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Solutions Anwendungen

BACnet Connects Building Automation and

Fire Safety – Experience that Counts in Case

of Emergency

BACnet verbindet Gebäudeautomation und

Brandschutz – Erfahrung, die im Ernstfall

zählt

Around 400 fire dampers, 20 ventilation systems, and
over 1,000 blinds: a multitude of technical systems work
together reliably at EDGE Friedrichspark.
Rund 400 Brandschutzklappen, 20 Lüftungsanlagen und
über 1.000 Jalousien: Im EDGE Friedrichspark spielt eine
Vielzahl technischer Systeme zuverlässig zusammen.
© Meyerfoto/Iwo Hoffmann

Modern building automation has long HOSCH Building Automation is one of Germany’s BACnet as a key element
since evolved beyond the central control leading system integrators, combining extensive
of ventilation, sun shading, and indoor BACnet expertise with experience in controlling For a project of this scale, numerous systems
comfort. In sophisticated buildings, complex systems and executing large-scale must work together reliably. BACnet provides
complex technical systems must work projects. A current example is the EDGE a unified communication foundation for
together reliably. In the event of a fire, the Friedrichspark smart building in Berlin. Here, this, enabling operational, status, and fault
ability to access information quickly and HOSCH is responsible for the entire building notifications to be mapped in a structured
clearly is essential. automation system ranging from the control manner within the building automation system.
Moderne Gebäudeautomation bedeutet of technical components such as ventilation This ensures that safety-critical functions also
längst mehr als die zentrale Steuerung von systems, blinds, and fire dampers using the become transparent and traceable.
Lüftung, Sonnenschutz und Raumkomfort. in-house developed rigentoBSK system to the
In anspruchsvollen Gebäuden müssen building management system (BMS). With rigento, HOSCH offers an open system
komplexe technische Gewerke zuverlässig solution that can be integrated into various
zusammenspielen. Gerade im Brandfall ist The scale of the project speaks for itself: among building automation environments. The modular
es essenziell, Informationen schnell und other elements, nearly 20 ventilation systems, fire damper system features BACnet/IP and
eindeutig abrufen zu können. more than 400 fire dampers, and over 1,000 Modbus/TCP interfaces. Parameterization is
blinds were integrated. In the event of a fire, the based on a project-specific fire control matrix,
BACnet provides the necessary openness and blinds must automatically retract to facilitate the enabling transparent documentation.
standardized communication to achieve this. rescue of occupants. Simultaneously, the fire
Practical implementation experience makes the dampers are controlled according to the project- Making complexity manageable
crucial difference. specific fire control matrix, and their status is
reliably reported back. HOSCH demonstrated this expertise at EDGE

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