At the event, Siemens focused on turning buildings into smart ecosystems that respond to the business goals of building owners and operators for improved building performance, as well as to tenants’ needs for comfortable and healthy buildings.

“Given the current challenges of climate change, the energy crisis and growing regulatory pressure, building stakeholders now need to urgently set the course to operate their buildings in a smarter way,” said Henning Sandfort, CEO of Building Products at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “We continuously innovate and enhance our portfolio, embracing new technologies to make buildings a better place for all stakeholders and optimise their climate footprint at the same time.“

Innovations to boost building performance

Siemens not only offers solutions for large buildings and campuses, but also solutions targeted at small and medium-sized buildings. As they represent the majority of built-up areas worldwide, they contribute substantially to the decarbonization efforts in the industry.

In Frankfurt, Siemens displayed a new smart automation system at a show for the first time, addressing building facility managers’ and installers’ concerns around the complexity of building automation. The automation system is designed for simple, small to medium-sized buildings. It does not require any engineering efforts on the customer side, but still offers the benefits of optimising the building’s energy efficiency.

Another highlight was the already well-established Desigo building automation system, but it is now available in a version with superior protection against cyber attacks. As one of the industry’s first, the system has been equipped with BACnet Secure Connect on all levels from room automation to the building management system Desigo CC. Thanks to its scalability, Desigo can securely connect and control up to one thousand devices.

Visitors to the show were also able to interact with Building X, the holistic and open platform of data-driven applications and connectivity solutions for building operations, launched in 2022.