Aircuity and Siemens to Optimize Performance of New Crime Lab
NEWTON, Mass. — Aircuity and Siemens Industry Inc. announced that the state of Alaska has chosen to combine Aircuity’s OptiNet® system with Siemens’ APOGEE® Building Automation System/Laboratory Control System to improve energy efficiency in its new Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory. The combination of the two systems is expected to enhance indoor environmental quality, safety, and comfort in the laboratory, while reducing energy consumption.
The new Alaska State Crime Detection Laboratory, run by the Department of Public Safety, will be located in Anchorage and is sized to accommodate future growth and expansion. Moving from an 18,000-square-foot lab designed for a staff of 23 to an 83,500-square-foot lab designed for 67 lab technicians will enable the state to invest in new equipment and technologies that could improve both the speed and accuracy of processing evidence. Increasing the size of the lab enables the state to receive more evidence from crime scenes and to store the evidence for future scientific analysis. The more quantitative and qualitative the evidence, the better chance law enforcement has of solving cases, which could lead to quicker convictions for criminals and help prevent false convictions.