Siemens exhibits new digital solutions for the transition to sustainable infrastructure

At the Light + Building 2022 trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Siemens will showcase its vision of digitalisation as a key pillar of the infrastructure transition required to tackle climate change and global sustainability challenges.

The company’s motto at the show is “Smart infrastructure is sustainable infrastructure”, and Siemens will be demonstrating products, solutions, and services to make the transition of buildings and grids possible.

Digitalisation

“Digitalisation is a key enabler of sustainability, and if we are to build resilient, adaptive, efficient, and livable infrastructure, intelligently applying technology to create smarter buildings and grids will be essential,” said Matthias Rebellius, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure.

Matthias Rebellius adds, “If digitalisation is the brain, sustainability is the heart. Together with enabling our customers to meet their ambitions, we can drive a transition to sustainable infrastructure.”

Sustainable solutions

Together, digitalised buildings and electrification systems can support a more sustainable future

The transformation is urgent; almost 10 billion people will live on the planet by 2050, the majority in urban areas.​

Around 40 percent of all energy used globally is consumed in buildings and another one-third by industries. Together, digitalised buildings and electrification systems can support a more sustainable future.

Adaptable solutions to future-proof buildings

Building X

Building X is the recently launched smart building suite for net-zero buildings, and a highlight at the Siemens Light + Building booth, with its AI-enabled applications, secure connectivity, and open platform.

Building X is the first offering built on the principles of Siemens Xcelerator; an open digital business platform and marketplace to accelerate the digital transformation across industries, buildings, grids, and transportation.

Energy Flexibility Services

Siemens will also be showcasing a broad range of Building Services which combine technology with the expertise of its digital building professionals to reduce costs, drive revenue and growth, meet sustainability and regulatory requirements and optimise building performance.

As part of a range of offerings based on an X-as-a-Service (XaaS) business model, Siemens will be demonstrating Energy Flexibility Services. This enables clients to combine different energy sources, optimising between alternative sources as well as fluctuating energy prices in the market, to help meet customers’ decarbonisation goals, reduce energy costs, and in some cases both.

Desigo CC, an integrated building management system

Desigo CC sites can also be monitored from the Building X Operations Manager cloud application

The latest version of Desigo CC, Siemens’ integrated building management system, has also been upgraded with several new software features, which will be on display at Light + Building 2022.

Desigo CC sites can also be monitored from the Building X Operations Manager cloud application, covering different customer needs in managing their buildings, whether on-premise or off-premise, in the cloud as well as in hybrid setups.

Safety and well-being for tenants, employees, and visitors

Cerberus FIT fire safety solutions

With health, safety, and occupant wellbeing a key priority for building owners and operators, Siemens will also be demonstrating a range of digital technologies to protect people and infrastructure investments.

From a safety perspective, Siemens will showcase a range of fire protection solutions and services. These include the Cerberus FIT fire safety solutions for small and medium-sized buildings and the award-winning Li-ion battery fire protection solution.

Digital services for fire safety

Siemens will also show for the first time a new portfolio of digital services for fire safety. By connecting fire detection systems to the cloud, the portfolio uses the data combined with expertise from service personnel to help customers meet and exceed safety guidelines by moving from reactive to proactive operation.

Services such as continuous condition monitoring for detectors, remote diagnosis reports, and an automatically updated eLogbook help customers to minimise the impact of external risk factors, enable access to real-time data for swift decision-making, and improve business continuity through the uninterrupted operation.

Building X Security Manager

Building X Security Manager enables combination with well-established solutions to deliver hybrid scenarios

In addition, Siemens will also exhibit new security solutions including Building X Security Manager. This cloud application enables combination with well-established solutions to deliver hybrid scenarios between cloud and on-premise.

Software, including Surveillance Video, Control Pro, or Surveillance Access portfolio, as well as third-party solutions, can connect using modern APIs and low code for seamless integration. This integration opens up new possibilities, such as creating the ‘control room of the future or transforming to data-driven and smartphone-enabled access control, improving occupants’ experience.

Optimising performance for all buildings

PXC7 controller

Siemens’ building automation exhibits in Frankfurt will focus on productive and efficient rooms, as well as building performance.

The recently released PXC7 controller will be on display, which completes the new generation of Desigo automation and showcases the ability to deploy BACnet Secure Connect to strengthen cybersecurity.

Indoor air quality

Siemens will show the IAQ multi-sensor and the recently upgraded RDG200 thermostat with a built-in CO2 sensor

Focusing on indoor air quality (IAQ), Siemens will show the new IAQ multi-sensor and the recently upgraded RDG200 thermostat with a built-in CO2 sensor for balancing energy efficiency and IAQ. 

For the dynamic hydronic balancing for heating and cooling systems, Siemens will show the new 6-port PICV (pressure independent control valve); KNX for smart building control, with the complete DIN-rail, mounted device portfolio, and the TC5 touch room unit, which supports multi-discipline applications such as colored light control or logic operation.

Space Intelligence and Location Intelligence

Enlighted, a Siemens-owned company for smart and sustainable buildings, will be launching new solutions including Space Intelligence and Location Intelligence, to elevate the use of IoT building data for operational productivity and sustainability.

With Space Intelligence, new data APIs for building occupancy, efficiency, and location will help enterprise companies understand activities within their spaces, gain access to deeper analytics, provide accurate ESG reporting, and use visualisations for better space decisions. Location Intelligence, a Real-Time Location Service (RTLS), improves workflows and asset management, especially in healthcare and warehouse settings.

Focus on smart electrical installation and power distribution

Siemens will also show technology for reliable, cost-effective, and energy-efficient electrical installation and power distribution, addressing the challenges of increasing consumer numbers, power distribution complexity, and the integration of renewable energy and additional loads, such as electric vehicle charging.

SENTRON installation devices

SENTRON offers a smart solution for the protection of people, plants, and systems, and transparency of energy flows

The measuring and communication capable SENTRON installation devices offer a smart solution for the overall protection of people, plants, and systems, as well as transparency of energy flows, whether a new system or a retrofit.

By evaluating data and with the help of condition monitoring, energy efficiency can be significantly increased and the lifecycle assessment improved. Installer and switchgear manufacturers benefit from innovative, flexible, and future-proof systems including easy planning and rapid installation.

SIVACON 8PS busbar trunking systems

Smart power distribution maximises network efficiency along the entire value chain and ensures greater sustainability. At Light + Building 2022, Siemens will highlight SIVACON 8PS busbar trunking systems, which offer many benefits of intelligent power distribution when compared with conventional cable installation.

Advantages include quick and easy planning in 3D and in compliance with Building Information Modeling (BIM), a practical BusbarCheck app to support installation and documentation, high adaptability to new use concepts, and communication with higher-level systems or clouds.

Planners Lounge

In the early phases of a project, planners face multiple challenges, including customer requirements for future-proof technology and the lowest lifecycle costs. Regardless of which planning phase or industry customers belong to, Siemens supports projects with know-how and BIM-capable data, with consideration for cybersecurity.

At Light + Building 2022, Siemens will also show the ‘Planners Lounge’, demonstrating how Siemens supports customers on-site with the planning and conception of technical building equipment, including electrical power distribution.