H+R Curator®

Building Monitoring Systems

Curator Systems enable parameters such as the moisture content of timber and other materials to be remotely monitored. The sensors can be inserted in critical structures during survey refurbishment or new construction and used to monitor environments, materials or contents. This allows building failures or defects to be detected and diagnosed at an early stage.

Curator systems are a new and powerful tool for the maintenance and management of buildings and their contents. The information they make available reduces risks for insurance and provides a basis for maintenance planning thus enabling the building professional and property owner to save time, materials and money.

Typical Curator applications

Curator systems are typically used for monitoring conditions such as:

• the moisture content of timbers at a high risk of decay such as lintels or joist ends.
• overflowing of gutters and drains.
• water ingress in likely areas such as gutter soles, and inaccessible areas such as the underside of flat roofs.
• rising damp and damp proof courses.
• the drying out of structures after fire or flood.

The tiny sensors can also be inserted in items such as furniture or picture frames. Sensors can be placed at any depth in a material to measure internal moisture contents and in arrays to enable moisture profiles to be obtained.

H+R Curator® Range:

Currently we offer three Curator systems to suit different requirements and budgets:-

Curator MkIII

Our flagship PC-based model. Available in wall mount touch-screen model
or as a conventional desktop PC. The unit can be interrogated remotely via a modem link

• Maximum no. of sensors: 575
• Max distance from sensors: 50m
• Further details on Curator MkIII

Curator E switched unit

• Maximum no. of sensors: 144
• Max distance from sensors: 50m
• Further details on Curator E

Curator G: Building monitoring on a budget.

• Maximum no. of sensors: 8
• Max distance from sensors: 50m
• Further details on Curator G

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