New Construction
915 N. Eldridge Parkway – McDermott International Headquarters
Located in Houston’s Energy Corridor, the 18-story, 524,323-square-foot McDermott International building was completed in 2016 and is home to approximately 1,700 employees.
Project Overview
Convergentz modernized the building’s Building Automation System (BAS), transitioning from a legacy Tridium interface to the advanced Trane® Ensemble platform. The upgrade included a full conversion of unitary controllers and integration of new equipment, enhancing energy efficiency, system responsiveness, and occupant comfort.
System Conversion Highlights
Converted from BACnet to Trane® Air-Fi® Wireless:
- 490 Existing Fan Powered Terminal Units
– Replaced wired thermostats with Trane® Air-Fi® wireless thermostats - 54 Existing Variable Air Volume (VAV) Boxes
– Replaced wired thermostats with Trane® Air-Fi® wireless thermostats
Maintained BACnet Integration for:
- 18 Air Handling Units (AHUs)
- 18 AHU Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
- Chiller Plant
- Condensing Water System
- 40 Power Meters (monitored via JACE integration)
New Equipment Added
Trane® Air-Fi® Wireless Integration:
- 85 New Fan Powered Terminal Units
- 68 New Variable Air Volume Boxes
– All utilizing Trane® Air-Fi® wireless thermostats
Additional Integrations:
- 20 New Liebert Units for IDF/MDF room cooling
– Integrated via BACnet to Trane SC+ Supervisory Device
– BTU meters added at each unit, data provided via BACnet - 2 New Power Meters integrated into the BAS
System Migration & Visualization
- Replaced 10 JACE 8 controllers with Trane SC+ Supervisory Devices
- Migrated Chiller Plant and Condensing Water System to Trane Ensemble
- Developed custom Trane Graphics for all existing and new equipment on the Tracer Ensemble front-end