AAT.V & the Winter Olympics 2010

Enclosed Parking Facilities Monitored

by LONWORKS® Technology Sensors

AirTest Technologies’ LONWORKS® technology-based communicating carbon monoxide and combustible sensor/transmitters have been incorporated into the enclosed parking garages that are part of the new Olympic Village Development that will house athletes for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

When completed, the Vancouver Olympic Village will be a 56,000 square meters (600,000 square feet) sustainable neighborhood of LEED Silver, Gold and Platinum buildings with over 600 units. The Village will be able to accommodate over 2800 athletes, coaches, and officials. After the Olympics, the Village will be home to over 10,000 residents.

By the time the property is handed over to the Vancouver Organizing Committee this fall, a total of 240 AirTest carbon monoxide model TR2000-LON and TR5200-LON combustible sensors will be installed in seven large garages underneath the housing complex.

Chosen for their flexible implementation strategies, simple installation, and easy integration with the building automation system, the AirTest sensors will be used to help modulate the air quality in the garage based on actual vehicle activity as measured by exhaust fumes.

AirTest has found that the cost of operating ventilation fans in parking garages can be reduced by 80% to 90% by using this type of sensor-driven, demand controlled ventilation approach versus operating fans continuously. Variable speed control of the fans based on CO and combustible gas levels will also reduce kW demand for the project. The overall ROI for this type of project will be one to three years.

The garage system was designed and installed by Olympic Controls Inc. of Vancouver. The company integrated the AirTest sensors with a Johnson Controls’ Facility Explorer System to control Danfoss Variable Speed Drives that modulate ventilation fan speed.

According to Dan McKay, Control Division Manager and Partner of Olympic Controls, “The reason we selected AirTest for this high profile project was because their LONWORKS® technology-based sensors offered tremendous design flexibility that we could not get with other sensors. We also have come to rely on and appreciate the high level of customer support they provide.”

Many control companies and building designers are insisting on networkable sensors like the LONWORKS platform communicating sensors that AirTest offers.

According to George Graham, president of AirTest, “We have found that we are getting more and more requests for networkable sensors in new and retrofit projects. The LONWORKS technology-based version of our sensor allows for a completely open communication protocol that can be used with almost any control system. We also find that total installation costs can be up to 20% less with a networked sensor versus a traditionally wired system.”

Contact:

Mike Shell, VP Sales & Marketing

AirTest Technologies Inc.

Tel: +1 805 687 175

mike.shell@airtest.ca

www.airtesttechnologies.com