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HONEYWELL LAUNCHES WEBSTAT™ CONTROLLER COMMUNICATING THERMOSTAT SYSTEM THAT COMBINES SIMPLICITY AND COST SAVINGS
Intricate Building Automation Control Has Been Made Simple
PHOENIX, February 5, 2007 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today introduced the WebStat® Controller, a building automation system that delivers the benefits of a web based communicating thermostat platform without the excessive complexity and cost of direct digital control (DDC).
WebStat allows a network of Honeywell T7350H LonWorks® enabled thermostats to be accessed anywhere in the world by using an intuitive thin client web browser. Honeywell WebStat offers standard building automation features such as alarming, trending, scheduling, and network accessibility, plus it offers operational efficiencies by enabling remote monitoring, alarming, floor plan visuals and thermostat assignment privileges for tenants, facility managers, and contractors. WebStat™ is an affordable automation system, targeted for smaller commercial buildings, with built in tools allowing for rapid engineering, installation, and commissioning.
“The key to WebStat is that it uncomplicates the complex,” said Dan Sullivan, Honeywell senior product manager. “WebStat keeps control simple by allowing Internet accessibility and flexibility by assigning user privileges. For building owners and managers, including those with multi-tenant buildings, that means WebStat lets them program, make adjustments, and monitor trends without having to be on-site. For contractors, WebStat allows for cost-effective remote troubleshooting that can help them provide faster support for their customers.
”Along with the convenient remote access, Honeywell WebStat combines programming, commissioning and graphics into a single tool to speed up engineering, eliminate software installation problems and lower the overall cost of installation. “The result is a system everyone can understand,” Sullivan added.
Honeywell WebStat also lowers energy and operation costs through economizer-enabling and room integration features such as time-of-delay relay outputs and motion-detection inputs. “Timed override and economizer-enabling features are built in,” said Sullivan, “so there’s no problem with WebStat complying with local, state and national commercial building codes. Plus, 365-day scheduling and special event schedules enable comfort enhancements without sacrificing energy savings.”
Combining maximum efficiency with occupant comfort and management ease-of-use is a consistent Honeywell WebStat trait. The floor plan graphics, thermostat self-discovery and wiring diagram generation functions reduce service and installation costs. And all WebStat thermostats have built-in humidity sensors that can enable several dehumidification methods. Dehumidification is a concern with some commercial buildings and WebStat’s capabilities help keep energy costs down while maintaining comfort within the building.
“What many building managers and contractors appreciate about WebStat is its ability to work with a wide range of applications and building situations. WebStat features the T7350H, the most advanced commercial thermostat on the market,” explains Sullivan. “From multi-output staged rooftop to heat pumps to modulating control, WebStat can handle a wide range of mechanical equipment control applications. Even more, since WebStat keeps control as close as a keyboard, building managers who travel or have multiple buildings to manage can do it all from anywhere in the world where they have Internet access.”
WebStat will be available in the second quarter of 2007. For more information about
Honeywell WebStat, visit http://customer.honeywell.com.