Security Tips for High-Value Assets

If you're in the business of protecting high-value assets, you know that the quality of your security system is the only thing ensuring the success of your work. A strong system will keep out any unwanted guests and prevent any unwanted contact between your assets and unauthorized individuals.

However, a penetrable system will leave you exposed, even if you have other strong security measures in place. While access control and video surveillance are the most widely used forms of security, there are some other systems that you should be using if you’re serious about maintaining asset integrity.

Mobile Duress Systems

If you’re serious about protecting your assets and your personnel, you should definitely look into Inovonics mobile duress technology. While video surveillance will help you protect your property from intrusion, it can still leave your personnel exposed.

A failure of the surveillance system, a blind spot in the camera’s viewing range, or a failure of your security staff to properly notice anything suspicious can severely limit the effectiveness of surveillance alone. Giving your staff access to “panic buttons” will greatly increase your overall security integrity and will ensure that personnel have access to a quick fail-safe measure to use if they are in distress of any kind.

Motion Detection

While cameras are useful, they are limited by what they’re able to capture in their particular viewing area. What’s more, they don’t automatically alert anyone to something suspicious. Motion detection technology, however, will activate as soon as it detects something. It will alert you to any movement in the area that it is watching, which will let you know if someone is gaining accessed to an unauthorized area. Learn more

Motion detection is a much stronger method for getting the attention of your security personnel, and it will allow them to focus their attention on any areas that might actually be compromised, instead of trying to watch over everything at once.

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No manual balancing valves are needed when using Belimo electronic pressure independent control valves (ePIV)

The ePIV by Belimo directly measures flow by combining a flow meter and a 2-way control valve. The actuator has a powerful algorithm that modulates the control valve to maintain the exact flow based on the control signal set by the DDC Controller. The flow reading is reported back to the controller using a standard signal, and this value can be used by the Building Automation System to perform advanced control and energy strategies.  The ePIV can be used to regulate flow through air handlers, heating and cooling coils, fan coil units, unit ventilators and VAV re-heat coils.
Other features include:

• Predictable flow throughout valve travel eliminates over-pumping and provides favorable energy savings.
• Equal percentage flow characteristic leads to system controlability.
• Prevents energizing additional chillers by maintaining desired Delta T
  
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Pressure independent valves are not affected by pressure fluctuations in the system.  By precisely controlling the flow, the pressure independent valves eliminate the need for balancing valves. The biggest benefit comes in the form of energy savings by eliminating overflow wastes energy by over pumping. Characterized control valves mark a true advancement in control valves. It combines the high close-off capabilities of a ball valve with a specialized disc that ensures a true equal percentage flow characteristic. The comprehensive line of globe valves, butterfly valves and ball valves fulfill the requirements of many HVAC applications. Globe valves are the perfect fit for such applications as unit ventilation and air handling units as well as other water/steam control. Butterfly valves fulfill the requirement of commercial and industrial HVAC applications.

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Why the Air Quality in Your Home Can Be Worse Than Smog

While many of us think of our homes as sanctuaries away from the dangers of the outside world, the fact of the matter is that many of those dangers can follow you into your home, and they can actually cause even worse harm there.

Air quality is one of the most insidious problems that can afflict your home. Many people don’t bother to measure or attempt to control the air quality inside their homes. This is a serious problem, because for many homes, the indoor air quality can be worse than the outdoors, even in heavily polluted areas.

In order to ensure that you and your family can breathe safely, it’s important to check the air quality in your home.

Stale Air

One of the biggest factors that can affect Indoor Air Quality is the presence of stale or overly recycled air. Unlike the outdoors, where airflow is constantly moving, inside your home the air is generally cycled and recycled through your ventilation system over and over, with little movement.

During the wintertime in particular, when most people keep their windows shut to keep in the heat, indoor air can become stale. The lack of fresh air can do more than just introduce an undesirable smell or feeling in your air. It can cause pollutants to build up in the home.

Pollutants

Without proper air circulation, pollutants can build up and compound in your home, putting you at risk of serious health problems. Whereas pollutants outside can be dispersed by wind and normal airflow, inside they are trapped, and only get recycled into the ventilation system.

This can cause you to be exposed to chronic pollutants and air impurities, which can cause a whole host of health issues. Make sure to monitor the quality of your indoor air to ensure that you aren’t breathing in poison.