Mercy Health—Lourdes Hospital

Automated Building Concepts, Inc. installed a new Reliable Controls building automation system during a facility renovation project to upgrade all existing pneumatic and DDC technologies at Mercy Health—Lourdes Hospital.

The new network architecture for the hospital consists of 158 MACH-ProAir, seven MACH-ProSys, four MACH-ProCom, eight MACH-Pro2, and three MACH-ProZone controllers, all of which control fan-coil units, flow monitors, critical room monitors, and several variable frequency drives. With the new system, facility managers can oversee and control all mechanical equipment at a glance.

Hospital employees and support staff access the building automation system with RC-WebView and RC-Studio software over a secure BACnet Virtual Private Network using RC-RemoteAccess. Nursing staff use a graphical interface to monitor all areas, including surgical suites, for code compliance and readiness. With RC-Archive and RC-Reporter, building managers have a robust, downloadable record of building performance data they can use to implement efficiencies and track energy use. With a powerful suite of software products from Reliable Controls, hospital managers can effectively oversee all aspects of facility operations and ensure occupant comfort.

The hospital team can rely on accurate reporting to present to compliance authorities as needed. The facility manager was instrumental in creating a library of RC-Reporter reports for code adherence, which made for a smooth installation with no impact to clients or staff. Reliable Controls and Automated Building Concepts, Inc. were pleased to be part of this upgrade to the building control system at Mercy Health—Lourdes Hospital.