Customer Success Story: The Pentagon
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- ICONICS GENESIS32™
- AlarmWorX™32 Alarm Management System
Tech Stack
- Web-enabled, OPC-integrated HMI/ SCADA
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Digital Expertise
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
- Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries
- National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions
- Facility Management
Use Cases
- Building Automation & Control
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
The Pentagon is the headquarters for the United States of America’s Department of Defense operations. It houses more than 23,000 employees, both military and civilian, all contributing to the planning and execution of the defense of the United States. With over 6.5 million square feet under one roof, the Pentagon is the world’s largest office building complex. It has three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York City. The United States Capitol building would fit into any one of the Pentagon’s five wedge-shaped sections.
The Challenge
The Pentagon, the world's largest office building complex, houses over 23,000 employees and is the headquarters for the United States Department of Defense operations. The building is undergoing a renovation project that includes systems for HVAC, fire, security, lighting, IT/Telco critical monitoring, water systems, and hazardous agent monitoring. The challenge was to design a system that could monitor and access all these systems from a main screen in three operator actions or less. The system needed to be able to access any system, on any floor, in any one of the Pentagon’s five wedges, and from any one of the Pentagon’s five rings.
The Solution
O&M Engineering, Inc. worked closely with the Pentagon to develop a solution using ICONICS GENESIS32™, a web-enabled, OPC-integrated HMI/SCADA suite, and the AlarmWorX™32 Alarm Management System. They created a system of cascading pop-up menus with sub-menus for each of the systems, placed over an enhanced aerial graphic of the building. Navigating to a given system within the building reveals rich and functionally accurate 3-D representations of the controls system information complete with animations. The system is monitored around the clock in the Pentagon’s Building Operations Command Center (BOCC). In addition to the individual workstations for each operator, five 90-inch displays provide wall-to-wall monitoring.
Operational Impact
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