford Council to add to and upgrade it in the future. This will also result in further energy and financial savings."
The council has been impressed by the systems and awarded BG Controls four more upgrade contracts.
BG Controls website
BG Controls devised an innovative solution to control the temperature and environment of Bowling Pool. All swimming pools require pumps to filter out dirty water and maintain a constant temperature but it is not cost effective to have these pumps running at full capacity all of the time.
The Dinnington company developed a complex design solution and installed turbidity sensors in the pools. The turbidity sensor is an emerging technology, which has not been used in the UK before. It measures the cloudiness of the pool to ascertain the quality and state of the water thus determining the frequency that the pumps need to run.
To save the council further money, BG designed an intelligent heating control system for Jacob's Well council offices, Neville Grange care home, Baildon Recreation Centre and Heaton Primary School. The system ensures that the heating is only on when it is needed thus providing its occupants with a comfortable environment and saving a considerable amount of money on energy bills.
For Richard Dunn Sports Centre, BG installed a lighting control system for the exterior of the building. As natural daylight is always fluctuating, the system senses the light levels outside and only turns on the outdoor lighting when it is needed.
All sites can be controlled via one front end, which is based in Flockton House council offices and the systems can also be accessed on Bradford Council's intranet site via a web browser.
Martin Rogers, project manager for BG Controls said: "This project had many challenges which BG overcame to design a bespoke solution to suit Bradford council's needs.
"We researched extensively into turbidity sensors and ran various trials to ensure the sensor would be the best possible system for the council's swimming pools."
"The entire BMS needed an upgrade as it was dated and inefficient. With the new open protocol system that BG has installed, it will be cost effective and easy for Bradford Council to add to and upgrade it in the future. This will also result in further energy and financial savings."
The council has been impressed by the systems and awarded BG Controls four more upgrade contracts.
BG Controls website
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