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Solution

Recognizing Potential: How Building

Automation Pays Off for the Climate

Turnaround

Technologization in the direction of greater energy ef-
ficiency and sustainability, also in order to publish ESG
reports, can be seen in all areas.

Climate change is one of the biggest chal- Building automation facilitates facility the area of technical facility management pre-
lenges of the 21st century. Because it is management dictively.
responsible for almost 40 percent of global
greenhouse gas emissions, the building The classic building services such as heating, Large facility service providers are already taking
sector has significant potential to drive cli- ventilation, air conditioning and room automation over parts of the maintenance via building auto-
mate change. Building automation plays an are usually integrated into the building automa- mation systems. Their responsibilities will con-
essential role in this – and politics and its tion. Increasingly, however, other trades are also tinue to expand as networking becomes more
legislation at European and national level being integrated – ranging from lighting, shad- and more complex – but this is indispensable in
currently provide additional incentives for ing or weather data including weather forecasts order to fully exploit the currently still untapped
implementation, especially in facility man- to the integration of low-voltage distributions potential for increasing building efficiency and
agement. to video technology and access control. Open, profitability.
standardized interfaces such as BACnet open up
Technologization towards more energy effi- numerous other possibilities. And here it should be emphasized: We all move
ciency and sustainability is already evident in in a very fast-changing environment and newer
the building sector in many areas. However, the This development is important and will continue requirements – for example with regard to cyber
degree of technologization is highly dependent to expand. This is because more advanced auto- security – can only be solved through continu-
on the sector or market segment. For example, mation provides building operators with much ous support and together. This is why the ser-
there is still a lot of untapped potential in the more data and thus valuable information, thanks vice business is of central importance for build-
education sector for achieving decarbonization to which they can draw conclusions and react ing automation system providers like us. We are
goals because the public sector often lacks per- better and faster. For example, they can moni- at our customers‘ side throughout the entire
sonnel and investment funds. Thus, the mod- tor the energy efficiency of their buildings more technical operation and accompany them pro-
ernization and retrofitting of existing buildings comprehensively and recognize malfunctions in fessionally over the entire life cycle of a building.
in Germany remains a weighty challenge. But it 
is becoming clear that without building automa-
tion, it is often no longer possible to meet the
requirements of standards or to achieve build-
ing certification – for example, according to
DGNB, LEED or BREEAM. Building automation
will also be indispensable for the preparation of Mario Lieder
ESG reports, which will be mandatory for many Senior Director HVACR + BMS DeutschlandJohnson Controls
companies from this year onwards. mario.lieder@jci.comwww.johnsoncontrols.de

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