Summary of Project:

University of Portsmouth
Burnaby Building Greenhouse Heating & Ventilation Control
Portsmouth
PO1 3QL


Global Building Controls designed, manufactured and installed two control panels for this project. The chosen building management system was Trend.

One of the panels was used to independently control the temperature and humidity of each of the four greenhouses by opening & closing the skylight windows as specified by the consultant. These windows were also designed to shut when it rained, which was detected by the rain sensor. When the rain sensor dried out, the windows were allowed to re-open if required.

The second panel was supplied to control the greenhouse heating boiler and zone heating coils. The boiler was configured to operate automatically on demand from each greenhouse. The temperature & humidity set points for each greenhouse can be adjusted by the staff using a user friendly keypad and are adjusted depending on the type of plants being cultivated.

 

 

Since the conception of this project, GBC has become much more familiar with the greenhouse controls industry due to our links with Argo Priva who are the world market leaders in process automation for indoor horticulture, as Energy saving in horticulture has always been an issue.

Growers have been seeking ways to reduce energy consumption since the oil crisis in the early seventies. The energy market fluctuations in more recent years has created the need to optimise the control of energy in horticulture all the more important.

As a Priva partner, GBC can provide you with the solutions for effective energy management in horticulture or HVCA applications.

 

 

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