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Hurtwood have worked at Cabot Primary School in Bristol who are part of the Excalibur learning Academy trust. After our initial work upgrading the buildings BMS system (Building management system) from an obsolete Trend IQ3 system, the team here at Hurtwood recently conducted a servicing visit to ensure that the building is still running at …

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Hurtwood have been pleased to be involved in on going projects at the iconic Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery to help gain better control over their building management systems. The brief The principal focus at Hurtwood has been maintaining the tight temperature and humidity controls within the temporary exhibition gallery. This space is just …

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The team at Hurtwood had the privilege of upgrading the building management system (BMS) controls for the heating and ventilation systems (HVAC) at the Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall. This iconic gallery opened in 1895; the original building stands with a modern extension to the rear. Heritage buildings usually require an increased level of sensitivity with …

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Tackling obsolescence is well a known battle for many estates managers of commercial and public properties. Retrofit solutions are an increasingly popular option to strike the right balance for buildings that are still structurally sound but have an aging building management system. These internal systems when left unaddressed have the ability to significantly compromise energy …

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As part of our consultancy work, Hurtwood ltd have employed the use of our in-house developed retrofit I/O cards as part of a legacy project aimed at tackling obsolescence. Our satrofit retrofitting cards have been used to upgrade 3 Satchwell Sigma 96 point Building management system (BMS) outstations on an office site. What made this …

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Hurtwood have been deploying their twin space and duct element sensors during the retrofit upgrade of a legacy Sauter EY2400 building management system (BMS). The sensors utilize the 3 and 4 wire cabling from the original Ni200 sensors. The twin element provides more accurate, and therefore energy efficient, control and an intelligent way of identifying …

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The Bodley block is part of Stroud District Council’s historic Ebley Mill offices. The block is used by a number of tenants and has a core ventilation system with heat recovery. Ebley Mill, Stroud Our team here at Hurtwood have added this ventilation system to the sites Tridium BMS and dramatically improved the control of …

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Hurtwood ltd used a retrofit solution to upgrade the obsolete Trend IQ3 Building Management System (BMS) at Stroud District Councils Museum In The Park . Located in Stratford park , Stroud, the Museum in the park is housed in a 17th century wool merchants house. The building is grade II listed therefore work requires a …

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Hurtwood has upgraded the Satchwell Sigma Building Management Systems (BMS) across several buildings in the Bristol City Council (BCC) estate. Plantrooms were often cramped with little room for replacement panels in these historic buildings thus requiring a retrofitting project. Hurtwood’s innovative upgrade solution for the Satchwell BAS & Sigma BMS mitigated these issues and resulted …

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Hurtwood ltd carried out a building management system (BMS) service visit on the 3WN cleanrooms at the University of Bath. These cleanrooms have the fibre drawing towers and optical laboratories which are used for manufacturing glass fibre. Students carry out projects on fibre-optics in these laboratories so they experience reasonable footfall. Hurtwood have been helping …

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