The MFB Question: Can I get the performance and flexibility I require from a single integrated solution? The Siemens answer: Apogee™ Building Automation System.
Siemens building automation systems provide customers with an integrated solution that has the performance and flexibility for even the most demanding applications and requirements.
The Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB) is always looking for better and more efficient ways to respond to emergencies and to manage facilities. Siemens was able to apply its Apogee™ Building Automation System (BAS) to answer the MFB’s call for an integrated emergency response and environmental control solution.
As described by Mr. Cliff Dunk, MFB Project Supervisor Maintenance Services, Siemens has provided a totally integrated building automation solution to meet the MFB’s unique and specific needs.
“The MFB needs to be able to respond quickly to any emergency we are called to without delay. This involves a huge amount of coordinated activity, all of which needs to be completed in a very short amount of time,“ said Mr. Dunk.
“Considering this vital requirement, the need to upgrade our existing environmental control systems and to provide information that would assist in meeting our environmental sustainability goals, Siemens integrated all of our stations’ functions, enabling us to monitor and control them quickly and easily.“
The Apogee™ BAS enables the fire stations to respond to an emergency quickly and efficiently. When called to an emergency, the system does everything from opening the appliance bay doors, to turning on the external warning lights and even turning off the electricity in the station’s kitchen if the fire fighters are cooking when the call comes in! Fire fighters need only to get into their gear, jump into the truck and hit the accelerator to respond to the emergency.
The BAS also provides an upgrade from the previous analogue building environmental control system to a digital system, which allows for remote access, central control and monitoring of the facilities.
Benefits of this new digital system include:
- More accurate control of the existing air conditioning plant
- More flexibility in control, and
- Remote visibility for the MFB.
The BAS also supports the MFB’s aims in taking a lead role within the industry to conserve water, paper, fuel and energy. The system incorporates energy monitoring and controlling (EMC) capability, which enables the MFB to accurately measure its energy use and control it accordingly, in order to reduce CO2 emissions and minimise its impact on the environment.
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Siemens Reference Number:
P-I-2008-27