- For many years Economy has been working with a wide variety of control systems. We have found that proprietary systems do not give you the freedom to choose other products or share technology with other products. Proprietary systems do not communicate with each other without costly adapters and / or programming. Open system technology is the opposite of a proprietary "closed" system. Open technology allows many products to communicate on the same platform, therefore opening an unparalleled realm of possibilities. You have the ability to choose between many manufacturers, which provides a more competitive market and higher standards of quality and reliability.
With all the control systems we have dealt with, we do our best to leave the customer with as much control of their facility as possible. Unfortunately, a lot of proprietary systems can make this a difficult proposition.- Now with the LonWorks platform we have solutions to the many problems in building and industrial control systems. There are multitudes of manufacturers that have chosen this platform as the standard. The IBI (Intelligent Buildings Institute) an international trade association for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings formally endorses LonWorks as "an open protocol for building automation". ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) has formally voted to incorporate LonWorks technology in the BACnet (building automation) standard. When ratified this will become the ANSI standard.
- Many building automation systems have been targeted exclusively for the HVAC systems of the building, now with Circon products and the LonWorks platform we can accomplish complete building automation. Including lighting control, card access, elevators, and much more. Circon and Honeywell products are LonMark certified interoperable.
- Our main goal and focus at Economy is providing the best service for our customers. With technology advancing at such a rapid rate, we feel we have the best system that will keep up with technology and give us the opportunity to use the best products available. Therefore our customers are not being held back by systems that are costly to upgrade and do not communicate with other components in the complete building automation scenario.
- DDC (direct digital control) is the foundation for an efficient and well-balanced building system. The growth of DDC is reaching ultimate highs since people are demanding better system management through energy savings, cleaner air, fewer repairs, peace of mind, and more productivity from employees.
OPEN SYSTEMS MEAN FREEDOM OF CHOICE
- Now with the LonWorks platform we have solutions to the many problems in building and industrial control systems. There are multitudes of manufacturers that have chosen this platform as the standard. The IBI (Intelligent Buildings Institute) an international trade association for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings formally endorses LonWorks as "an open protocol for building automation". ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) has formally voted to incorporate LonWorks technology in the BACnet (building automation) standard. When ratified this will become the ANSI standard.