Landmark Theater goes wireless to preserve interior
Breaking into walls to access old control equipment and install new wiring was not a desirable option, as Floyd Everet, the department's superintendent of facilities maintenance, pointed out. Still, aging pneumatic temperature sensors embedded in the walls and ceilings had become operationally unreliable. Engineers wanted these to be replaced with new, digital models to complement the facility's new BAS being installed at the same time. The answer was a wireless room temperature sensor (RTS), developed by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. This device proved to be ideal for installing in the many hard-to-wire rooms and on the numerous surfaces that had to be left undisturbed.
"Wireless sensors were the ideal choice in this application because they allowed us to the preserve the history and integrity of the walls while eliminating time-consuming and expensive wiring," explained Everet. "Most of the surfaces contain original murals and other artwork that are a key part of the building's history."