Lowell 17 and Holbrook Service enhance building automation control with Desigo Automation PXC Controllers.
In Denver, Colorado, Lowell 17 provides mechanical and HVAC maintenance services for an eight-story, mixed-use medical building that provides community health services along with long-term care and rehabilitation services. For this medical building, specialized applications require even more specialized implementations, which why Lowell 17’s controls partner, Holbrook Service, recommended Desigo PXC4 controllers.
We have to maintain this building for our tenants under contract and for health and safety standards. So, when you have something that’s quick and easy to install, you just can’t put a price on that.
Holbrook Service depends on the Desigo PXC4 controllers for a variety of applications. Deciding factors in their selection of this solution for Lowell 17 include:
With the PXC4, we can size them for exactly what we need, and if things change, we have options to add modules so our tenants can maintain their accreditation.
Lowell 17 has been impressed with the new Desigo PXC4 controllers, in large part because of the built-in flexibility that lets them adapt to what their tenants and accreditation organizations require. The Desigo PXC4 controller has helped the new eight-story, mixed-use medical building become a healthcare facility better able to provide patient care, recovery and healing.
Mike Spratt, lead building engineer, explains that in a medical building, maintaining building controls and pressurization is especially critical to creating safe, healthy operations for patients and providers alike. "Because these are healthcare facilities, we do 100% outside air, which can be tricky in given how the seasons change here. So, good controls that are reliable and keep our equipment up and running — that’s essential. We cannot afford any downtime," he says.
If you’re not looking at the PXC4, you’re missing out. It’s not just a superior product for the end user, but it’s also significantly less effort. The combined savings of lower material.
Desigo Automation PXC4 controllers transform buildings into high-performance assets. PXC4s intelligently connect field devices, enabling quick and easy engineering and providing all the information necessary to manage a building. And, because they are designed with flexibility and security in mind, these controllers let you plan, engineer, install, commission and operate highly reliable and efficient building automation systems.
