historical buildings

Historical buildings offer a glimpse of the past. A past that allowed for elaborate design and creative workmanship in a time that seemed to have an abundance energy and no understanding of the effects that a building can have on the environment. All of these buildings were built with little in the way of controls and with materials, like asbestos, that we now know can be very hazardous. They are however a distinct part of the human legacy, a working museum, with remaining useful life.    

Question: How do you preserve the past while protecting the future in a building that still has a useful life but is hard, if not impossible, to retrofit ? The answer is Echoflex wireless solutions.

With our technology being wireless, Echoflex products help to preserve history. Walls, accents, decorative finishes and specialty design all undisturbed with peel and stick switches and sensors. 

 The retrofit of these buildings is less invasive when the control point and    the activation device are easily deployed in the appropriate spaces and  with the Echoflex solution you can create smart spaces without involving  other parts of the building, providing incremental control – control by fixture, fixture group, zone, floor and then through short range computer    interface or larger building gateways applications gather building  information.

The benefits of an Echoflex solution

1. Easily installed - usually only one high voltage wiring point, with sensors and switches surface mounted at optimal location for use (including cubicle walls, glass, desktop, etc.)

2. Incremental - each room thinks for itself therefore retrofit one room or all the rooms, each one is independent of the other. 

3. Retrofit for largest payback first - areas of shorter payback can be done ahead of other areas with longer paybacks.

4. Less Disruption - installation of a system in a room can be under an hour in most cases.

5. Space Flexibility - with all switches and sensors being surface mounted, spaces maintain ultimate flexibility.

6. Interoperable - with interfaces to LON, BACNET and DMX our wireless solution can provide a centralized system increased control and the benefits of 1-5!