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COMFORT CONTROLS CASE STUDY

PROJECT PROFILE

Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), an Fully Centralised Solution international media, information and events business, has benefitted from a full upgrade Continuum ‘talks’ to the entire building through of their Building Management System in structured interfaces with other manufacturers’ heating, ventilating and security systems and shares the form of the latest generation Continuum information from each of the individual system BMS from Schneider, which has been installed components, including chillers, boilers, water plant, in the DMGT Head Office, Northcliffe House, Pneumatic Air Compressors and controls such as Central London. DMGT’s principle objective Fan Coil Unit (FCU) and Variable Air Volume (VAV) for replacing the old building system was to plant. Global control of temperature is provided create a high quality, sustainable media property at the click of a button and the precise information that would be reflected in premium commercial collected ensures that the space temperature positions, thereby generating optimum return requirements can be carefully met, thus avoiding for the company’s shareholders. wasting energy by heating unnecessary areas.

Meeting the Need The ability to monitor meter readings, including gas, electric and water, as well as UPS, generators and The previous HVAC-only system at Northcliffe areas such as the Computer/Server Rooms, allows House, after running for 15 years, had become DMGT to quantify the savings they are making and inefficient and costly to maintain. As well as offering pinpoint areas that may be improved, as well as the benefit of an easy ‘like for like’ replacement, reducing the number of service contracts required the Continuum system features cutting for the building.

edge technology that enables the facilities teams Continuum not only provides a central control to monitor and control the building’s environmental solution for the whole of Northcliffe House, its requirements via just six PC-based workstations. capacity to run on the computer network has allowed it to be expanded, so that environmental Despite the fact it is highly advanced and conditions can be controlled and monitored compatible with numerous types of building in DMGT’s remote offices and communication systems, Continuum is actually very straightforward rooms located in Glasgow, Manchester and to operate and, consequently, alleviates the Dublin. This allows a fully centralised Building need for in-depth training and hiring of specialist and Energy Management System that can be operators. Most recently, DMGT has started used to regulate all properties owned by the to replace the system’s expensive pneumatic group, resulting in a greatly simplified and highly controls with electronic alternatives, increasing cost-effective solution. cost effectiveness still further.

Comfort Controls Ltd. Unit 9, Sovereign Park, Cleveland Way, Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire, HP2 7DA Tel: 01442 248328 Fax: 01442 234075 [email protected] www.comfortcontrols.co.uk 5943 COMFORT CONTROLS CASE STUDY - DMGT HEAD OFFICE:PROJECT PROFILE 21/05/2013 14:19 Page 2

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High Efficiency information and supports a diverse group of high quality, entrepreneurial, media and information DMGT’s requirement for optimal energy efficiency assets. DMGT’s ambition is to provide the highest has been met via a number of additional quality content and services, across the most energy-saving initiatives that are incorporated attractive growth markets in innovative, responsible into the Continuum BMS, including metering and sustainable ways, building on its track record and inverter drives on all AHU’s and pumps. These of earnings and dividend growth. are monitored via MODBus and sent to a remote metering system for analysis by the Energy Manager, DMGT group revenues are split broadly equally who can subsequently adjust the settings at any across the B2B and Consumer businesses. The B2B time quickly and easily. business comprises Risk Management Solutions, dmg information, dmg events and An associated online energy targeting system is also in place for site energy metering. This offers Institutional Investor. The Consumer business, known a number of benefits, including the ability to identify as dmg media, comprises The and The when energy use is much higher or lower than Mail on Sunday, Metro, Evenbase (Jobsite & expected and to help DMGT predict energy use Jobrapido), Wowcher and Zoopla Property Group* when planning future changes in the business. (Zoopla & Prime Location).

*52.2% share Maintenance Back Up

As well as modifying and extending the system Project Address Total Software Points to incorporate new buildings and refurbishments, DMGT Head Office, 1921 Comfort Controls provides regular ongoing maintenance of the entire BMS to ensure that Northcliffe House, plant continues to be controlled at optimum levels. 2 Derry Street, Controllers Installed Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) of the London, W8 5TT 24 x Net Controller II building control system recognises this requirement and brings tangible user benefits, including Tel: +44 (0)20 7938 6000 217 x /O Modules reduction in emergency breakdowns, building Fax: +44 (0)20 7938 4626 21 x i2814 services tuned to building operation, safety and www.dmgt.co.uk 47 x i2804 comfort of the building users and optimum energy efficiency. 20 x i2804 Project Type 3 x i2920 Comfort Controls continues to work closely with DMGT Head Office BacNet Interface DMGT to ensure that their Head Office and all remote buildings are managed as efficiently as ModBus Interface possible whilst meeting the requirements of all Market Segment occupants. Media and Information Applications Heating, Ventilation About DMGT Number of Buildings and Air Conditioning. 6 Electrical Metering. DMGT is an international group quoted on the Seriel Communications London Stock Exchange with a portfolio of market-leading digital, information, media Total System Points to Chillers, Inverters and events businesses. The company seeks out 1851 and Generators innovative solutions to customers’ demands for

Comfort Controls Ltd. Unit 9, Sovereign Park, Cleveland Way, Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire, HP2 7DA Tel: 01442 248328 Fax: 01442 234075 [email protected] www.comfortcontrols.co.uk