Smart Automation Magazine Summer 2018

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Smart spaces

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Working and living in the future

06 Industry news

20 Get connected

The latest industry news

Connecting home to life and security

32 Preserving cultural heritage Smart technology to the rescue

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Summer 2018

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Connecting home to life and security

32 Preserving cultural heritage Smart technology to the rescue

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Commentary Welcome to the summer issue of Smart Automation magazine. The magazine for installers and buyers of smart home and intelligent building automation products across the UK and Europe. This issue’s Product & Industry News section (starting on page 6) showcases the latest news and views from the industry.

Our cover story this month looks at how modern building technology promotes not only the comfort of people in a building, but also creates a more flexible, engaging, and creative work environment that will have a huge impact on the productivity and well-being of people (see page 2).

Next, Texecom has identified new and emerging trends in the wider technology sector, with the emergence of tech-savvy end users.

Interest in smart technologies, connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) has raised the profile of security in residential applications and a growing number of security installers are exploiting this demand to offer more comprehensive alarm systems (see page 20).

Gira smart home technology was selected for one of the largest and most exciting developments in London, Fenman House: From industrial wasteland to a future oriented, energy efficient, smart living environment (see page 24). a new engineering building at the University of Antwerp integrates building automation for optimum energy efficiency (see page 28).

Elsewhere, how museums are preserving masterpieces? It’s smart technology to the rescue from Honeywell (see page 32).

Shedd Aquarium named Schneider Electric as an energy management partner based on the company’s expertise in endto-end environmental control, solar solutions, and a full array of integrated energy management solutions (see page 36).

Chris Hewett, Editor

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Contents 02 Cover Story – Smart spaces Working and living in the future 06 INDUSTRY NEWS A comprehensive round-up of the latest industry news 20 Get connected Connecting home to life and security 24 Future oriented Gira selected for one of the largest and most exciting developments in London

28 Conserving energy University of Antwerp integrates building automation for optimum energy efficiency

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32 Preserving cultural heritage Smart technology to the rescue 36 Water runs deep Building Intelligence – in and out of water

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odern building technology promotes not only the comfort of people in a building, but also creates a more flexible, engaging, and creative work environment that will have a huge impact on the productivity and wellbeing of people. The smart office of the future knows what each individual wants and adjusts automatically to his or her changing needs over the course of the day.

This morning, Anne Rodgers is late for work. Too late. The I-94 highway to Chicago was at a complete standstill, costing her almost a full hour. The strategy workshop for managers which she is to lead will start in a few minutes.

The final versions of all the presentations are on a USB drive in her purse –and unfortunately only there.

Still, Ms. Rodgers is perfectly calm.

With good reason: The Siemens Digital Assistant, the company’s smart management system that links all 65,000 employees by computer or smartphone, automatically detected the delay and proposed a schedule change. Only seconds after she confirmed the new time, the Assistant (fondly christened “Sid” in an internal contest) postpones the start of the workshop for an hour, notifies all the participants, and simultaneously extends the conference

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room reservation.

As a result, no one is annoyed. Instead of waiting impatiently in the meeting room and wasting time, the employees can stay at their desks and continue to work. This means that Sid also pays off for the company –in this case by saving a dozen productive working hours that would otherwise have been wasted.

Meeting automation and space booking are among the core tasks that modern Internet-based building management systems handle virtually on their own.

Using sophisticated algorithms, they calculate in realtime which room is the ideal size for the group and closest to all the participants.

If somebody doesn’t know how to get to the room, they can get directions on their smartphone. Visitors, too, can take advantage of this capability thanks to special location-based services that link the existing building infrastructures and processes with location-dependent data. Indoor positioning sensors such as Bluetooth beacons or high-precision object tracking using ultra-wideband wireless technology can significantly improve operational processes in the building. Rooms are better utilized, maintenance is more efficient, and emergency evacuation becomes easier.

Products can be protected more effectively against loss or theft, are

easier to inventory and can be located at any time (particularly useful for mobile office equipment). Such systems not only handle invitation management from start to finish, including accepted and declined invitations, but they also register attendees, transcribe spoken presentations and send out meeting documents –all of it automatically.

Bringing out the best in people This is the scenario that awaits us in 2020, just a few years from now.

Siemens experts are working feverishly on such perfect workplace experiences.

Their attention, as always, is focused on the needs of the individual. The goal is to connect people, places, systems and services.

Step by step, these visions are becoming reality; some already are. New functions are being added nearly every day. The potential to boost productivity exists virtually everywhere: from the use of resources for lighting, water, waste water, heating and cooling, to safety, security, health and well-being in the workplace. Building technology promotes sustainability, cost control and employee loyalty, and therefore has a positive effect on brand image.

More science than fiction In just a few years, the perfect workplace will look a lot like Anne Rodgers. Our fictitious protagonist is the event manager at a major DAX company headquartered in the Ruhrregion.

Her firm has been using modern management information technologies for years.

It starts with employee mobility, especially with smart links to the routes to and from the office. In the company parking lot, Sid directs Ms. Rodgers to the nearest available spot equipped with an electric vehicle charging station so she doesn’t need to drive around looking for one.

Most of the time, however, she uses public transportation. Here, too, smart management systems help out by providing a broad range of accurate and

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It starts with employee mobility, especially with smart links to the routes to and from the office. in the company parking lot, sid directs ms. rodgers to the nearest available spot equipped with an electric vehicle charging station so she doesn’t need to drive around looking for one.

up-to-date information: timetables, maps of electric filling stations, park-and-ride opportunities and e-bike availability, to name just a few examples.

The benefits continue at the entrance to the building. Whether it’s the company headquarters, a warehouse with high-value products or a secret research laboratory with highly sensitive product innovations, access control is secure and smooth. The system recognizes that an employee, applicant or visitor wants to enter the building, greets the individual and directs

him or her appropriately.

Powerful potential Healthy eating and nutrition are essential for well-being, performance and motivation. Even here, smart management systems can be a significant help.

Employees, for example, could order and pay for their preferred meals a day in advance and then have the food delivered to their exact location. According to the “Future of Small Business 2020” report by Intuit and “The Future of Work” study by consulting firm PwC, positive on-the-job

conditions such as these, plus a healthy work-life balance, are more important to 75 percent of all employees than salary.

Targeted measures to improve the work environment can reduce illnesses and absences by up to 20 percent, according to the 2017 Meta Study by Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA).

Other studies even suggest up to 35 and 60 percent.

More and more companies, and not just large ones, recognize the lasting benefits that innovative management systems can offer once they get to know their users better and help them be more efficient.

The potential is enormous. “After all, people spend an average of 90 percent of their lives in buildings, and most of that at work,” states Daniel Schröder, Head of Smart Spaces at Siemens Building Technologies headquarters in Switzerland.

“There is vast potential –not only for the productivity of businesses, but even more so for people’s satisfaction with their lives,” continues Schröder. “People have different needs and tasks throughout the day. When we give employees different work spaces at the right moment and according to their needs, we continually motivate them to work more productively and creatively.”

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are increasingly becoming an integral part of the local neighborhood, breathing new life into urban development and transportation concepts.”In fact, all the components of this type of smart management system contribute to a feeling of achievement and belonging: to a company, a community, a network. This increases lasting employee motivation, both directly and indirectly.

Last but not least, the corporate image this fosters is a major benefit when recruiting new talent. The best workers choose the companies they find most attractive, with broad opportunities for communication, shared growth and development, and lifelong learning.

costs of a building aren’t caused by energy, building management or tied-up capital. The lion’s share –ten to one hundred times more –are made up of expenses related to people: employee salaries and added value, to be sure, but also costs for recruiting, retirement, health, well-being and workplace safety and security. To be specific, experts estimate the ratio of these three components to be 30, 300 and 3,000 euros per year and square meter. In the year 2020, approximately one billion people will no longer work at a fixed desk. Instead, they will share flexible “project-based capacities” with others.

And the trend is pointing upward: By 2030, nearly one in three workplaces will be shared by two or more people. That means occupant comfort will become more and more important. Experts in workplace ergonomics understand the need for a holistic approach that takes into account both physiological and psychological parameters since the body and the mind interact with each other.

Self-learning systems As soon as Ms. Rodgers arrives at her desk, the light automatically comes on. It is already set to her preferred level – not just in terms of brightness and color, but also based on the amount of sunlight. In addition, the system knows her preferred room temperature. It even knows that 21°C does not feel the same in summer and winter, so it makes the necessary adjustments. The system learns on its own, based on the values provided

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by the sensors and on user feedback and behavior. The “World Green Building Council Report” indicates that providing employees with what they consider the best lighting and temperature can raise productivity by up to 18 percent.

Smart management systems also offer solutions for one very basic problem: the proliferation of heterogeneous cloud systems that are not compatible with one another. “Today, an international company uses on average several dozen different cloud services,” reports Alexander Rohweder, Head of the Global Software Business at Building Technologies. “This kind of digital jungle does nothing to boost productivity. Instead it brings the digital revolution at the workplace to a virtual halt.”

The solution is the latest generation of smart building technology based on allpervasive digitalization, mobile communications and the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology is what makes the integration of previously isolated systems possible. The interoperability of different services from different providers knows virtually no bounds. Employees can organize and optimize their personal lives, with everything synchronized with their working hours: from shopping and restaurant reservations to appointments with the mechanic, hair dresser or doctor.

Automatic delivery of packages to the workplace makes life easier as well.

Beyond that, Siemens expert Schröder is fascinated with the tight-meshed interconnection at the local level. “Office buildings that used to be mostly isolated

Investments with tremendous leverage The increase in productivity resulting from all these effects is a catalyst for the rate of return on commercial properties. Properly deployed, building management systems substantially boost property value in a very short period of time. Because the investment requirements are relatively low, the return on investment and the payback periods are short and the leverage effect is substantial. This applies not only to new construction but to existing structures and, with minimal restrictions, even to old buildings.

Globally, the market volume for building technology is approximately 65 billion euros –with growth rates in the double digits. In building management, as in other areas of technology, there is no end in sight for progress. New developments in miniaturization, sensor technology, robotics, voice control and drone use open up unimaginable scenarios that further humanize the working world and create opportunities for interaction between people and buildings. Technological progress and the individual a daptation of buildings to the processes and the people working in them will accelerate considerably in the years to come. Of course this applies primarily to new buildings.

However, thanks to the Internet of Things and wireless technology, this will increasingly apply to existing buildings as well. Franziska Dolak, Innovation Manager for Siemens Smart Spaces, adds: “Even for historic buildings, entirely new usage scenarios will become possible. n For more information please visit www.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies

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Buildings of the future: we need to put people at the centre

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utting people at the centre when designing and delivering buildings of the future is crucial to unlocking the potential of new technologies.

Designers often get so caught up in the technology involved in buildings of the future, that they forget who a building is ultimately designed for: people. Global engineering and infrastructure advisory company, Aurecon, believes that making humans the centre of everything we design will be the only way for building owners, developers and users to get ahead in years to come.

Aurecon undertook interviews with a broad group of professionals across the built environment, asking them to imagine what buildings of the future might look like and how they might be created. The research uncovered that a key concern was not forgetting the impact that buildings have on the humans who use them.

“Building design is not (only) about bits and bytes, but flesh and bones,” Aurecon’s Buildings of the Future Leader, Peter Greaves said.

“We need to take a step back and remember that humans are at the centre of everything we design. Buildings of the future are about designs that unlock human potential. High tech is only high value if that same technology enhances human experience.”

In a survey by Management Today magazine, 97% of respondents said they regarded their place of work as a symbol of whether or not they were valued by their employer. Yet alarmingly, only 37% thought their offices had been designed ‘with people in mind’ This is supported by research by the British Design Council, which found that salaries of occupants constitutes 85% of a company’s annual budget, while just 6.5% goes on construction and 8.5% on furnishing, maintaining and operating the facility.

“This clearly demonstrates that humans are the biggest expense, and that we need to shift our focus from traditional

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business drivers to the results of post-occupancy research that can reveal what building functions are actually used, how they are used and if it is increasing productivity,” Greaves said.

“Research has shown that building design has a huge impact on staff motivation, satisfaction and retention.”

Greaves also points out that buildings of the future will need to be both intellectually and emotionally intelligent, cognisant of the environment, social equity, and the health and wellness of occupants.

“Buildings that have been built with these factors in mind have shown to improve time, energy and user efficiency,” he said.

Changes in the way people work and live are driving the design of buildings of the future.

“This includes an increasingly mobile workforce, peoples’ changing social contexts, the sharing economy, the war for talent and a recognition that aligning corporate strategy with city strategy is seen as important to reducing our impact on the environment,” Greaves added.

“The needs, movements and preferences of building occupants can’t be considered only after a building has been constructed.

“Human centred design is enabled through collaborative design, rapid prototyping and optioneering. When the right stakeholders are brought in during the concept and design phase and you’re able to make ideas tangible and get quick feedback from the people that you are designing for, then the building designers and engineers can learn through Producing,” Greaves said.

Aurecon has released a series of papers based on their research, the latest one, “Buildings of the Future: People at the Centre”, exploring why designing for humans important, what is driving the change, and how to design for efficiency and demonstrable ROI. n Please visit www.aurecongroup.com

With a smart door lock from ASSA ABLOY´s trusted brand Yale, Verisure’s home automation system just got even smarter London, June 2018 — According to recent research, more than 90 percent of security installers view home automation as a significant growth market*. Verisure, Europe’s #1 alarm monitoring company, offers more than just protection against intruders. Its growing smart security solution includes climate control, fire brigade integration, energy, insurance and more, within a single integrated platform.

Now in Scandinavia, they add seamless door control with the Yale Doorman smart door lock from ASSA ABLOY. When planning the integration with their home automation ecosystem, Verisure required a smart lock to meet both Finnish and Scandinavian door and lock standards; the option of single-point and multipoint locking; and a device easy to retrofit to homes in these markets.

They needed a smart door lock to be operated from the same control panel as other Verisure devices, which includes powerful tools to control home security from an iOS or Android smartphone.

ASSA ABLOY provides the solution Verisure selected Yale Doorman lock from ASSA ABLOY, a highquality retrofit solution for Finnish and Scandinavian residences. The Yale Doorman offers IP55 weather resistance and easy operation by PIN, proximity card, remote controller, or app. Once fitted, the Yale Doorman communicates with a Verisure system via an encrypted, proprietary wireless radio protocol.

Homeowners can issue personal unlock codes for long-term use by residents; short-term codes for daily or one-time unlocking; and scheduled, time-controlled codes for use by regular, occasional visitors — so it’s easy to admit a cleaner, carer or cat-sitter at scheduled times only.

“Being able to switch off the alarm when unlocking and locking

also creates a seamless experience,” says Fredrik Ringborg, Sales Development Manager & Head of Alliances at Verisure.

ASSA ABLOY’s integration with Verisure enables full control of the Yale Doorman from a smartphone. Residents can lock and unlock their door using the Verisure app and simultaneously check alarm and door status from anywhere. The same mobile app can generate an audit trail — to verify who has entered and when — and homeowners can schedule notifications when specific users (e.g. their children) arrive home.

“This integration significantly boosts domestic security for Verisure users,” says Omer Sagi, Director Business Development Smart Door Locks at ASSA ABLOY EMEA. “An armed Verisure system will also check whether the Yale Doorman is locked at night — and locks it automatically if it is not.”

With Verisure security and the Yale Doorman smart door lock, peace of mind, keyless living, security and convenience come in a single package. n

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Does your smart door lock do everything you ask?

London, June 2018 — ENTR® does. A smart home starts with a smart door, and ENTR® is the smart lock you can trust. Powerful and easy to use, it’s the key to making your home safer and family life more convenient.

What you can expect from your new smart door lock? Here are 6 cool things an ENTR® does for you: Your smartphone is your key. With ENTR®, if you have your phone, you’re already carrying your house keys. ENTR® leaves key hassles in the past.

You say who gets in — and when. You can issue digital keys or PIN codes to everyone who needs them. So, there’s no longer any need to get spares cut for kids, cleaners or carers. And you can revoke any key instantly, whenever you like.

Remote controller. A couple of swipes on a smartphone screen is all it takes to share an ENTR® digital key with family or friends. But if even that sounds like hard work, use the ENTR® remote control to open the door without leaving your favourite chair.

Easy biometrics. Misplaced your phone, keys, remote controller, or

any memory of your PIN code? No problem. You can open an ENTR® with your fingerprint. Just don’t lose your finger.

Auto locking. Did you forget to lock the front door? An ENTR® is automated, so there’s no need to worry: your door locks itself.

Auto updates. You’ll never need to update your ENTR® with the latest functions and security features, because our lock is smart enough to keep itself up-to-date automatically.

Maybe these 6 features explain why the ENTR® ranked 10th in a recent list of “100 Gadgets Shaping the World in 2018”*. This revolutionary smart door lock has already won multiple awards, including the prestigious SMAhome Popularity Award and “digital home” product of the year from Spain’s Gadget magazine.

ENTR® is available across Europe and the Middle East, in a black or white finish. Its mechanical locking cylinder is developed by trusted ASSA ABLOY locking brands including Yale, Mul-T-Lock, TESA, KESO, Vachette and FAB. It works as a stand-alone smart door lock or integrated with leading smart home systems. n Please visit www. assaabloy.com

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Fermax launches its proposals at Global Robot Expo

At the end of April, the most important multi-sectorial event on robotics and innovation held in Europe took place: The Global Robot Expo in Madrid. Fermax, sponsoring the event, revealed the most human side of technology in the Smart Home space, the place reserved to show how smart homes are already within our reach and that we can control them from our mobile phones.

Considered the technology fair with the most promising future in the European market, Global Robot Expo has become an attractive meeting point, attended by top international lecturers and exhibitors from 30 countries belonging to an industry in full bloom. Drones and bionic prostheses, an android that does the shopping, submarine robots, 3D printers, industry 4.0, driverless cars and a lot of artificial intelligence were the protagonists. We are talking about an event that has become, in its third edition, a window through which to contemplate this future that is already here, ready to transform everything: from the aerospace industry to education, not to mention our daily life at home.

Smart Home stand – GREX 2018 Housing had its own space designated Smart Home, a stand for all those innovations designed to make family day-to-day living more comfortable, safe and sustainable. There were the ergonomic sofas from FAMA, controllers for dependents from Asistae, smart mattresses by FLEX and the lawn-mowing or barbecue-cleaning robots manufactured by Smart Box. Not to mention the Dominium home automation systems from Fermax and the latest proposals from Hommax, which apply facial recognition technology to enhance security in its video surveillance systems. And, of course, Fermax also presented its latest touch monitors, interactive panels, home automation systems managed by voice recognition and its all-round access control systems and video surveillance cameras for the home.

As experience is highly valued at this type of events, Fermax set up its stand with a permanent link-up to its facilities in Valencia. This way, it was possible to demonstrate to visitors directly how you can control a smart home remotely from a mobile app. “Raising blinds, changing the temperature, turning lights on and off or opening the door are some of

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the many functions that we can control from any mobile device”, explained Jesús Gutiérrez, in charge of Fermax Spain’s Prospection. The same expert commented that the brand has built up significant experience with facilities of this type rolled out in the powerhouse Asia-Pacific market and which are now becoming par for the course in Spain. n For further information visit www.fermax.com.

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Comelit connects SmartHome technology with mini handsfree wi-fi kits Comelit Group has launched an internal Mini Handsfree monitor with integrated WiFi that offers installers an easy upgrade opportunity, which alongside Comelit’s new App, allows homeowners to benefit from instant intercom control and smart door entry capability.

The Italian door manufacturer, known for its high specification solutions, now presents the Mini Handsfree WiFi kits as a new internal wireless upgrade to its exclusive SimpleBus system, alongside complementing Quadra ViP and iKall metal external door entry solutions.

Simple to retrofit, the new kits operate with Comelit’s free downloadable App, created to ensure homeowners can respond to door entry requests from any compatible mobile or tablet device and benefit from video memory, to record missed calls.

Says Justin Hawkesford, Comelit Operations Manager: “To maintain and grow our position as the premier door entry specialist, we focus on anticipating convenient solutions that keep people powered and protected wherever they are, fitting today’s mobile-connected lifestyles.

“We are also conscious of simplifying the installation process to enable more installers the chance to offer this smart technology. The Mini Handsfree WiFi Kit allows existing

SimpleBus monitors to be removed and WiFi monitors installed without requiring extra wiring or power supplies. When combined with the Comelit App, it presents the perfect solution.”

The Mini Handsfree WiFi Kit is designed with ease of installation in mind, with a clear interface ensuring a connection between its monitor and a user’s smartphone can be achieved in just a few easy steps.

With colour monitors and indicator LEDs for incoming calls, door open, privacy and pending messages as standard, homeowners will always be able to receive and answer calls from video door entry on their chosen smartphone or tablet. n For more information on the Mini Handsfree Wi-Fi kits or the complete range of door entry products available from Comelit, please visit www.comelitgroup.com/en-gb/

KMC Controls named one of CRN’s internet of things New Paris, Ind. (April 9, 2018) – KMC Controls announced today that CRN®,a brand of The Channel Company, has named KMC Controls to its 2018 Internet of Things 50 list, which recognizes companies whose innovative offerings are helping connect objects, computing devices, infrastructure, data storage and data analytics that will transform our everyday lives.

For nearly 50 years, KMC Controls has helped facilities achieve higher levels of energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality by automating and controlling building systems. KMC is an independent American manufacturer of automation and technology solutions for system integrators, system distributors, and OEM partners. KMC Controls’ IoT solution for the building automation market, KMC Commander, is a secure, open and scalable platform designed to help businesses affordably solve immediate problems while providing a long-term solution for their IoT strategy.

“KMC Controls is honored to be recognized by CRN as one of

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the 2018 Internet of Things 50,” said KMC Controls CEO Richard Newberry. “Innovation is in our blood. From our founding, we have strived to be at the forefront of new technologies. KMC Commander, our IoT solution, is an extention of this, an easy-touse, secure platform allowing users to track, trend and trigger building data from anywhere.”

“The companies on CRN’s 2018 Internet of Things 50 list are leading innovation at every IoT connection point, from the capture and analysis of data to the response initiated at endpoint devices,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “CRN is pleased to recognize these vendors for bringing partners cutting-edge hardware, software and security portfolios, as well as an evolved understanding of how that technology fits with solution providers’ unique knowledge of the IoT market—enabling holistic, highperforming solutions that break new ground.” n For further information please visit www.thechannelco.com

Global intelligent building market analysis & industry forecast 2017-2024 The global intelligent building market was valued at $ 12,371 million in 2017, and is projected to reach $ 42,649 million by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 19.6% from 2018 to 2024.

Intelligent building is defined as an infrastructure which is based on a robust, open operating system that supports a well-connected and integrated network of building systems and controls. Intelligent building adjusts the internal functional aspects such as lighting, temperature, fire-fighting, ventilation, air-conditioning, parking, and water management, automatically with the changes in environmental conditions controlled by automated systems.

Factors such as need for advanced energy efficient interventions, increased market for building automation and control systems, supportive regulatory structures and policies, and increased adoption of building energy management systems drive the intelligent building market growth. However, high

investment cost and complex interoperability of the different systems installed for managing the smart building are expected to impede the growth of the intelligent building market.

The global intelligent building market is segmented into component, type, end user, and region. By component, the intelligent building market is divided into hardware, software, and services. By type, it is categorized into intelligent security system, building energy management system, infrastructure management system, and network management system. Based on end user, it is classified into commercial, industrial, and residential. Based on region, the intelligent building market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. n

For further details, visit www.researchandmarkets.com

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Samsung and Legrand finalize an international technological partnership

A coalition aiming to upgrade the experience of hotel guests through online solutions.

Samsung and Legrand today announced the signing of an international technological partnership with a view to developing new hotel-room management systems, offering greater comfort and ease-of-use to guests.

Legrand and Samsung will be joining forces to strengthen the interoperability of their technologies, helping to accelerating the development of Smart Building systems. Together they will be creating new user interfaces, which will build on the work of Samsung’s LYK HMS (Hospitality Management Solution) and Legrand’s expertise in electrical equipment. This will allow hotel guests to manage their room’s light settings, temperature and opening of doors, all from their TV set. Going forward, the solutions devised in this collaboration will also enhance communication between guests and hotel services (concierge services, taxi reservation, audio-visual support, etc.) for an improved customer experience.

A shared vision of technological developments in Smart Building construction In 2015, Legrand launched the Eliot programme, aimed at developing interoperable online solutions that offer long-

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lasting benefits to businesses and private individuals alike.

This new technological partnership with Samsung illustrates the dynamic expansion of the programme as well as the ambitions of Legrand in smart building construction and the Internet of Things. Both Samsung and Legrand have also been long-standing members of the Zigbee® Alliance Zigbee® is recognised as the international leader in wireless, interconnected communications for the Internet of Objects.

With their LYK HMS hotel solutions, Samsung offers an efficient hotel management system that optimises customer services. Samsung TV sets, specifically designed for hotel usage, are linked to wireless networks that give the user total control over the room’s conditions; the information onscreen is constantly updated to maximise the client’s comfort levels whilst reducing the room’s energy consumption by 20 - 30%.

In addition to the customization options offered to the client, this online system also automatically informs hotel staff of a client’s departure and allows reception to monitor real-time room availability. Checking in and out is therefore a much swifter process, improving the customer’s experience and satisfaction. n For more information, please visit www.legrand.com

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Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village takes Super Bowl spotlight The Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village took center stage during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Merlin Olsen Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The event kicked off Super Bowl Weekend in Minneapolis.

Lisa Roy, VP of Commercial and Integration Operations, Building Solutions North America, Johnson Controls, provided an update on the progress of the project during the luncheon.

“It’s hard to believe it’s just been one year since we gathered at this luncheon fresh from joining with the Hall of Fame in announcing this historic partnership,” Roy said. “In just one year we have seen great progress in Canton.”

Highlights included the groundbreaking last spring for the new first-class hotel, which Roy said “will be in a league all by itself.”

This past summer, the new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium was dedicated as part of “Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls.”

The world-class stadium is outfitted with the latest technology from Johnson Controls and its partners and is the first visible sign of why the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village will be the most “inspiring place on earth.”

“It’s hard to believe it’s just been one year since we gathered at this luncheon fresh from joining with the Hall of Fame in announcing this historic partnership. In just one year we have seen great progress in Canton.” -- Lisa Roy, VP of Commercial and Integration Operations, Building Solutions North America, Johnson Controls The luncheon featured more than 70 Gold Jackets (Hall of Famers) and NFL legends on hand. This year’s luncheon honored Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant and the Wilf family, owners of the Minnesota Vikings.

Johnson Controls and the Hall of Fame Village LLC (a partnership

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between the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Industrial Realty Group) entered into a historic 18-year agreement on Nov. 18, 2016, to create the first sports and entertainment “smart city” that will carry the name Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio.

For the Hall of Fame and Johnson Controls, this agreement represents shared values of honoring the past and building a future driven by innovation and creating comfort for everyone who comes to the Village to honor the legends who have played the game.

Under the terms of the deal, Johnson Controls is the “Official Smart City Partner” of Hall of Fame Village, which includes venues such as a virtual reality, state-of-art Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Experience. Additionally, the company is the presenting sponsor for the annual celebration in Canton each summer known as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls.

Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village is the largest project currently under construction in Ohio and will be a top tourist destination for millions of visitors per year. It is projected to bring $15.3 billion dollars in economic impact to the region in its first 25 years as it transforms the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s campus to impact the lives of people by focusing on programming rooted in values learned from the game of football - commitment, integrity, courage, respect and excellence.

The completion of Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village coincides with the NFL’s 100th season in 2019 and the Centennial Celebration on September 17, 2020.

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Yorkland Controls forges smart building services Distributor Yorkland Controls expands its building automation system portfolio with smart building services by constructing alliances with IoTium and SkyFoundry.

As the traditional era of building control systems morphs into the new world of smart, connected buildings, partnerships between companies have become the name of the game as old-time distributors and resellers try to reinvent themselves to compete in the nascent market.

Yorkland Controls, a 45-year-old company with a history of distributing heating control products, has broadened its portfolio over the years to include new technologies and to serve emerging markets such as building automation, lighting, and security and energy services. Just as it has always helped demystify new technologies for its building contractor clients and their clients, the firm is now taking an active role introducing the concept of IoT-enabled smart building services, according to Gerry Cellucci, vice president of Yorkland Controls. In order to do so, Cellucci said Yorkland Controls has lined up a series of key partnerships in areas like data analytics and secure IoT networking to carve out an offering in the space and to help its customers establish new lines of business.

Working with IoTium, provider of a secure IoT networking platform, and SkyFoundry, maker of the SkySpark cloud-based analytics platform, Yorkland Controls assembled a system that enables its building contractor and professional engineering services customers to offer smart building services and commissioning capabilities to their own set of clients. “We engage with owners and engineers to help lay out solutions and deliver them through people that are highly trained,” Cellucci explained. “This is a parallel move to educate the current systems integrators we’ve supported with market awareness and use cases for IoT.” A total solution The ability to provision software in the field to hundreds of thousands of devices with basically near-one-touch simplicity is a feature that our customers find attractive.John Petzeprincipal and co-founder, SkyFoundry Smart building services, such as commissioning and smart metering, are appealing to building owners seeking to lower costs by optimizing the performance of critical control systems or to help reduce energy costs, Cellucci said.

However, most building contractors don’t have the information or even operational technology expertise to sell these types of systems to their customers, let alone support them, he added.

By partnering with IoTium and SkyFoundry, Cellucci said Yorkland Controls can now assist those building contractors in selling such services by presenting a total offering. Through a mix of robust security functionality that includes containerized applications, encryption and a book-ended architecture that creates a secure tunnel between the asset and the cloud software platform, IoTium solves the very real problem of secure IoT connectivity. “We wouldn’t know where to start to offer such a solution,” Cellucci said, adding that the company no longer sees pushback from IT departments, which have historically been hesitant to open up a port on the corporate network to allow a building automation system to communicate with a cloud analytics platform. “The whole

Smart building services, such as commissioning and smart metering, are appealing to building owners seeking to lower costs by optimizing the performance of critical control systems or to help reduce energy costs

sales cycle went from taking a year to figure everything out to two months,” he explained.

IoTium’s zero-touch secure provisioning capabilities are also a boon to Yorkland Controls and its contractor customers. Instead of having to roll a truck and send a team to a physical site to upgrade a system with new capabilities, the partners can simply make changes and scale the system through the remote and secure connection, he explained. Yorkland and its partners can also engineer the building automation system piece remotely and deliver it without on-site manpower, enabling the firm to geographically expand its reach for providing services.

“The ability to provision software in the field to hundreds of thousands of devices with basically near-one-touch simplicity is a feature that our customers find attractive,” said John Petze, principal and co-founder of SkyFoundry, the data analytics partner in the three-company partnership.

The SkySpark cloud-based analytics platform ingests building automation system data through the IoTium-secured connection and, using artificial intelligence capabilities, automatically finds patterns and generates insights, Petze explained. “Our focus is on automated analytics -- we apply algorithms against data to automatically generate findings,” he said.

Yorkland Controls has already helped its contractor customers use the SkySpark-IoTium combination for a variety of applications, including powering a smart metering system at a hospital to help save energy costs and lower the carbon footprint, and in a predictive maintenance capacity for a commercial high-rise building, which is aiming to identify and fix potential problems with its HVAC systems prior to failure.

The IoTium platform’s ability to put companies’ security concerns at rest will accelerate adoption of such smart building services.

“IT has been a barrier to building automation, but by bringing the IoTium solution in and showing them we can run as a secure, segregated solution, they are now quite interested,” Cellucci said. n For further information, please visit www.yorkland.net

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Smart home security put to the test Smart-home users want a solution that provides greater comfort and convenience, helps them save energy and adds security to their homes. Data communication and personal data storage should comply with the highest security standards, too. Because of this, external IT security professionals regularly put devolo Home Control products through rigorous tests. AV-TEST, the leading European test lab, has taken another look at devolo Home Control and the result is clear: devolo Home Control is secure, receiving the best grade, “Excellent Protection,” for the fourth time in a row.

Protected against third-party access Integrating smart technology into your home means that an increasing number of household appliances such as radiator thermostats, hygrometers and sirens are connected to the Internet. This is why data security in the smart home must always meet the highest security standards.

This test marks the fourth time that AV-TEST, the leading European IT security lab, has tested devolo Home Control—and Home Control has once again been awarded the best grade: “Excellent Protection.” The security engineers of AV-TEST ran extensive tests to find out whether Home Control is protected against potential third-party access. They noted that both the data communication of the Home Control app and the communication of the Home Control Central Unit with the www. mydevolo.com web portal are secure.

Maik Morgenstern, CTO AV-TEST, summarises the result of the tests, saying, “For the fourth time in a row, devolo Home Control has proven itself in our comprehensive certification tests to be a sophisticated smart-home solution. Our testing has determined that Home Control implements all necessary and practical security features. Therefore, we certify the security of devolo Home Control once again and award it with the AV-TEST certificate for a ‘Certified smart-home product’.” devolo Home Control: the secure smart home As early as the development stages of Home Control, there was a heavy focus on data security. The Z-Wave wireless standard is the basis of the security, which means the devolo Home Control Central Unit communicates only with components that have exchanged a unique security ID with the central unit. Additionally, communication from the devolo Home Control Central Unit to the mydevolo cloud is encrypted. The devolo cloud servers are also located in Germany and are thus subject to the rigorous German directives concerning data privacy and data security. These and other security functions underscore the benefits of more than fifteen years of experience in network technology and encryption methods at the Aachen-based manufacturer. Today, more than 45 percent of the employees work in the area of Research and Development. n

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BuildingIQ launches intelligent fault detection service for smart buildings BuildingIQ (ASX: BIQ) today introduced a new Outcome-based Fault Detection (OFD) service offering – a closed-loop building energy management service that helps building and portfolio operators identify issues, prioritize repairs and validate work performed. Through a combination of AI, energy analytics and human expertise, OFD was created to overcome many of the shortcomings that plague today’s fault detection and diagnostic (FDD) services. These challenges include a deluge of daily faults that are cumbersome to prioritize and action; the high cost of defining and writing rules that identify accurate faults due to a lack of documentation of how systems operate in reality versus the design documents; and a lack of accountability for fault validation. OFD is now available worldwide.

“Outcome-based Fault Detection is a comprehensive solution that takes fault detection in a better and broader direction,” said Michael Nark, president and CEO of BuildingIQ. “It does this by embracing the key role played by facility experts and augments it with machine learning and cutting-edge artificial intelligence. OFD works whether data is good or spotty and leverages machine learning to take the burden of data analytics into the cloud. The result is building operators do not have to waste valuable time and resources scouring through tables of hundreds of daily faults. Instead, with OFD, operators can focus on the things that truly need fixing, their tenants and the bottom line.”

OFD is the service on top of BuildingIQ’s 5i Intelligent Energy Platform that sits between the huge transition in the building operations journey from energy visualization to predictive energy optimization.

The steps of OFD are: 1. Baseline – understanding the building’s energy profile and how it acts in varying weather.

2. Data consumption & trending – ingesting and storing any data provided by the building system or IoT-type devices (unlike a typical

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building management system (BMS), BuildingIQ stores up to 10 years of data for analytics).

3. Rules-based detection – detecting logic-based, value-based and trend-based alarms.

4. AI-based detection – uncovering the underlying system dynamics and relationships driving faults while learning to identify deviations from expected operation.

5. Triage/Prioritization – collaborating in close contact with client teams, BuildingIQ Network Operations and building experts take AI-based diagnoses and apply practical, system and building specific insights.

6. Ticketing – ticketing assignment and tracking using either BuildingIQ’s own Facility Worksite service, or that of a client, is included.

7. Planning/Actioning with the BuildingIQ Mobile App – identifying opportunities for catalyzing work in collaboration with experienced building engineers and facility managers at BuildingIQ, whether it is a monthly service visit from a controls contractor or a yearly budgeting process.

8. Validation/Accountability – validating all completed work by comparing data from the time period post-fix to the original data that generated the issue.

“With OFD, we are able to address the somewhat ironic phenomenon of too much data coming out of buildings and not enough people or budget to take actions,” continued Nark. “OFD really extends the category with an end-to-end service offering that augments facility teams with a closed-loop service and demonstrable accountability. For once, facility teams are not going it alone.” n For further information, visit www.buildingiq.com/products

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Connecting home to life and security

execom has identified new and emerging trends in the wider technology sector, with the emergence of tech-savvy end users. Interest in smart technologies, connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) has raised the profile of security in residential applications and a growing number of security installers are exploiting this demand to offer more comprehensive alarm systems.

Texecom looked closely at those householders most likely to embrace these emerging technologies and, interestingly, the main target audience differs from those that typically show an interest in professional alarm systems.

While older people with higher levels of disposable income are most likely to opt for alarm systems, the growing market for smart technologies is amongst young professionals and middleaged consumers who are already active users of mobile devices and apps.

Domestic end users clearly want products that fit in with their lifestyles. Suppliers of most other technologies recognise this: personal computing, audiovisual, home automation, and data handling and sharing are just a few examples.

Most intruder detection systems, unfortunately, don’t fit in with how residential end users want to control and manage their homes, often not allowing the level of integration with other home systems that customers require.

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Intelligent devices There is a growing number of householders investing in intelligent devices for their homes – and they want to add security and protection to the services used. While the smart home sector includes some (non-security) vendors offering basic cloud-based alarm systems, most domestic end users don’t want these. What they want is to take control of the system, to effectively own it and make their own choices as what features it has and how it’s used.

So why don’t these end-users come to the security industry for assistance? Because the industry isn’t actively promoting smart home concepts, lifestyle choices or alternatives to traditional monitored alarms or bells-only systems – despite most intruder alarm systems having the capabilities to offer so much more in terms of flexibility and smart functionality.

This gap in the market has already attracted comment

from research provider IHS. The company identified companies in the US that are now specifically targeting domestic users who don’t want traditional alarms.

These installation companies recognise that customers will happily invest in a security system that offers smarter options.

Often these systems also deliver home automation, video, data sharing, remote control and communications. In short, they are seeking alarm-based solutions that offer added value.

Today’s intruder alarm systems feature advanced technologies that can deliver a world of possibilities and add considerable value, while the core graded element of the system continues to offer police first response or a credible bellsonly solution to a professional standard.

Where risks are high and insurance is essential, the end user can still do whatever the insurer demands. However, by partitioning a control panel for example, its

inherent capabilities can also be used to deliver other ‘lifestyle’ services without compromising on the alarm grading.

In many mainstream applications, the value proposition for an intruder alarm system should not stop at security. While it is a challenge to sell a monitored security system to a domestic user who is sceptical about police response, the task is made easier if other benefits – which can be used on a day-to-day basis

– are included. These could include, for example, push notifications of site status changes, text messages relating to household activity, visual verification of events, fire protection, home automation and remote control of peripheral devices.

Customer understanding Interestingly, Texecom’s research found that while some in the residential market might baulk at the cost of a monitored alarm, it’s

not always the case that they only want something cheap or won’t pay for a quality security system. Their reluctance may be because they’re being asked to invest in a system that doesn’t interact to the degree they expect. If they don’t believe a police response will occur, then monitoring seems an unnecessary expense.

However, additional communications options could increase the perceived value of the system.

Today’s security technologies allow end users to make their own decisions as to how alarm events are handled.

If a user wants to be alerted to an intrusion before a criminal has forced an entry, that’s simple to implement; if they want to verify external detections to filter out nuisance activations, that can also be done; if they want to share data from the system or use it to issue notifications about security, site status or personnel status (including monitoring family members, children, vulnerable and elderly relatives, etc.) it can be done without any complex additions to the system.

Additional services can be offered to fully exploit the potential of the control panel while preserving compliance with standards. This allows domestic users to benefit from credible security protection that also meets their demands for more lifestyle-centric features.

Texecom Connect For too long security systems have been separated and isolated from the outside world, only providing information when the worst happens.

They have lacked the connectivity and compatibility with external systems that could benefit from the intelligence and information they contain.

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for smarter solutions, but the intruder alarm market is lagging behind.

There is still a yawning gap between what end users want and what most security systems currently deliver. Security and ‘peace of mind’ are the two main qualities that end users are seeking – but once a system is put in place, a large majority of people simply don’t use their security system.

Texecom Connect changes everything by introducing connectivity options that interface with leading third-party smart devices and transform the user experience.

Security installers can now offer a secure system with the additional benefits of automation, smart management and flexible control, all from the established and familiar Premier Elite range of control panels. It offers an immersive experience, allowing customers to take full control of the system, along with other peripherals such as video, lighting, heating, power management and smart control of household appliances.

At the heart of Texecom Connect is a professional quality, graded intruder alarm system which uses the proven Premier Elite range of control panels. This also enables the use of Ricochet mesh-based wireless connectivity, which is an integral part of the panel series.

Texecom Connect uses an app, a SmartCom smart communicator, a SmartPlug and an API to deliver increased flexibility. There’s also a range of Ricochet-enabled accessories, allowing installers to up-sell to customers, including to those with existing alarm systems.

Recipes for Success Texecom Connect is programmed on the basis of cause and effect, and recipes are a user-friendly way of describing the programming actions that are used for automation.

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Example recipes include, ‘when I enter through my front door and it is dark outside, turn on my hall light’ or ‘when someone is detected at my front door, send a notification message to my phone’.

A range of recipes can be grouped into system modes, so certain recipes only take place depending on the mode of the system. In the examples above, a user may only want to be notified when someone is at their front door when they are away from the premises.

By ensuring that the creation and management of recipes and modes is simple and easily achieved from the app, Texecom Connect takes significant steps towards eliminating fear and confusion about intruder alarm systems, while increasing interaction and real-world benefits.

An experience like no other Texecom Connect adds value to security systems by delivering the features and benefits that end users are demanding, giving them the

flexibility and freedom to enjoy an interactive and positive experience.

Security installers can really benefit from this by offering systems that don’t feel like a ‘grudge purchase’.

These features also enhance site management, and for many users – both commercial and residential – they create a genuine return on investment. If a business can realise increased power savings, reduced costs and overheads, enhanced management of health and safety issues and create proof of compliance – all via their intruder alarm system – they are unlikely to consider the purchase as a grudge.

If a homeowner can enjoy automation, interaction and connectivity with other devices and systems, and use their intruder alarm in a proactive way on a day-to-day basis, they will also perceive it to have a higher value. n For more information visit

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Future oriented Gira selected for one of the largest and most exciting developments in London

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ira smart home technology was selected for one of the largest and most exciting developments in London, Fenman House.

Gira, one of the world’s leading fullrange suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, is pleased to present its first project lifestyle video for customers to experience first-hand, the beauty and ease of custom intelligent build technology.

From industrial wasteland to a future oriented, energy efficient, smart living environment, residents at Fenman House adopt a development of 76 stunning

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apartments by award winning property developer, Argent.

Designed by a world-renowned team of architects including Maccreanor Lavington, and interior designers like Johnson Naylor, thoughtfully chosen materials were selected due to flawless aesthetic appeal and sophisticated functionality.

Gira was elected to provide an unparalleled lifestyle through full intelligent control of lighting, climate, curtains/blinds, fire safety, eco efficiency and door entry for the residents of Fenman House.

Further convenience is delivered through full building control via the

Gira smart device app which allows complete remote operation.

Gira wanted to take this opportunity to highlight and instil the fabric of Fenman House and new urban community taking shape in London’s most dynamic neighbourhood.

Unifying the exterior and interior of Fenman House, this new lifestyle video is a great example of how perceptive interior design can engage with its surroundings to benefit both homeowner and lifestyle.

By impressing the advantages of home automation, Gira clearly link its high-quality range of products that

Gira wanted to take this opportunity to highlight and instil the fabric of Fenman House and new urban community taking shape in London’s most dynamic neighbourhood. were specified for the project and how they serve the growing digital lifestyle and community: n 21st century user control: - simple one panel control, intelligent build solutions n Intuitive functionality: - PIR’s / motion detection, etc. n Stress-free utility n Premium quality n Modern design n Discreet styling In a bid to make it easy for anyone that wants to learn more about Gira’s smart home technology, this video will be headlined on www.gira.com/uk, with additional

links to the Gira Experience Room [Baker St, London], all UK contacts and System Integrators of Gira, plus relevant social media platforms.

All Gira products specified for Fenman House were designed and installed by leading System Integrator, Hughes Electra Ltd: KNX system - for networking & controlling building technology...

At Fenman House both living, and working have become more convenient, secure, more energyefficient and economical thanks to KNX. The Gira KNX system enables the seamless integration of diverse devices which offer an extremely

broad range of intelligent functions.

Lighting, blinds and heating can all be controlled, along with multimedia and security components which can be networked to form a smart system. Fenman House also incorporated the Gira door communication system using various Gira Interface products for even more convenience: on a personal and functional level. n Easy operation due to the userfriendly operating devices for the KNX system n Convenient control while on the move n Greater convenience, security and value due to intelligent networking n Diverse expansion options due to the use of the Gira HomeServer n Expandable system with a future-proof standard Gira X1 - The cornerstone of the intelligent home …

Residents can switch lights on and off, raise and lower blinds, optimise their home temperature settings – all over the building and on the go:

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The new Gira X1 combined with the Gira KNX system makes automating a home easier, more convenient and economical than ever before. This means greater ease and security for users and occupants at Fenman House with many functions able to be monitored and controlled remotely.

Gira X1 is space-saving and presents quick installation and little effort in terms of start-up configuration and user control via the Gira X1 app.

Gira G1- a new room operating device for the KNX system…

Compact, powerful and universal, the new Gira G1 is an intelligent central control unit for operating entire building technology like lighting, blinds, temperature and more. Fenman House Gira G1 functions: n Door communication n Lighting control n Integrated room temperature controller n Blind control n Concierge function

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Gira Push sensor 3 – control at the push of a button …

The Gira Push sensor 3 allows many intelligent building technology functions to be conveniently controlled at the press of a button: it’s possible to switch the light on, dim it, raise or lower blinds, save or call up light scenes, and much more.

And in the process, its operation adapts to the occupants’ needs and Fenman residents benefit from: n Lighting control n “Sleep mode” n “Home/Leaving mode” n Temperature control n Eco Mode Gira E2 Design line - a minimalist switch range…

The new Gira E2 Design Line ensures flexibility across its new frames and inserts, giving the ability to equip Fenman House with the latest fixtures, all with a consistent design aesthetic and distinction between the varying systems, controls and

functions identified.

Gira E2 is available in six material / colour variants: new matt black, stainless steel, pure white glossy, pure white matt, aluminium (lacquered) and anthracite.

Gira flush-mounted Door Station Gira home stations are handsfree systems and flush-mounted, designed with the compact and weather-proof Gira built-in speaker, microphone and call buttons which can be optionally expanded to include a TFT colour display and an additional button for in-house calls.

The installation at Fenman is a standard offering with the following functions working in conjunction with the concierge desk: n Automatic day/night camera mode n Custom external door station n Concierge Lift Call n Concierge remote accessibility n Gira Mobile App ready n For more information please visit www.gira.com/uk

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New building at the University of Antwerp integrates building automation for optimum energy efficiency

f you let a team of budding electrical and civil engineers automate their own new building, you can expect an innovative and technically-sophisticated solution. The University of Antwerp in Belgium has followed this path at its Groenenborger

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campus with the “Z” building. The result is a highly sustainable “passive house” with an intelligent building management system that features advanced HVAC control. As the central building automation platform, a Beckhoff CX2020 Embedded PC

controls approximately 4,000 I/O points. Moreover, the openness of the PC-based control architecture enables budding engineers to use the building as a “Real Life Lab”.

The topics of energy efficiency and

sustainability are accorded significant importance in the Electromechanics Engineering and Architecture degree programs at the University of Antwerp. It was therefore only natural that the Faculty of Applied Engineering Sciences would implement an innovative and energy-efficient concept in the construction of the new “Z” building.

Leveraging excellent thermal insulation and the use of heat exchangers to avoid ventilation heat losses, the building is constructed as a passive house according to European standards and requires no traditional building heating.

An unusual aspect in the design is that the building services were installed visibly for the most part, so that the building can serve both as an object to study and for student research projects.

The system integrator Fixsus, which implemented the building automation technology, will also use the data collected in the “Z” building for further system optimizations to be used in future projects. “For example, we use the data to further improve the control systems and the algorithms in the

software we 15 | Published in PC Control 02 | 2017 worldwide | belgium develop,” explains Koen Verschuere, managing director of Fixsus. To achieve this, all measured values in the building – over 1,500 of them – are recorded every three seconds for a period of ten years.

Passive house principle plus integrated building automation maximize energy savings “In the past, we conducted research projects on the subject of climatization in which we asked ourselves, ‘How can comfort and low energy consumption be balanced efficiently while also considering the investment costs?’” says Eddy Janssen, lecturer and spokesman of the Energy Department at the University of Antwerp. “As numerous simulations have shown, the concept of controlling each room separately with a variable throughput that depends on the measured values is best suited to achieve our goals.” This principle has been successfully implemented in the “Z” building on the Groenenborger campus, which opened in June 2016.

However, the room automation as realized is significantly more extensive: it includes illumination and solar protection, opening of windows and the ventilation, as well as heating and cooling.

The scope of functionality also includes heat storage and natural cooling byopening windows. “The controller is decisive for the passive house principle,” adds Prof. Ivan Verhaert. “For example, if you wish to make maximum use of natural cooling by opening the windows, increased air throughput must be achieved in extreme cases, even while the impulse fans are switched off. For the heating, internal heat gains in a room are best utilized by having the controller calculate them in advance.”

The fact that the building contains a great deal of heating and cooling technology makes the control requirements even more complicated.

Apart from two classic gas boilers for absorbing the peaks, the system can make use of a 6-pipe heat pump, a g gas absorption heat pump, a buffer

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cylinder, a geothermal probe field and a dry cooler. Eddy Janssen also points to the so-called “waste hierarchy”, a principle applied to sustainable waste management. There, avoidance comes first, followed by re-use, then recycling and, finally, incineration.

Translated to the cooling of a building, this means: first, heating up of the building is avoided by solar protection and the economical use of illumination; then, the cooler night air is used for air conditioning, for example; the next step is heat recovery and so on.

Individual room control provides high level of comfort A Beckhoff CX2020 Embedded PC serves as the central intelligence for the building automation.

“The concept of decentralized intelligence no longer exists in the Fixsus philosophy. This means that the entire system logic is bundled in the central controller. The CPU is connected via EtherCAT with 89 decentralized I/O stations – one per room – with more than 700 I/O modules in total,” explains Tim Verheyden from Fixus. The number of measurements is significantly larger, however. Various measured values are recorded from each room, such as temperature, relative humidity, CO2 content, the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), CO value, light intensity as well as the intensity of infrared radiation. The measurement

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of the latter even enables system calculations for the perceived room temperature – an important variable to achieve the appropriate control for a high degree of comfort.

All measured values required for the climatization of the room are collected in the TP10 module as developed by Fixsus. The compact device, which is about the size of a light switch, contains 10 sensor keys that can be freely programmed by the user. “The TP10 is connected to a digital input and a digital output of the PLC, through which a value can be queried from the 512 registers of the TP10 every 0.2 seconds. You need fast I/Os for that – but of course that’s no problem with Beckhoff,” explains Koen Verschuere. “If a device should fail, it can be easily replaced without having to adjust anything in the programming or configuration.”

Maximum flexibility and system openness “Closed systems are still frequently used in building automation, which can lead to problems especially when components must be replaced,” says Johny Vangeel, Business Manager of Building Automation, Infrastructure, Energy at Beckhoff. “With the building automation system from Beckhoff, we can replace or add components while the application is active in operation.

The fact that all the logic is located in the PLC gives the system maximum

flexibility when making adjustments and extensions in the periphery.” A typical problem in traditional building management systems is, for example, that the software for monitoring and data management runs on a separate PC. Sooner or later conflicts arise between hardware and software components, for example, when new versions no longer communicate with old systems.

“With the PC-based controller from Beckhoff, this all takes place on the same CPU and new developments in hardware have no effect on the software,” noted Vangeel.

Another advantage of the open system is that users can adapt the software themselves. A conventional facility manager has to contact the system integrator that supplied the system to make changes. However, it’s an entirely different matter if the users are professors and students specialized in climatization and building management. Projects are now planned regularly in the Engineering courses at the University of Antwerp, in which measured values from the university’s own building are used, or new algorithms are tested on the controller.

Every control loop can be bypassed for this and replaced with a manual operation or a new software module.

The complete building controller is stored on a memory card, so it is simple to exchange the card afterwards to restore the original operating conditions if needed. “There is a lot of talk about sustainability in building management, but one aspect that is frequently forgotten is that a system is only sustainable if it is reproducible and usable on a large scale,” says Eddy Janssen. “A system must also be able to grow with new requirements and findings. This is an important criterion for us and was decisive in our selection of the PC-based automation solution with Fixsus.” n For more information please visit www.fixsus.be www.beckhoff.be

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Preserving cultural heritage Smart technology to the rescue!

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hether it’s a Monet or a Ming Dynasty vase, museums play an important role in preserving cultural heritage.

Maintaining the perfect conditions for these treasures takes many factors into consideration. Here are a few examples:

San Diego Natural History Museum, United States What: Exhibits everything from precious gems to dinosaurs to presentations on the human genome. The facility averages more than 800 daily visitors and has office space for its 80 employees.

Goal: Precise climate control in key

exhibit areas, energy efficiency to gain, and integrate systems to a common platform to access energy management data.

How: Using our web-enabled building management systems, they integrated existing systems into a single interface and generated energy savings, San Diego Natural History Museum, United States

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improved building management, and reduced maintenance costs. The museum was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Certification.

Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum, Taiwan What: This palace museum exhibits a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest of its type in the world.

Its newly opened southern branch is designated as the Asian Art and Culture Museum striving to interpret and exhibit the cultural concepts and artistic accomplishments of Asia.

Goal: Smart fire emergency detection, central management and evacuation, ensuring a risk-free exhibition environment

How: Fire emergency detection and evacuation are extremely critical in a museum. The museum installed a Honeywell NOTIFIER fire alarm system, which easily provides system integration with the lowest operation costs and allows customization for the museum’s future needs. It’s paired with another system that helps with evacuations by emitting a distinct sound (like white noise) that can be heard across all frequencies of the human hearing range and does not conflict with traditional fire alarm audible devices. It can guide visitors and staff to the nearest exit, reducing evacuation times in a museum by up to 75 percent.

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain What: Opened in 1992, it has more than 1,000 works of art, collected over seven decades and exhibited over 24,000 square meters. The collection

presents works from Italian masters to experimental avant-garde and pop art.

Goal: Modernize the air conditioning system to preserve works of art, ensure the comfort of visitors and save energy and costs.

How: By implementing an intelligent monitoring program and updating the system, the museum saved nearly 30 percent on energy consumption and reduced costs by 28 percent, balancing rises in energy prices.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand What: A war memorial and museum that exhibits New Zealand history, natural history as well as military history. With more than 900,000 visitors per year, this is New Zealand’s favorite building and a major tourist attraction.

Goal: Reduce energy usage and support the Auckland Council’s environmental

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sustainability strategies and create optimized temperature for the display and storage of invaluable artefacts.

How: An enterprise-wide control of the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and mechanical systems through Enterprise Buildings Integrator enabled the museum to have greater control, and the ability to make continual improvements to their environment.

Alongside a control system strategy review, this also lowered the risk of damage to artefacts and art and enabling streamlined processes and operational efficiency, resulting in 50 percent Forbidden City, China

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reduction in carbon footprint over three years and $350,000 NZD (around $250,000 USD) reduction in annual energy costs.

Forbidden City, China What: A palace complex in central Beijing, China, that houses the art collections of the Palace Museum, from the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is considered a living history of Chinese culture for over 1000 years.

Goal: Protect irreplaceable national treasures and works of art from fire.

How: They used Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA) system that is hundreds of times more sensitive than a traditional point detector. Even when smoke has been diluted by a draught blowing through the building, or by air conditioning, it will be detected and an alarm is raised. Adjustable alarm levels allow the elimination of nuisance alarms, which is especially important in these public areas to prevent unnecessary panic among visitors. n For more information visit www.honeywell.com

BUILDING INTELLIGENCE

Water runs deep Building intelligence in and out of water

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he Shedd Aquarium first opened its doors to visitors in 1930. Today almost 2 million guests visit this national historic landmark annually.

The aquatic environments in the original aquarium contain more than 1.5 million gallons of water, including a 90,000-gallon exhibit created in 1971 to reproduce a Caribbean coral reef. Over the years the aquarium has undergone expansions to accommodate other large exhibits, more than doubling its original size to cover 422,000 square feet.

In 1991, Shedd Aquarium expanded to recreate a Pacific Northwest coastal environment. Known today as the Abbott Oceanarium, this 170,000-square-foot exhibit holds 3 million gallons of water and features everything from beluga whales and

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Pacific white-sided dolphins to sea otters and sea lions. It is also the largest indoor marine mammal facility in the world.

A 2003 expansion houses the 27,000-square-foot Wild Reef, which holds more than 570,000 gallons of water. Built in an underground wing of the aquarium, this exhibit recreates a Philippine coral reef to allow visitors to enjoy the most diverse underwater ecosystem in the world.

A facility this size has multiple challenges with regard to energy use in maintaining diverse environments for visitors, staff, and more than 32,500 aquatic animals. In 2013, decision-makers committed to an ambitious goal of cutting the aquarium’s energy consumption in half by 2020. This commitment

to sustainability extends into every part of Shedd Aquarium — from water-conserving exhibits and energyefficient lighting to green gardens and the food its inhabitants eat.

Sharing a common vision Both Shedd Aquarium and Schneider Electric are committed to sustainability.

Schneider Electric understands that monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) is all about fine-tuning systems and equipment to conserve energy. The EcoStruxure™ Building Advisor* solution helps achieve that goal by identifying and prioritizing top recommendations for energy conservation, as well as for avoidable energy costs.

The EcoStruxure Building Advisor* solution also offered the tools needed

to implement a fault detection and diagnostics solution that would comply with Commonwealth Edison’s (ComEd’s) MBCx criteria, such as monitoring building system performance for at least 18 months while continually identifying and implementing energy saving improvements within six months of being identified.

After reviewing competitive solutions, Shedd Aquarium decision-makers chose to team with Schneider Electric to achieve their vision for sustainability.

Shedd Aquarium and Schneider Electric had previously collaborated on other sustainability projects, including applying Schneider Electric’s code engineering expertise to the aquarium’s environmental control system that resulted in cost savings through reduced energy and water use.

Schneider Electric had also addressed issues related to security, renewable energy, lighting control, building automation, and energy management.

Following a strategic roadmap ComEd and Nicor Gas partially funded the aquarium’s MBCx program. (The Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Building Advisor* relies on MBCx data to provide insight and justification for energy savings and improvements that get to the root cause of energy, comfort, and maintenance issues.)

Shedd Aquarium designed a strategic energy roadmap in partnership with the city of Chicago, the Citizens Utility Board, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, and the Institute for Sustainable Energy Development to achieve a 50 percent reduction in energy

Goal Cut energy consumption in half by 2020, saving enough energy to power 750 homes annually.

Story Leverage existing building management system, sensors, and meters to push data points to EcoStruxureTM Building Advisor* every five minutes, automatically pinpointing root cause of problems and identifying energy cost-avoidance opportunities daily.

Solution • EcoStruxure Building Operation** • EcoStruxure Energy Expert*** • VFT Drives • Turnkey Solar Solution (256kW of solar panels)

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Results • EcoStruxure Building Advisor* –– Pinpoints issues, trends, averages –– Prioritizes recommendations and suggested actions –– Assigns dollar value to energy opportunities –– Tracks and validates energy project metrics –– Target energy savings of 50% by 2020 consumption by 2020.

The roadmap focuses on identifying and implementing opportunities to improve the efficiency of major electrical and natural gas systems, as well as reducing energy costs without adversely affecting the facility or its system operations.

In 2015, Schneider Electric began leveraging Shedd Aquarium’s existing building management system by installing variable frequency drives and extensive electric submetering.

Today, information from all data points is pushed to the cloud-hosted EcoStruxure Building Advisor* every five minutes for systems modeling. Then EcoStruxure Building Advisor* pinpoints the root cause of any problems and identifies opportunities for cost avoidance.

Reaping the benefits EcoStruxure™ Building Advisor* provides Shedd Aquarium with intelligent control, management flexibility, and meaningful analytics. It also gets the right information to the right person at the right time, enabling more informed decision-making.

The EcoStruxure Building Advisor* solution identifies energy-saving opportunities and suggests possible causes and specific actions to remedy problems. For example, if EcoStruxure Building Advisor* detects a hot water loop temperature that is lower than the recommended threshold for 24 hours, suggested actions may include looking for faulty set points or control calibrations, reducing pump speed, or lowering the hot water supply

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temperature. EcoStruxure Building Advisor* will also determine the dollar value associated with a problem that wastes energy. In addition to having direct connections to submetering points, EcoStruxure Building Advisor* has access to ComEd’s Green Button interval energy data.

Schneider Electric and its technology partner, KGS Buildings, have integrated more than 4,500 building management monitoring points at Shedd Aquarium.

These monitoring points correspond to HVAC zones, air handling equipment, and extensive heating/ cooling systems, including dozens of pumps, fans, heat exchangers, and hot/cold water systems.

Because so many of the energy conservation measures identified by

EcoStruxure™ Building Advisor* also comply with ComEd’s incentive program, the aquarium can financially justify the improvements. At the same time, the aquarium will be able to consume less energy while helping reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Once the aquarium’s EcoStruxure Building Advisor* solution was fully commissioned, ComEd was able to verify compliance with its MBCx criteria and issue a rebate to Shedd Aquarium.

Going forward, Shedd Aquarium will continue to monitor and recommission equipment based on prioritized actions associated with measurable ROI, as well as to receive additional rebates from ComEd to implement and sustain improvements. n For further information visit www. www.schneider-electric.com

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Electrical installations in both industrial and consumer buildings need to meet the new challenges of our growing power needs. To increase the energy efficiency of buildings, while at the same time integrating consumers into the load compensation, will mean that controlling the switching of electrical devices on or off according to external signals, such as time and consumption, will be vital. www.new.abb.com/smartgrids/ smart-grid-technologies/smarthome-and-intelligent-buildings

ASSA ABLoY is the global leader in door opening solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience.

Since its formation in 1994, ASSA ABLoY has grown from a regional company into an international group with about 46,000 employees, operations in more than 70 countries and sales close to SEK 68 billion.

The Group has a leading position in areas such as access control, identification technology, entrance automation and hotel security. www.assaabloy.co.uk/en/local/uk/

The Bosch Smart Home range includes both Single System products and System Solution products.

Test the range of smart solutions to understand how these products are able to assist you in your daily lives; offering additional comfort, security for peace of mind and energy efficiency, saving you money within your home. Connectivity is more than just technology, it is now part of our every-day lives making life easier and allowing more time for the things that really matter! www.bosch-smarthome.com

Designed to be offered as a service from the ground up. Enabling our channel partners – insurers, telcos and builders - to add value to their core business creating a more intimate relationship with their consumer and B2B customers. The Cozify platform offers complete flexibility in data gathering and utilization. If so chosen, none of the data leaves the Cozify Hub. Alternatively, with consent from end users, the data can be extracted and analysed to support business decision making. www.en.cozify.fi/pages/for-partners

Connected products is a growing area for Dyson building world-class cross functional Agile teams and adopting the latest technology and techniques delivering our ambitious vision in the connected space.

In 2016 we launched our first two connected products now having a connected user base of hundreds of thousands in twenty countries.

Culture of design and engineering excellence with an innovative start up mentality winning the 2016 T3 Connected product of the year. https://careers.dyson.com/

Enado has over 15 years of experience in the installation and provision of home automation systems. our multiple award winning platform allows multiple, disparate manufacturer systems and devices in the home, integrated into one solution. Industry standard offering of lighting and energy to facilitate control of multiple consumer electronics devices including satellite receivers, smart tv’s, sky and other satellite boxes. www.enado.com

Energenie is part of Sandal Plc a public listed uK technology company, Sandal Plc is the brand and IP owner of the Mi|Home smart home system. The Mi|Home ecosystem can control heating, lighting and electrical appliances via both plug and play and retro fit actuators, including radiators valves, retrofit wall sockets and retro-fit light switches. The system also includes a range of sensors that are able to control the Mi|Home actuators allowing for a smarter experience. https://energenie4u.co.uk/

eQ-3 Group is one of the leading innovation and technology companies for home control and consumer electronics. eQ-3 provides the largest product portfolio in the industry and has placed more than 21 million wireless home control devices in almost one million households in the market. eQ-3 is the European market leader in smart home with regard to the installed base of whole home solutions and electronic radiator thermostats. www.HomeMatic.com

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A Fortune 100 company, Honeywell invents and manufactures technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanization. Our connected portfolio of products, services and software spans multiple industries and is able to deliver end-to-end solutions that improve quality of life for people around the globe. www.honeywell.com

Paxton10 delivers out of the box access control, IP video management and building automation. It interfaces with existing building infrastructure to control lighting, heating, air conditioning, intruder and fire alarms. The system comprises a web-based user interface for easy building management and a selection of discreet hardware. www.paxton10.com

NorthQ is a Danish IoT manufacturer which specializes in developing home automation and energy management solutions. Company’s products serve as an innovative tool to track, control and optimize energy consumption.

Our vision, A New Way of Living, entails responsibility for the environment and conscious decision-making regarding the energy we use on a daily basis.

Our newest product, the Q-Reader is a universal meter reader providing real-time data from various electricity, gas, heat, and water meters. www.northq.com

EcoStruxure™ With Innovation At Every Level, we are redefining power and automation for a new world of energy. We operate in over 100 countries with around 144,000 employees worldwide. www.schneider-electric.com

Building technology with its integrated disciplines such as building automation, fire safety, security, lighting, and lowvoltage power distribution is often indispensable and forms the heart of a Total Building Solution from Siemens. www.buildingtechnologies. siemens.com

Trend is one of the world’s leading Building Energy Management Systems manufacturers, with a worldwide distribution and support network covering over 50 countries.

Its fully integrated control solutions are able to meet the most complex requirements of modern buildings. www.trendcontrols.com

Artificial Intelligence for Smarter Homes. The Viva Smart Home Platform is a turn-key white label platform that uses artificial intelligence to learn family behaviour and automatically programme smart home services.

Service Providers can launch plugand-play products and services, like home security, heating, lighting and home protection, which improve family life for everyday living rather than being a throwaway gadget. www.meetviva.com

PRODUCT LISTINGS

With subsidiaries and representative offices in 11 countries, FERMAX is placed among the most important brands in the world. At Fermax, we have been cultivating our passion for design, technology and innovation for the past 65 years. www.fermax.com

Desigo™ building automation – flexible and energy-efficient The intelligent system for all building types, sizes and all applications www.siemens.com/desigo

Answers for infrastructure.