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The Internet of Things is the cornerstone of digitalization in building technology

Digital twins enhance building energy efficiency, safety, and comfort, supporting sustainable development

Buildings consume 41% of energy and account for 21% of total carbon emissions. Meanwhile, over 90% of a person's life is spent indoors. Committed to creating perfect spaces for humanity, Siemens believes that the digital wave is sweeping into the field of building technology and will fundamentally transform the way it designs, plans, uses, and controls buildings.

The demand for building functions is gradually increasing and becoming more refined today. Taking commercial facilities as an example, it covers various types of buildings such as hotels, commercial office buildings, and commercial complexes. More and more buildings are incorporating energy consumption reduction and green environmental protection into their building management considerations. In addition to considering basic requirements such as comfort, convenience, and safety, these buildings also have significant differences in their functional needs. At the same time, homeowners will also put forward more and more personalized needs, which puts higher standards on the intelligent building industry.

In the face of this trend, Siemens believes that digitalization of building technology has an impact on the entire lifecycle of buildings, including all aspects from building construction planning to building use and management, ultimately providing users with a perfect smart space. Digitization is the key to efficient, intelligent, and interconnected buildings that enable communication.

Firstly, thanks to digitization, buildings can transmit information data such as energy consumption and waiting for maintenance. Data transmission starts with networked products, where sensors and actuators provide continuous data streams and send them to the cloud. Through data analysis and leveraging Siemens technology, these 'big data' can be transformed into 'intelligent data'. In this way, user behavior or consumption patterns can be identified and corresponding corrective measures can be taken. These self optimizing functions based on networked products, cloud solutions, and intelligent data will form the central nervous system of buildings, endowing them with intelligence. The Internet of Things, the cornerstone of building technology digitization, integrates the real world with the digital world, connects different areas of buildings, and lays the foundation for creating new digital services and building models.

Secondly, using digital interfaces, the Siemens DesigoCC building and energy management platform integrates data from different fields such as HVAC, security, fire protection, etc. into one user interface. This makes it possible to centrally manage, control, and analyze the entire building, making building operations more economical, safe, energy-efficient, and efficient.

In addition, unlike the current practice of simultaneous construction and planning, Building Information Modeling (BIM) utilizes virtual data models to comprehensively plan the entire building, conduct simulation tests, and make corrections as needed. Essentially, the building has been constructed twice - virtually from a computer and in the real world, which is the 'digital twin' in the building. Siemens Building Technologies is one of the suppliers of comprehensive HVAC products, including building information modeling data, to serve the "digital twin" of buildings. The digital model is designed for building design and is used for simulating, testing, and error correction of buildings during the design phase. This approach is beneficial for optimizing energy efficiency, saving costs, and achieving sustainable development. Nowadays, Siemens has over 10000 products containing building information model data from different fields, including on-site equipment, room automation, and fire safety, and the number of related products is still increasing.

To highlight the above concept, Siemens will showcase its smart building solutions under the theme of "Creating Perfect Smart Spaces" at the 2017 China Smart Building Exhibition and 2017 Smart Building Industry Development Summit, which will be held from March 13th to 15th. At that time, Siemens Building Technologies Group will showcase a rich product portfolio, systems, and solutions for energy-efficient rooms and buildings.