Trane speaks at the LonMark sessions in Dubai

LonMark Sessions Dubai is part of the LonMark Education Initiative, a global educational program that aims to help the controls and automation industries continue the transition from proprietary to open, integrated systems.

These seminar sessions are focused on optimizing buildings, energy savings, leveraging IT infrastructure, reducing maintenance costs, increasing equipment life and improving workplace comfort.

As a Gold sponsor and an industry leader Trane's Sai Srikanth, Controls Manager for UAE & Gulf presented a case study showing how the museum's Trace Summit Building Management System integrates equipment from various manufacturers, using Lontalk open protocol. The Museum has integrated Air Handling Units (AHUs), Fan Coil Units (FCUs), Variable Air Volume Terminal Units (VAVs), and lighting & power controls along with heating from Combined Heating & Power (CHP) plant.

"Open systems are used today to create multi vendor and interoperable systems that are flexible, at low cost to install, and easily scalable to meet changing demands," said Mr. Sai Srikanth.

The LonMark sessions demonstrates the benefits of data collection, reporting, monitoring and control at the enterprise level. The seminars designed for audiences like building owners, architects, enterprise stake holders, consulting engineers,
integrators, product vendors and system suppliers, also gives an opportunity to network with vendors, contractors and industry experts.

Trane has provided heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems to customers in the
Middle East, Africa and India for nearly 50 years; enhancing their indoor and outdoor environments through improved indoor air quality, dehumidification, moisture control, acoustics and energy efficient performance.