Dec 23 2010
WindowMaster announced that it has installed a natural ventilation system, which uses sensors, in the Master Hospital in Dublin.
The company has installed the automated ventilation system in the hospital’s accident and emergency department. This is the first installation of an automated ventilation system in a hospital emergency center in Ireland.
WindowMaster was selected to provide an automated natural ventilation system because it has operated successfully in other large projects in Ireland.
The NV Advance ventilation system includes a set up of 32 motors that control 11 zones. The automated natural ventilation system uses the combination of temperature and carbon dioxide sensors. External condition around the campus building is monitored by the weather station. The weather station monitors temperature, rainfall, wind speed, wind direction and other external conditions.
The weather station also models the changes in wind pressures over the facades. The parameters are configured into the control system, which analyzes the readings from internally fitted sensors and weather station. Accordingly, the windows of the building are controlled accurately and positioned to maintain the room temperature and fresh air quality.
The installation contract is a part of the renovation of the accident and emergency department, which has been funded by the Health Services Executive of Ireland.
The IE and UK business development manager of WindowMaster, Peter Connolly, stated that natural ventilation was selected to control the indoor climate of the department, to ensure that high quality of the environment is provided to the patients, visitors and staff.