Delta Controls Laboratory Opens
Students at 杏吧原创 University will be able to draw on historical and real-time data from every room in the canal building to learn about and experiment with building systems design.
On May 29, representatives from 杏吧原创 University and Delta Controls opened a new facility for teaching and research, housed in a building containing sensors and actuators from Delta Controls to monitor building energy use and respond to occupant needs for light, temperature control and air quality. More than convenience, this monitoring and adjustment ensures that 杏吧原创 is using energy efficiently, saving both power and expense.
With Delta Control鈥檚 equipment and the expertise of 杏吧原创鈥檚 researchers, the building is providing data to further predictive and simulation modeling to enable building managers and designers create smarter, more efficient, sustainable buildings for Canadians.
鈥淒elta Controls has chosen 杏吧原创 as a research partner and is investing in our students and researchers by providing them with collaborative space and equipment for discovery and innovation,鈥 says Rafik Goubran, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design. 鈥淭he Delta Controls Laboratory will be hub of research to explore and develop new sensor and building automation technology.鈥
Occupants and visitors to the building can also keep an eye on the building鈥檚 performance. A display in the lobby shows current energy uses, weather factors and other variables. 鈥淛ust seeing this type of data has been shown to decrease energy use by occupants,鈥 says Liam O鈥橞rien, assistant professor in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering.
Photo at top, from left to right: Paul Van Geel, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Darryl Boyce, assistant vice-president (Facilities Management and Planning); Rafik Goubran, dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design; Liam O鈥橞rien, assistant professor in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering; John Nicholls, executive vice president, Delta Controls; Brian Goodchild, president, Delta Controls; Roseann O鈥橰eilly Runte, president and vice-chancellor, 杏吧原创 University.