ADT wins Delta Innovation Award for Birmingham International Airport Project
October 21, 2008
ADT, the UK’s leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, has been awarded an Innovation Award from Delta Controls for its integrated building management system at Birmingham International Airport (BHX).
In recognition of the new and innovative solution, ADT received the award at Delta’s annual European conference in Poland. Delta Controls is a world leading developer and manufacturer of high quality native BACnet building automation systems.
ADT, part of Tyco International, designed and installed an access control system at BHX to guide arriving passengers through baggage reclaim and passport control to the arrivals hall. Departing passengers are also guided from the departures lounge through to boarding gates.
These routes are controlled via controllers that the airport refers to as ‘valve doors.’ These have been supplied by CEM Systems, also part of Tyco International. Operators in the security control room can define the routes the passengers need to take and then open or close the valves when necessary – simply by using a touch screen PC.
The integrated system, which is based on the open protocol, native BACnet technology provided by Delta Controls, interfaces with the CEM door controllers. This sends commands to CEM’s AC2000 system to put doors into passenger mode, and then receives information indicating the open / close status of each door.
The system connects to a dual screen PC in the Terminal Control Room via the BACnet/IP network. One screen is a valve configuration touch screen that allows operators to configure the valve routes. The second screen is a wall mounted 42” mounted plasma, which shows the floor plan and colour coded passenger routes. In addition, the large plasma is configured to show a continuous live news feed from BBC News24 in a small TV window.
“ADT’s innovative solution uses BACnet products, which allowed the extremely open, flexible and easy-to-commission design to be implemented very quickly and efficiently,” says Kurt Graves, Delta’s International Business Manager. “The award recognises the complete project, from its design right through to its successful implementation.”
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Issued by Tel Chadha, Quiet Storm Consultants, 01530 276 550.
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Delta Controls
Delta Controls Inc. is a world leading developer and manufacturer of high quality native BACnet building automation systems. Delta’s full range of HVAC, Lighting and Access control solutions utilise the BACnet standard communication protocol to interoperate with other vendors’ products and provide total integration of the various building technical services. Since 1980, Delta’s building automation control products have been improving performance in commercial, retail and government buildings, manufacturing, transportation, sports and entertainment facilities, as well as schools, universities, hospitals and hotels. A BACnet International Founding Member, Delta designs and manufactures its building automation systems at its operations headquarters in Canada.
About ADT
ADT, part of Tyco International, designs, installs and services electronic fire and security systems for residential, business and government customers. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ADT's products include intruder alarms, closed circuit television, access control, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification, fire detection, integrated solutions and monitoring. They are used to deter thieves and protect people, goods and property. For more information visit www.adtemea.com.
About Tyco International’s CEM Systems access control solutions
Tyco International’s CEM Systems access control solutions provide highly advanced security management solutions which include integrated access control, ID badging, alarm monitoring, people counting systems, and the industry’s most advanced and flexible range of card readers. Powerful integration with American Dynamics® Intellex® digital video management systems provides a complete video and access control solution that is unparalleled in the security industry.
From a small facility using the highly innovative webEntry Pro, to a large multi-site facility with tens of thousands of users enrolled in the sophisticated AC2000 access control system, CEM branded products provide a solution to meet even the most complex needs. Highly regarded in airports as the security solution of choice, each CEM system can be customized to specifically fit the needs of each individual customer, ensuring a powerful, highly tailored level of protection that simply cannot be matched in the industry.>/p>
For more information on CEM Systems access control solutions, visit www.cemsys.com.