Battersea Cats & Dogs Home, a well-established animal welfare charity with sites in London, Old Windsor, and Brands Hatch, embarked on a comprehensive Building Management System (BMS) rationalisation and upgrade project. The initiative aimed to improve operational efficiency, enhance energy management, and, most importantly, optimise environmental conditions for the welfare of the animals. Over three years, Siemsatec upgraded legacy infrastructure, deployed modern BMS technologies, and established a scalable platform to support both current and future needs.

Challenges & Objectives

Before implementing our strategy, our client faced several financial hurdles, including:

  • Multiple sites with varying BMS infrastructure, some outdated or missing entirely.
  • Maintaining stable, precise environmental control to ensure animal welfare.
  • Integrating legacy Trend and open controllers into a modern, unified system.
  • Providing granular, real-time energy and operational data to the estates team.
  • Managing a phased upgrade within strict budget constraints without disrupting daily operations.
    • Integrated existing Trend and open controllers into a single Trend IQVision supervisor platform to centralise control across all sites.
    • Installed BMS in areas previously without coverage, including older and new buildings.
    • Ensured precise control of HVAC systems to safeguard animal comfort.
    • Delivered detailed, real-time data for energy consumption and operational insight.
    • Executed a phased implementation to balance cost, quality, and continuity of operations.

    • Fully centralised BMS across all sites, improving responsiveness and efficiency.
    • Significant energy savings achieved through targeted optimisation using real-time data.
    • Enhanced environmental conditions for animals, ensuring welfare even during extreme weather.
    • Strengthened ongoing collaboration between the estates team and technology partners.
    • Established a future-ready, scalable BMS platform with plans for advanced analytics, monitoring, and sustainability initiatives.

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