Building Automation

Case Study: HVAC/Climate Control

When it comes to preserving art, setting and maintaining the required temperature, humidity and pressure is everything. Museums employ a variety of climate-monitoring sensors that closely track climate changes. Considering the singular nature of fine art and antiquity, precise climate control has always been a significant expense museums had no choice but to accept – because preserving these priceless pieces for future generations was a non-negotiable top priority.

New wireless sensor technology makes it easier, cheaper, and more efficient for museums, archives and historic buildings to carry out their noble mission. A few of the well-known museums in New York City sought to update their climate control systems with wireless sensor technology in order to better preserve their objects of art. A local art preservation specialist firm developed a wireless monitoring solution for these museums based on the ZigBee wireless sensor network technology. They used MeshNetics ZigBits as a platform, placing these modules throughout the museum display space. Paired with sensors that measure factors like visible light, humidity, temperature and even air pollution, the self-organizing and self-healing ZigBee network granted museum curators a crystal-clear picture of the museum’s exact climate conditions at any given time. Moreover, MeshNetics’ embedded ZigBee PRO-certified stack software enabled the sensors to work as a coordinated, self-sustaining whole – allowing passive climate control that further frees museum resources.