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Showing posts with label Facilities Management. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Read the University of Strasbourg success story
Read the University of Strasbourg success story at the Schneider Electric Software website.
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Friday, July 25, 2014
Wonderware InTouch provides a user-friendly view of each of the University’s building control systems
Damien Bertrand
Energy Department Manager
University of Strasbourg
Wonderware InTouch provides a user-friendly view of each of the University’s building control systems
Wonderware InTouch provides a user-friendly view of each of the University’s building control systems which can be accessed by Energy Department staff and management from any location. Staff is able to quickly address issues and troubleshoot problems in real-time. Wonderware InTouch also sends alerts and alarms to individual workstations, so operators can take immediate action to rectify issues immediately.
With Wonderware InTouch, the staff at the University of Strasbourg can make better decisions faster, drive maximum performance of facility assets, lower operating costs, and secure critical data. Wonderware System Platform and its integrated applications provide the University of Strasbourg with unparalleled visualization, configuration, deployment, communication, security, data connectivity, data management, and people collaboration capabilities.
With the help of Wonderware, the University has successfully updated and integrated its operations management processes, and can now effectively blend its buildings’ “old world charm” with an effective “modern-day” facilities management software system.
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Better collaboration at the University of Strasbourg
Wonderware System Platform enables the Energy Department’s staff to collaborate better. The extensibility, scalability and ease enhances the facility management system.
“The Wonderware solution enables our staff to capture data coming from various sources throughout our campuses. This information is particularly useful to our staff by enabling them to review trends in energy usage and other critical data which assists in controlling costs of overall facility operations.”
Damien Bertrand
Energy Department Manager
University of Strasbourg
The value of the Wonderware Historian
Because the University has geographically distributed facilities, the Wonderware Historian is the ideal choice with its ability to maintain data integrity while handling intermittent, late or bursts of data. Historian offers the Energy Department staff 24/7 access to process data while keeping their control and business networks isolated from each other.
With 140 buildings to operate and maintain within the University of Strasbourg, Wonderware proved to be crucial in the success of the facilities management system.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
The Islands of Automation at the University of Strasbourg
When the folks at the University of Strasbourg decided to implement a facilities management solution, the primary goals were two-fold:
- First goal is to Integrate all facility and equipment processes using one simple, yet scalable, software solution designed specifically for facilities management applications
- The second goal is to create a soluition that would easily access data records of equipment and personnel activities for evaluating best practices
A daunting task because of islands of automation
When the University’s Energy Department was created in 2004, it was faced with a daunting task — effectively organize and manage the various types of systems and equipment used at each of its locations, as well as the multitude of suppliers and subcontractors supporting them.
One big challenge is what we famously call "islands of automation": each of the University’s locations operated independently, using their own equipment processes to manage their facilities. No centralized method existed for monitoring and collecting data on assets, HVAC, electricity and other facility processes that would allow Energy Department staff to review trends and identify better practices for saving time, money and energy.
Centralized Management System
“The idea of implementing a Centralized Management System (CMS) became obvious to us very quickly, but the most urgent requirement was implementing a more effective process to control overall facilities operations.We began by establishing a standard, centralized software program to automate all operations and connect all facility locations. The solution had to provide an ‘open’ architecture which could easily integrate with existing systems, and capture operations data from the various equipment located throughout our campuses.”
Damien Bertrand
Energy Department Manager
University of Strasbourg
This is where Wonderware comes in.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The University of Strasbourg centralizes its facility management processes with Wonderware
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“Wonderware System Platform enables the University’s Energy Department to successfully manage operations at our 140 buildings by accurately processing technical data in real-time for assessment. We can now more effectively manage University assets and operations ensuring the comfort of our students, educators, staff and visitors each day.”
Damien Bertrand
Energy Department Manager
University of Strasbourg
The historic center of European culture and politics
STRASBOURG, France – Known as the historic center of European culture and politics, Strasbourg has been a city of many “first” over the centuries. It is where Johannes Gutenberg created the first European moveable type printing press making the city the early book-printing capital for the Roman Empire, and is the birthplace of the first modern newspaper in 1605.
As a city known for innovation and advancement, it comes as no surprise that Strasbourg is also home to second-largest university in France, the University of Strasbourg. The University’s founding dates back to the early 16th century and is today known as Europe’s foremost leading research facility, educating more than 43,000 students taught by over 2,600 staff of professors and researchers.
Wonderware software for the University of Strasbourg
To remain on the cutting-edge of education and research, the University’s Energy Department needed to find a more effective method of managing facility operations at its 140 buildings located around Strasbourg’s city-center, and spreading over 60 miles. The University’s facilities management team was determined to choose the most advanced software to effectively deliver common controls and seamless integration to connect all of its facilities. That choice was the Wonderware software solution from Schneider Electric.
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