by Benard Makaa | Aug 14, 2019 | Cables, Power
Cable sizing is very key when it comes to electrical installations. Proper sizing helps avoid overloading or underloading of cables. Overloading cables may lead to damage to the cable and in some cases heating that may cause an electrical fire. Under loading is going...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 12, 2019 | Education
Steinmetz is known for his fundamental contribution in three major fields of alternating current (AC) systems theory: hysteresis, steady-state analysis, and transients. His writing on the state of electrical engineering in 1908 seems to still reflect the current...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 30, 2019 | Fire Detection, Intruder Alarm Systems
Whether you’re securing a home, retail store or other commercial business, you need dependability from your systems. Intelligent intrusion detection is a delicate balance between responding to real security breaches and ignoring costly false alarm triggers. The motion...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 28, 2019 | Elevators, Lifts
An elevator is a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and that transports passengers or goods, or both, between two or more floors of a building. A powered elevator employs energy...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 24, 2019 | Fire Detection
Fire Detection and alarm systems are designed to provide warning to the outbreak of fire thus allowing evacuation and appropriate firefighting action to be taken before the situation gets out of control. When designing a fire detection and alarm system, in addition to...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 22, 2019 | ICT, Security
The primary function of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera is to provide surveillance of and enhance situational awareness. Additionally, despite the requirement under the guidelines to provide notice to individuals that CCTV is in place, the public does not...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 22, 2019 | ICT, Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) AI can boost surveillance by providing digital brains for digital eyes. Progress differs from industry to industry and from application to application. In IP video surveillance industry today, machine or deep-learning is mostly used for...
by Benard Makaa | May 30, 2019 | Lighting
This guide is intended for street lighting that is grid powered. Why street lighting. For safety or security reasons. Clear view of objects for comfortable movement. It should be noted that the above are the main objectives and thus the lighting scheme should not be...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 13, 2019 | Education, Training
I am been privileged to work in the building services industry for the last four years. I started my journey by working as an intern at the former Howard Humphreys Ltd (now Atkins). This was a post university internship. I had previously been in three other...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 13, 2019 | Facade Lighting, Lighting
Thanks to LED technology, Façade lighting is becoming more applicable and flexible for the following reasons: LED lighting fittings are small in size comparing to conventional lighting fittings, this makes it easier and more flexible for the lighting designers to...
