Commercial Office Buildings
Upgrade Pneumatics to DDC in Five Minutes
In 1883, Warren Johnson (the founder of Johnson Controls) invented the first pneumatic thermostat. It used compressed air to automatically regulate the heating in large buildings – this technology was deployed before electricity was even available in cities.
Today, over 130 years later, there are still millions of pneumatic thermostats still in use, including many commercial office properties and corporate buildings. However, compared to modern digital thermostats, these legacy units are incapable of executing basic energy savings strategies, and cannot report occupant discomfort or mechanical faults. Buildings using pneumatic stats use 20-30% more energy and experience more occupant hot/cold calls.
Facility managers in virtually every building would like to replace the old stats with modern DDC stats, but the cost and disruption to occupants and operations are prohibitive. Conventional approaches require opening walls and ceilings, replacing pneumatic tubes and actuators, running power and signal wires etc.
Introducing the Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT)
- Fast, Low Cost, Non-Invasive Installation
- Five minute installation – no opening up wall or ceilings
- Non-invasive – virtually no disruption to occupants/patients
- No need to run wires – wireless and battery operated (3 year battery life)
- Costs 50-70% less than conventional DDC upgrade
- Fast, Low Cost, Non-Invasive Installation
- Improves occupant comfort, saves energy, reduces maintenance effort
- Provides visibility and control of occupant spaces
- Reduces hot/cold calls, maintains environmental conditions for tenant comfort
- Seamless integration to Building Automation Systems via BACnet
- Reduces HVAC energy consumption by 20-30%
- Available SMARTPneumatics AI for automated fault detection of common pneumatic issues
- Improves occupant comfort, saves energy, reduces maintenance effort
See WPT Product detailed information and specification here.
Proven Technology for Commercial Office Buildings
- Cybersecurity approved
- Used in leading office buildings
- US Federal Gov’t GSA
- Architect of the Capitol – Library of Congress
- JLL
- CBRE
- Cushman and Wakefield
- Hines
- IBM
- Kodak
- US Bank
- Abbott
- Bank of America
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Commercial Office Buildings Case Studies
- Zeller Realty, Chicago: 311 S. Wacker
- Cushman and Wakefield, San Francisco, 345 California St.
- GSA, Washington D.C, Ronald Reagan Bldg – US Dept of Energy
- GSA, NYC, Javis Federal Building – US Dept of Energy
Other Cypress Envirosystems Technologies used in Commercial Buildings
- Wireless Steam Trap Monitor – clamp-on, non-invasive smart device detects steam leaks, save energy, improve operational reliability
- Wireless Gauge Reader – clamp-on, non-invasive optical device remotely monitors pressure and temperature gauges, run-time hour meters, differential pressure etc.
