MBC can turn your home or workplace into a building of the future!

Not only will your life get easier, your utility bills will go down and you will be helping to take care of our planet.  

Building automation is a dream field for the Marth brothers.  Three out of the four brothers have IT backgrounds.  We have a computer tech who was a former teacher, a network engineer with over 15 years experience (whose son is also a journeyman electrician), and a software architect with over 20 years of experience in the field.

Here are just some of the systems we can control:
 
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning)

• Temperature and humidity control
• Air flow and vent control
• Exhaust and ceiling fans
• Air cleaners  

Lighting

• On/Off control by zones, rooms, individual lights, etc.
• Dimming control with lighting scenes
• Security Integration and Intrusion Alerts

Shading

• Opening and closing blinds and draperies
• Detection of natural light conditions (sunrise, sunset, etc.)
• Plant lighting and shading

 Audio/Video

• Source control allows playback of music, movies, TV, digital pictures and slideshows from various devices
• Distribution control allows audio and/or video to be seen/heard in one or more rooms
• Intercom, telephone, and security camera systems can be integrated

Security

• Keyless/alternative entry/lock systems
• Detection and alert of possible intrusion
  • sensors for detection of movement
  • sensors for magnetic contact of door/window
  • sensors for crystal breakage
• Simulation of presence with lighting, audio and video controls
• Detection, alert, and possible suppression of fire, gas leaks, water escapes, etc.
• Medical alert
• Activation of security blinds, doors, lighting systems, etc.

Intercoms

• Allows “one-touch” or hands free communication from room to room
• Integration with PCs, internet workstations, PDAs, mobile phones, etc.
• May be used for transmission of alarms
• Advanced applications may include video

Robotics

• Control of robots (floor cleaners, lawn mowers, etc.) and devices (coffee pot, garage door, pet feeder, sprinklers, pool/hot tub pumps and heaters, etc.)

Here are the varieties of controls that we can provide, listed in order of least to most sophisticated.

Manual Control
This group would include wall panels with touch pads and switches, usually specific to one or two systems.

Remote Control
This group would include handheld devices that could control multiple systems.

Timer
Systems are controlled based on programmable times.  This type of control requires some type of programming interface.  A good example of this type of control are programmable thermostats.

PC, Internet, and PDA Control
User would be able to control systems through a web interface.

Motion/Security Sensors
Sensors in rooms activate certain system device controllers automatically.  A simple example is that the lights come on when anybody walks in the room.

Identification Sensors
These are intelligent sensors that recognize a signal given off by a small device such as a lapel pin or on other factors in more advanced applications (i.e. voice recognition).  The signal is mapped to a person and the systems in the room are set to that individual’s preferences.

Programmed Events
An example of this control might be that when the garage door is opened using an authorized device in a vehicle, the garage home entry is unlocked, the alarm is disabled, the lighting scheme is set (depending on time of day), the dogs are released from their kennel, the music is turned on, etc.

Voice Activation
Microphones are used to pick up a key word or command which tells the master controller (a PC) to come out of sleep mode and expect a command (i.e. “Hal, set light level 2.”)

Voice Response
Extending a voice activated system, voice response controls would include customizable voice acknowledgements from the master controller over speakers in the same room as the voice command was received.


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