The question is weather this is really an IT related system or a Building/Engineering related system. My guess is that its really a Building system because one of the end results should be to actually control humidity and temp not just monitor it... to do that you need a building control system that's tied into your chillers/humidifiers etc. There are more versions of these than you can imagine. They span from simple systems to very complex database controlled systems that have logic based design tools that allow the engineer to design complex "what if" scenarios. In many cases it boils down to what the systems you need to tie it into and what your engineering integrators understand how to do and what system your chief engineer knows than anything else. If you get a fancy system and your chief engineer is the kind of person who likes dials and gauges and works around it you would be wasting your money.
Rich Rich Cherry Director of Operations Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Work: (310) 440-4777 Fax: (310) 440-4595 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gauthier, Troy Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:17 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Server Room/Museum Environmental Monitoring Looking for one solution that meets the needs of multiple areas within the museum. We are looking for a unified environmental monitoring system that upgrade our current system (which is gallery, temp, humidity myopic)and will meet the requirements of Conservation and Collections within the galleries... temp and humidity; Building Requirements... monitoring freezers, flooding, temperature; And Equipment protection... monitoring our server room for temp and humidity. I discovered we were prepared to purchase 3 separate systems and was hoping other museums may have had a similar experience deploying environmental monitoring systems. I realise this is in the grey area of being MCN relevant but hopefully this discussion will be of use to many. Troy Gauthier Manager, Information Technology Direct 604-827-5355 Email troy.gauthier at ubc.ca Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia 223A - 6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 p. 604.827.5355 f. 604.822.2974 e. troy.gauthier at ubc.ca w. www.moa.ubc.ca _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
