Hi Bryce, I agree with your comment on using wireless sensors during construction over such a large scale, wired is almost always the better option. I do believe wireless sensors, whether it's temperature/Humidity/CO2 or even Window Contacts and motion/light sensors, do have their place in buildings though, just not with batteries. If using Enocean sensors, you don't have to worry about batteries (Although they can be added as a backup). As long as the room has 100lux for a few hours each day or even every other day, the sensors can operate on stored energy from their solar cell. We use this wireless technology for room control, using wireless radiator actuators (energy stored from heat in the pipework), window contacts, motion and combined Temp/Hum/CO2 sensors. It's been a solid solution for us over the last few years.
Hi Mark, I did get a few people mention the Enocean batteryless sensors. But sure, there certainly is a need for wireless sensors in the right application. The secondary purpose of this video was actually focused at all the IOT sensor manufacturers that are trying to break into the market without understanding how heavy construction works. Good to hear you are having success with wireless sensors. Cheers.
We struggle with hard wired cabling during construction because there are no walls to put the sensors on other than columns that need to have conduit cast in them for the sensors. That's proved to be pretty expensive.
That makes sense. Here where I live the BMS companies don't pay for the conduits in concrete columns, the builder does. They just need to be on the ball and make sure they make it clear which columns need them. I worked on a job last year where the BMS guys did have that issue with no walls to get the sensors onto. We ended up agreeing to roll them up in the ceiling and then drop them down walls during the fit out. But yeah, that isn't always going to work. Thanks for the comment.
Totally agree, place them when you need them. I prefer wired.
Hi Bryce, I agree with your comment on using wireless sensors during construction over such a large scale, wired is almost always the better option. I do believe wireless sensors, whether it's temperature/Humidity/CO2 or even Window Contacts and motion/light sensors, do have their place in buildings though, just not with batteries. If using Enocean sensors, you don't have to worry about batteries (Although they can be added as a backup). As long as the room has 100lux for a few hours each day or even every other day, the sensors can operate on stored energy from their solar cell. We use this wireless technology for room control, using wireless radiator actuators (energy stored from heat in the pipework), window contacts, motion and combined Temp/Hum/CO2 sensors. It's been a solid solution for us over the last few years.
Hi Mark, I did get a few people mention the Enocean batteryless sensors.
But sure, there certainly is a need for wireless sensors in the right application.
The secondary purpose of this video was actually focused at all the IOT sensor manufacturers that are trying to break into the market without understanding how heavy construction works.
Good to hear you are having success with wireless sensors.
Cheers.
We struggle with hard wired cabling during construction because there are no walls to put the sensors on other than columns that need to have conduit cast in them for the sensors. That's proved to be pretty expensive.
That makes sense. Here where I live the BMS companies don't pay for the conduits in concrete columns, the builder does. They just need to be on the ball and make sure they make it clear which columns need them.
I worked on a job last year where the BMS guys did have that issue with no walls to get the sensors onto. We ended up agreeing to roll them up in the ceiling and then drop them down walls during the fit out. But yeah, that isn't always going to work.
Thanks for the comment.
yes use in emergency