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BuildAX: wireless building monitoring system#

The BuildAX system comprises of a Logger/Router/Server (LRS) station that talks to wireless environment (ENV) sensors. The LRS station has logging capabilities (to an SD card) as well as a rich set of web accessible features. Each ENV node includes a precision temperature, humidity, light and PIR sensors. Nodes communicate on a low-power 433MHz band which is designed to penetrate walls and windows much more efficiently than a WiFi based system.

The BuildAX family of sensors were developed within a joint research project undertaken by Newcastle University's Digital Interaction Group and Sir Joseph Swan Centre for Energy Research and Strathclyde University's Energy Systems Research Unit.

The devices can be rapidly deployed to enable low cost built environment monitoring, and are fully compatible with the open source EnTrak(tm) system as a means to deploy 'eServices' for systems conditions monitoring, occupant feedback, performance certification and the like.

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