Application
Building simulation
In this project, we have implemented a central building management and energy management system. The University of Zurich has around 200 buildings equipped with building automation systems from various manufacturers and protocols. With the overarching building management system, all buildings, systems, and technical facilities can be centrally monitored and controlled via corresponding interfaces. The facility portfolio ranges from lecture halls, office and institute spaces, data centers, laboratories, energy generation to district heating, as well as classic building technology and safety systems. A universally usable alarm management system ensures situation-appropriate escalation of all notifications, and the energy management system allows for the evaluation of all energy data and their correlation with facility statuses.
Fast Facts
Visualization of building management system locations and their geographical distribution within the city of Zurich.
challenges
How can different entrepreneurs and automation stations be united on a standardized data level?
Both existing buildings and new constructions feature complex building automation systems and a variety of products and protocols. To connect these systems uniformly, the existing building technology specifications were selectively updated and expanded with the necessary requirements to ensure the most homogeneous integration possible. Furthermore, the system is designed with a flexible and scalable technical basic structure, allowing any future integrations as well as the enormous load of 200 buildings to be processed safely and reliably.
The focus here is primarily on upcoming major projects and new builds, but also on the replacement of outdated systems and migration from existing control systems.
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SOLUTIONS
A multi-protocol and engineering system with dual operating and project levels (commissioning as well as production environment), which is professionally operated and features automated engineering management and quality assurance.
Continuous building integrations and ongoing projects require a system that allows for parallel work. Therefore, an engineering and deployment infrastructure was created during system development, enabling multiple system integrators to perform their engineering work and integrations on the system. The creation of comprehensive manuals, guidelines, and a style guide, as well as the execution of corresponding training for the various process and work steps and the exact implementation of the specifications, were central components that led to success.
The scalable and distributed system enables all planned and unplanned integrations to be carried out and handled with high quality in the future.
Energy management system
Our engineers have decades of experience in the realization of state-of-the-art critical infrastructures.
The physical and digital worlds are increasingly converging. Our digital building solutions create building systems that use data intelligently and create new opportunities.
We advise on all aspects of energy and building technology. Sometimes as technical experts, sometimes as project managers for major investments.
TECHNOLOGY
We combine digital innovation with real added value
Curiosity and expertise are the driving force behind our innovation. A sense of personal responsibility is the basis for the quality of our sustainable solutions.
Application
BIM2FM - BIM in facility management
Research
Cleanroom Systems
Workflow
BIM Management
Workflow
Ausschreibung im BIM-Projekt
Expert Talk
Data centers: Potentials and planning challenges
Sustainability
Thermal grids
Research
Genetic algorithms
Application
Digital Twin
Application
Cyber Security
Application
Revit plug-in
Sustainability
Refrigerant
Sustainability
Decarbonization
Expert Talk
Energy Hub: Energy centers of the future - sustainable, decentralized, innovative
Expert Talk
Cleanroom: Developments and challenges in cleanroom planning
