United States. Industry City, formerly Bush Terminal, is a nineteenth-century industrial complex on the waterfront of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Founded by Bush Terminal Company Director Irving T. Bush in the early 1900s, Bush Terminal was one of the world's first and largest integrated loading and manufacturing sites.
During World War I, it was used as a base for the U.S. Navy, although it returned to private ownership after the war and eventually experienced a period of decline after World War II. The complex was renamed Industry City during the post-war years; in the 1970s and 1980s, some sections were demolished or converted for other uses, including a shopping mall, a federal prison, and a garment district.
The owners of Industry City began attracting artists in 2009 by building art studios and conducting film screenings and art installations. In the mid-2010s, the artists were joined by a diverse mix of businesses, including apparel manufacturers, data centers, and warehouses. Today, the area comprises approximately 71 acres, including 16 former factory buildings and 11 warehouses, which the owners are engaged in furnishing with smart technology.
Reliable Controls: Energy Control Service (ECS) authorized dealer began the mammoth task of modernizing the building automation system in Industry City in 2010 during a $450 million refurbishment.
Industry City owners approached the redevelopment in part with the goal of reducing emissions and increasing the site's energy efficiency, introducing 15,000 new energy-efficient windows and $50 million in electrical upgrades and other energy-related infrastructure.
ECS installed 200 MACH-ProZone controllers, ideal for controlling small and medium-sized ceiling and heat pump units and small machine room equipment. For larger mechanical equipment serving multiple buildings on site, 3 MACH-ProCom controllers and 20 MACH-ProSys allow building operators to integrate equipment with numerous open protocols and complex systems. ECS implemented a combination of MACH-ProView (pictured) and MACH-ProView LCD controllers to provide access and control of comfort and energy performance in connected buildings.
Five MACH-ProLight controllers allow facility managers to implement advanced lighting control strategies, such as daylight harnessing, dimming to off control, vacancy control, plug charge control, and theme/scene control. By installing Reliable Controls' EnOcean space sensor devices, ECS was able to integrate a wide variety of EnOcean wireless sensors and control devices. Today, sensors measure temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, light levels, and more.
ECS used RC-Studio to integrate mechanical equipment from various third-party vendors. Today, with the help of RC-Archive and RC-Reporter, stakeholders have access to data and analysis from 278,709 square meters of construction area that help them effectively balance comfort and energy efficiency for multiple tenants. RC-RemoteAccess, a flexible BACnet secure network solution, simplifies IT management and improves data communications security for Industry City engineers, who often use the Reliable Controls myControl app to monitor conditions remotely. And RC-WebView connects multiple independent on-site control systems to a single enterprise website accessed through secure single sign-on, providing scalable visibility and control at a glance.
This massive modernization project in Industry City has already generated more than $1 million in energy savings.
