Services

Building Automation System

A Building Automation System is operated by the Facilities Operations Center to monitor and control mechanical and electrical systems in the following University facilities:

• Agriculture Building
• Allen Hall
• Anthony Hall
• Arena
• Boomer Hall
• Communications
• Davies Gym
• Engineering
• Faner Hall
• Grinnell Hall
• Law School
• Lawson Hall
• Lentz Hall
• Life Science II
• Life Science III
• Mae Smith Hall
• Morris Library
• Neckers Building
• Neely Hall
• Parkinson Lab
• Quigley Hall
• Rehn Hall
• Schneider Hall
• Trueblood Hall
• Wham
• Wright Hall

The system performs many valuable functions that include serving as an early warning tool to detect faulty equipment, troubleshooting mechanical maintenance problems, and energy efficient use of the facilities' heating and cooling systems.

Emergency Notification System

The Facilities Operations Center provides an emergency notification service to the University for unscheduled utility (electrical, steam, water, etc.) interruptions that occur after-hours. Departments can use this service to be notified of unscheduled utility interruptions which may affect their research experiments or computer systems.

To be placed on the Emergency Notification System's contact list, call the Facilities Operations Center.

Fire Alarm System

The University has 97 buildings that have automatic fire alarm systems. All 97 of those building systems are networked together and tied back into FOC where they are monitored via SIMPLEX Graphical and Pyrotronics Network Command Centers. FOC monitors the systems for any signs of trouble or alarm conditions that may warrant the response of Facilities & Energy Management maintenance personnel or the Carbondale Fire Department and/or SIU Department of Public Safety.

Facilities & Energy Management strives to have the best fire alarm system technology available for University facilities contingent upon yearly deferred maintenance and capital project appropriations. Any one in a University facility when a fire alarm system is activated should immediately go to the nearest exit and leave the building until the Department of Public Safety indicates it is safe to re-enter the facility.

Master Clock Services

Most clocks on campus are automatically controlled by Facilities Operations Center's master-clock computer system. Time information for the system is provided by the Naval Observatory's national time standard radio signal, WWV.

Any permanent wall-clock installed by Facilities & Energy Management that is compatible (compatible clocks will have SIMPLEX, AMERICAN, or IBM printed on the inside face) with the master-clock computer system will automatically reset and correct itself twice a day. If a compatible clock does not correct itself within a twenty-four hour period, it should be reported to the Facilities Operations Center for service.

The master-clock computer system also controls most of the outdoor area lighting (parking lot lighting, street lighting, etc.) on campus. The system automatically operates outdoor lighting and allows the Facilities Operations Center to temporarily override current settings if needed.

Outdoor area lighting malfunctions should be reported to the Facilities Operations Center.

To facilitate repairs, the following information will be needed:

• physical location of malfunctioning light
• the light's identification number (the brown and gold reflective stickers-usually located on the light pole itself).

Power Management Control System

The Facilities Operations Center operates a Power Management Control System that monitors the University's electrical distribution system. Fourteen computerized power meters are strategically located throughout the electrical distribution system and measures and reports real-time electrical data to a graphical workstation located in FOC.

Weather Information Service

The Facilities Operations Center operates a National Weather Service approved weather data collection station. The station continually monitors and calculates the temperature, heat index, wind-chill, wind speed, wind direction, peak wind gust since midnight, indoor/outdoor humidity, barometric pressure, and daily/yearly precipitation. This information is tabulated into easy to read daily, monthly, and yearly charts and tables displayed via a real-time graphic display at the Facilities Operations Center. This information is also available on our Weather page. All the weather data is stored to disk at one minute intervals for later use or analysis. Any department that would like to have access to the data for research or analysis can contact FOC.