Weavers Academy are an 11-18 year old, non-selective Academy in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and are part of the growing Creative Education Academies
Trust (CEAT). Weavers Academy offer a level of care that ensures all students feel safe, valued and happy.
The building that was selected for an automation retrofit at the Weavers Academy was the Library. This building was used not only for students during and after school but also for social functions and open evenings.
Key Objectives
What we set out to achieve
The library building was very dated, not only using inefficient traditional 4x18W fluorescent lighting fixtures but also lacked the additional security that would keep their students even safer. It wasn’t a building that students enjoyed going to. They chose the Leviton Security and Automation solution to make this a reality and help solve the problems they were having by integrating and automating.
Leviton is the largest privately held manufacturer of electrical wiring equipment in North America. Their heritage provides a strong foundation for meeting and exceeding market expectations by bringing continuous innovation to the industry. Leviton Security & Automation products have been designed to provide maximum safety, manage energy consumption, and provide innovative entertainment solutions for homes and businesses. Leviton systems can be installed in new or existing structures and can be controlled via your smartphone or tablet, with zero fees.
Enhanced security is provided by door entry access control at multiple points, plus a full intruder alarm capability with motion sensors in all the key areas and high quality CCTV recording to a dedicated DVR. By keeping track of which zones have people occupying each key area, the lighting illuminates automatically and switches off when the system is sure the area in question has been vacated. Energy savings are increased through reduced consumption. Additional savings are made through use of the Leviton JCC LED Skytile to ensure minimum power consumption for lighting. Heating control is provided on a zonal basis providing extra comfort and energy saving through only heating the areas that are in use.
For social functions and open evenings there is a full iPod based audio system providing high quality audio to each zone using in-ceiling speakers. Control is provided by an intuitive user interface on an iPad mounted in the wall and from smart phones over the School WiFi. Now, all integrated features can be accessed through a tablet including access control, audio, video surveillance, temperature, lighting, and more.
This modern education provider wanted a state of the art building management system to help them take control of their energy use and enhance security and maintain maximum flexibility. They chose the Leviton Security and Automation solution to make this a reality. Chris Blanch, the Weavers Academy Principal, commented, “We wanted to make not just a visual impact, but we wanted to make a statement regarding technology. We were lucky that Smarter Automation were already known to us, and along with Leviton, supplied a building management system which has allowed us to reduce our utilities costs and be forward thinking in terms of technology. This allows us to run multiple activities in order for us to maximise our teaching and learning space, whilst seeing savings on our utility bills. Smart technology has allowed us not only to make noticeable savings but has allowed us to provide a positive environment for our students and staff.”
Leviton products used: EN50131/PD6662 compliant Omni security & automation system, access control card readers, Omni-Bus DIN Rail Lighting Controls, Hi-Fi 2 distributed audio featuring Bluetooth, and Leviton JCC Skytile.
Integration by Smarter Automation of Northamtonshire, UK with product provided by Aldous Systems.
Company contact details:
ARead@leviton.com
Leviton.com/automation
