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SMART BUILDINGS
The IoT for
digitalised buildings
By Andreas Schneider, CEO and
Co-Founder, EnOcean
www.enocean.com
Using sensors to control buildings
and to collect data for maximising
efficiencies and improving security
The eyes and ears of a building – these are electronic
sensors that already enable classic building automation
systems (BMS) to control lighting, shading and room climate
for instance. The deep networking ability of cloud-based
Internet of Things (IoT) platforms and self-powered,
maintenance-free sensors that can flexibly be placed
everywhere within a facility, even on furniture, to provide
real-time insights into a building‘s condition and technical
health. This facilitates more efficient or even entirely new
services through networking with other disciplines, such as
multimedia, alarm systems, elevators and the parking area
belonging to the building, to mention only a few. Each of
these disciplines is getting smarter all the time and thus
provides an entirely new dimension in digitalised services
and business models.
Smart light management
In addition to HVAC and shading, lighting is an important
part of classic building automation. Lighting solutions are
getting smarter, and the light adjusts, for example, to the
conditions within the home, office, shopping centre or
on the street – coordinated with daylight or occupancy.
Dynamic lighting control and the adaptation of light to
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