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Technology Technik
Taming Data Chaos in Existing Buildings
Datenchaos im Gebäudebestand bezwingen
The BAS Converter as Key to Digitization a uniform language for all BA systems that is BACtwin UAK provides the essential
and the Digital Twin in Technical Building equally intuitively interpretable by humans and hierarchical information required for the
Management with BACnet. machines. development of a Digital Twin, for example,
Der BAS-Konverter als Schlüssel zur via the Asset Administration Shell (AAS).
Digitalisierung und zum Digitalen Zwilling BACtwin and the UAK Converter: This hierarchical structure forms a digital
im Technischen Gebäudemanagement mit A Revolution in Existing Buildings representation of the physical assets and
BACnet. thus enables continuous data consistency
Available to all building operators from October throughout the entire life cycle of the
Existing building stock presents enormous 2026, the UAK Converter from ICONAG- building, as promoted, for example, in the
challenges for engineers and technical Leittechnik enables the automatic conversion of German Facility Management Association
decision-makers in Building Management. data point designations from existing systems (GEFMA) working group “Building Operations
Heterogeneous system landscapes, resulting into the BACtwin UAK. This makes it possible 4.0”.
from various construction phases, different to convert the building automation data chaos
manufacturers, and planners, often lead to in heterogeneous existing installations into Conclusion
sheer impenetrable data chaos. However, a structured information. The goal is to make
uniform data basis is indispensable for efficient existing buildings digitization-ready without The UAK Converter in the context of BACtwin is
operational management, the implementation extensive reprogramming of the automation a game-changer for the digitization of existing
of modern maintenance strategies, and the use stations. The ICONAG UAK Converter produces building stock. It eliminates the data chaos of
of AI-based optimization tools. This is precisely a CSV file that can be imported into any heterogeneous addressing systems and creates
where ICONAG steps in with a groundbreaking other system, independent of ICONAG’s own a uniform, hierarchical, and interpretable data
solution: the User Addressing Key Converter management and control system B-CON. basis, e.g., for technical monitoring, maintenance
(UAK Converter), developed in collaboration with management, AI-driven operational optimization,
Entendix GmbH. The Added Value of BACtwin UAK: or the development of digital twins. A free trial
Foundation for the Digital Twin and AI conversion of data point lists can be requested
The Problem of Heterogeneous Applications on the website www.iconag.com.
Addressing Systems
Besides a person-independent interpretability
Every Building Automation System, often grown of data points within the scope of operational Der Gebäudebestand stellt Ingenieure und
historically, brings with it its own logic and management, the greatest advantage of Technikentscheider im Technischen Gebäu-
addressing structure for data points, which the BACtwin UAK in existing buildings is the demanagement (TGM) vor enorme Herausfor-
usually cannot be interpreted uniformly. This not establishment of digitization capability. The derungen. Heterogene Systemlandschaften,
only complicates operational management but converted data point designations are not only entstanden aus verschiedenen Bauabschnit-
also prevents comprehensive analysis and the standardized but also semantically enriched. ten, unterschiedlichen Herstellern und Planern,
use of modern digitization technologies. Manual This makes them interpretable for a variety of führen oft zu einem schier undurchdringlichen
preparation of this data is time-consuming and further applications: Datenchaos. Eine einheitliche Datenbasis ist
T
error-prone. Thus, important advantages of echnical Monitoring: A consistent data jedoch unabdingbar für eine effiziente Betriebs-
BACnet remain unused. basis enables precise error analyses and führung, die Umsetzung moderner Wartungs-
early detection of optimization potentials. strategien und die Nutzung von KI-basierten
The BACtwin User Addressing Key Maintenance Management: Through the Optimierungstools. Genau hier setzt die ICO-
According to AMEV Recommendation 174 clear assignment of data points to NAG mit einer wegweisenden Lösung an: dem
aggregates, assemblies, and plants, Benutzeradressierungssystem-Konverter (BAS-
The BACtwin User Addressing Key (BACtwin UAK) maintenance processes can be automated Konverter), den sie zusammen mit der Entendix
is based on AMEV Recommendation No. 174. and made significantly more efficient. GmbH entwickelt hat.
This recommendation from the German Working Operational Optimization using AI
Group for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Systems: The structured hierarchy of the Die Problematik heterogener
of State and Municipal Administrations (AMEV) BACtwin UAK – from aggregate to assembly Adressierungssysteme
proposes a universally applicable set of rules for to plant – creates the ideal basis for the use
the standardized and user-friendly designation of of Artificial Intelligence. AI algorithms can Jedes GA-System, oft historisch
data points in building automation. In particular, use the interpreted data to optimize gewachsen, bringt seine eigene Logik und
the BACtwin UAK introduces a manufacturer- operational strategies, reduce energy Adressierungsstruktur für Datenpunkte mit
independent and understandable structuring of consumption, and continuously improve the sich, die i.d.R. nicht einheitlich interpretiert
data point addressing, with a structure based building’s performance. werden kann. Dies erschwert nicht nur die
on aggregate, assembly, and plant. This creates Development of a Digital Twin: The Betriebsführung, sondern verhindert auch
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