Ibero-American University

Reliable Controls Authorized Dealer Anso SRL upgraded the facility automation system during a retrofit of UNIBE in 2018.

Anso connected a MACH-ProWebSys controller with four MACH-ProPoint expansion modules to the facility’s LAN to operate the chilled water plant. Six MACH-ProWebCom controllers and 10 MACH-ProZone controllers control the air handling systems on campus. The building management system also includes chillers, a cooling tower, and variable frequency drives for fan operations integrated via BACnet/IP, and electrical power meters are connected to the Reliable Controls system using BACnet MS/TP. SMART-Space Controllers service fan-coil units in the chiller-plant-equipment and remote-monitoring rooms.

The flexibility of RC-Studio software allowed Anso to integrate multiple third-party devices into the building automation system with ease. Today, building operators use RC-Archive software to collect data on water and energy use.

The challenge of this retrofit was to guide facility operators and support personnel to abandon manual operation of chilled-water-plant equipment and instead use only the equipment required to meet the demand on campus at any given moment, leading to cost and energy savings. Anso was pleased to provide an interoperable system with a simple interface that easily met the client’s needs.

Reliable Controls is proud to be part of this project with Anso that improved operator and building efficiency at UNIBE.