Siemens announces the launch of Building X, an open AI-enabled smart building suite for net zero buildings

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Siemens) has launched Building X, a new smart building suite that is open, interoperable and fully cloud-based.

The Building X suite is the first next generation offering that is built on the design principles of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform launched to accelerate digital transformation and value creation across industry, transportation, grids and buildings.

Building X, smart building suite

It acts as a single source of truth to eliminate complexity and supports net zero targets

The Building X suite addresses the challenges of various stakeholders, including building users, property investors, real estate companies and facility managers. It acts as a single source of truth to eliminate complexity and supports net zero targets.

Stakeholders can now digitise and use their building data from various sources, disciplines and systems on one single platform, Building X. This enables a seamless user experience and the integration of their existing software and ecosystem, including third-party applications, through vendor agnostic connectivity and open application programming interfaces (APIs).

AI-enabled applications and built-in cyber security

The Building X suite offers modular, AI-enabled applications, and built-in cyber security. It also facilitates co-creation with customers and partners, in order to address their challenges faster, thanks to the openness and cloud technology, which means digital transformation can be achieved easier, faster and at scale.

Matthias Rebellius, the Managing Board Member of Siemens AG and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Siemens Smart Infrastructure, stated “Building X is the antidote to data silos. We can now connect all data that smart building systems generate in one single data lake, scaling up smart buildings faster and moving closer to our vision of autonomous, net zero buildings.”

Data-based outcomes for enhanced efficiency and performance

He adds, “Building X creates data-based outcomes for greater efficiency, performance and experience, changing for the better the way we work and live in buildings. We look forward to co-creating use cases with our customers and partners on Building X to accelerate innovation and sustainability in the industry.”

The Building X suite currently features a set of applications and digital services, tailored to different stakeholder groups, all connected on the AI-enabled platform. Building X opens new possibilities to digitalise, manage, and optimise building operations, bringing value to both - existing buildings and new ones.

Its applications cover key domains of building management, including energy, security and building operations, backed by strong analytics capabilities. The applications offer a consistent user experience, where relevant data is intelligently combined to drive outcomes for customers.

A true digital building operations twin

With a virtual representation of a building, building operators can resolve issues faster

The Building X smart building suite combines the real and digital worlds of buildings, by consolidating data from multiple sources into a digital building operations twin. With a virtual representation of a building, building operators can resolve issues faster.

Users benefit from the transparency that the Building X suite provides, in their efforts to make the buildings more sustainable, achieve better building performance and optimise user experience – all resulting in higher business outcomes.

A growing set of applications

The Building X applications are designed to be modular and persona-based, in order to provide the right data to the right people. In addition to co-creation possibilities, users can choose from multiple ready-made applications. This makes the single ‘pane of glass’ concept user and workflow-driven, while still allowing dashboards and data insights to be customised, according to each user’s needs.

As of now, the offering embraces four applications, with more to be added to the platform over time:

• The Energy Manager tracks energy consumption, costs and CO2 footprint of a building or building fleet, and enables early corrective actions, if necessary. It forecasts energy consumption based on historical data and supports users in tracking their sustainability goals, thereby helping them reach net zero buildings.
• The Operations Manager operates and monitors building equipment and applications in real time. It can monitor a fleet of sites from one single point and ensures fast issue-response, while reducing downtimes. Users, thus, benefit from increased business continuity and improved reaction times.
• The Security Manager operates and maintains security systems with unified and automated workflows. It centrally manages daily security operations and incidents across all systems.
• The 360° Viewer App represents a location as a virtual 3D environment, so as to allow for indoor navigation for insights into equipment topology and installation.

SaaS and driving outcomes with building services

Building X is offered as a SaaS (software-as-a-service) model, on a subscription basis

Building X is offered as a SaaS (software-as-a-service) model, on a subscription basis. Thanks to the SaaS model, building stakeholders can access software off the shelf, thereby ensuring they always have access to the latest functionality and find upgrades during the building lifecycle, in order to meet their changing needs.

Aside from the SaaS model, customers can also opt for an end-to-end programme of Siemens Xcelerator Building Services, which will be enabled by Building X. This allows them to rely on Siemens to achieve their targets. In this model, Siemens leverages a combination of its technology, paired with the expertise of its digital building professionals.

Siemens Xcelerator Building Services

The programmes are customised to achieve pre-defined outcomes, such as reducing operating and energy costs, thereby optimising asset performance for uptime and productivity, meeting regulatory requirements, or enhancing the occupant experience.

Siemens Xcelerator is an open digital business platform comprising a curated portfolio of IoT-enabled hardware and software, a growing partner ecosystem and evolving marketplace to accelerate digital transformation.