IFS completes automation project for Logboat Brewing Company in Columbia, Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO – Integrated Facility Services (IFS) recently automated Logboat Brewing Company’s building control system to increase operational efficiency while safeguarding the system from harsh environmental factors. The project included the installation of custom built control panels featuring Reliable Controls, which allow real-time monitoring, regulating and adjustments of temperature, pressure and flow rates. IFS selected […]
Blog – Building Automation
What began as a simple thermostat triggering a light for coal to be added to a boiler has evolved over the past 135 years to comprehensive electrical systems that can control multi-stage building systems via cloud-based software from nearly any computer connected to the internet. As the technologies have expanded, the associated systems have grown […]
IFS Completes HVAC work for Emergency Triage at Mercy Hospital.
Our Service Technicians recently completed Emergency Triage spaces for Mercy Jefferson in Crystal City. Featuring full heating and cooling capabilities, along with HEPA Filters and Negative Pressure balancing, these spaces are designed to protect the health and safety of employees and those in need of medical treatment. We are honored to help our area Hospitals […]
Leveraging Building Automation to Work Toward Net-Zero
Net-Zero Energy (NZE) buildings are a fast growing trend around the country. At their simplest form, the total amount of energy used by a NZE building is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created. Renewable energy is a key part in the success of these buildings; however, without extensive effort on the conservation […]
Understanding Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
VFD is an acronym that is thrown around a lot when discussing energy savings and HVAC equipment. But what exactly is a VFD? How does it work? Why does it save energy? Hopefully this quick blog will answer these, and some of your other questions concerning VFDs. A Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) is an electro-mechanical drive that is used […]
IFS among Top 100 Contractors in the country
IFS was named one of the Top 100 Contractors in the country in the Contractor Magazine Book of Giants. Click here to view the full list Below is an excerpt from their article titled, “Giants 2018: More money, more problems” “It has been another strong year for the nation’s largest mechanical contractors. Combined, the companies […]
Integrated Facility Services to install building automation system for VA Hospital in Mountain Home, TN
ST. LOUIS, MO – Integrated Facility Services (IFS) has been awarded a contract to install a building automation system (BAS) as part of an $8.85 million complete renovation of Building 8 at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Hospital in Mountain Home, TN. The Mountain Home VAMC Campus is located outside of Johnson City, TN […]
Winter HVAC Preventive Maintenance Tips
The winter season is here, which can only mean one thing; now is the perfect time to start preparing your commercial building for the harsh, frigid winter season. Is your heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system ready for the cold weather? As a property manager or building owner, it is better to find out […]
Safe Driving Month – Distracted Driving
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Safe Driving – Distracted Driving”][vc_column_text]This week’s post for our Safe Driving Month is Distracted Driving. Distraction.gov defines distracted driving as “Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety.” Traffic safety experts classify distractions into three main […]
Safe Driving Month – Seat Belts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Safe Driving Month – Seat Belts”][vc_column_text]As our Safe Driving Month rolls on, this week we are discussing the importance of wearing seat belts. Wearing a seat belt properly can reduce our risk of serious injury or death in motor vehicle crashes by 50%. According to the CDC; from 2003 to 2012 there were 8,073 […]
Safe Driving Month – Speeding
This month we will be posting weekly blogs concerning safe driving. This campaign has a goal to raise awareness and educate our reader to help prevent automobile accidents. This week we are discussing Speeding. According to the National Safety council more than 38,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2105, and speeding was a […]
Building Automation – Fire Protection
Fire protection can be a very serious issue, especially when a building has expensive equipment stored, and more importantly a number of employees or customers that occupy it daily. Choosing the proper fire protection system will not only protect your building, its contents, and employees, but it will save your business from destruction. Fires are […]
Building Automation – Lighting
Lighting is an important aspect of any building and, therefore, burns up a lot of energy, especially when used improperly. Though it often goes unnoticed, businesses waste an immense amount of resources by having an inadequate or nonexistent lighting control system. Setting into place an automation control system for lighting can conserve energy and save […]
Building Automation – HVAC
Often times, when people think of Energy Management or Building Automation Systems, they believe that automation only pertains to Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. In the “Building Automation Blog Series” we will discuss the various applications that building automation can be used to save you money and to make equipment operate easier and […]