Webster Detention Center is a medium-security adult pod-style detention center in Augusta. Opened in 1997, it was originally designed to alleviate overcrowding at the now-closed Richmond County Jail. The 50-acre Webster campus has grown through two addition and renovation phases and today has bed space for 1,050 inmates and a security and support staff of 150 personnel.

An expansion project in 2011 included construction of new housing units with medical and mental health facilities and a video visitation center. Reliable Controls Authorized Dealer SouthEast Automated Systems retrofitted the existing chiller plant and installed a new building automation system as part of the project.

All HVAC systems in the facility communicate using MACH-ProSys controllers over MS/TP. SouthEast Automated Systems also installed comprehensive smoke control for each housing pod connected to a central override panel. SouthEast designed the smoke control system and override panel to include floor plans and LED functional overrides with command and control using MACH-Global controllers.

The new building automation system provided facility managers with a low controller count, command control over the internet, and a simple solution for complex smoke-control sequences.

SouthEast Automated Systems LLC

Market Segment

Corrections

Project Date

Jun 2012

Installation Type

HVAC, Lighting

Total Area

24,000 m2 (258,340 ft2)

Protocol

BACnet

Total System Objects

463

Hardware
MACH-Global (Legacy)2 MACH-Global (Legacy)
MACH-ProCom™10 MACH-ProCom™
MACH-ProSys™7 MACH-ProSys™
MACH-ProWebSys™1 MACH-ProWebSys™
MACH2™ (Legacy)36 MACH2™ (Legacy)