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Solution

Energy Management and Building Automation

at the University of Rostock with Qanteon

The University of Rostock covers all areas
of a comprehensive university with its
range of subjects and, with over 160 build-
ings and building complexes, has numer-
ous special features, particularly in teach-
ing and research. The University of
Rostock relies consistently on comprehen-
sive building automation to ensure the safe
operation of its buildings and associated
infrastructure.

In addition to modern measurement, control,
and regulation technology at the field level, this
includes DDC controllers at the automation level
and a powerful management level. Among other
things, with the BACnet Advanced Operator
Workstation Qanteon from Kieback&Peter.
Qanteon is an innovative software solution
that enables classic building automation with
integrated energy management to operate all
properties efficiently, reliably, and above all Laboratory at the University of Rostock
safely and transparently.
expertise in building automation, among other dispatch. The University of Rostock uses this
Building Automation for a things, to ensure safety-related conditions and tool for the fully automated billing of co-supplied
Wide Range of Requirements automated processes in emergency operation. institutions, enabling immediate and transparent
billing of material and media requirements.
The requirements for building technology at the Thanks to networked building automation, all
University of Rostock are very diverse: these scenarios can be monitored and controlled Dashboard and benchmark views allow property
ƒ Event rooms must be prepared quickly and centrally. The system reacts automatically to users to be directly involved in the transparent
flexibly for conferences, presentations, and utilization, time of day, or outside temperature, and immediate analysis of ”their” property’s
receptions. ensuring that only as much energy is consumed requirements. A friendly competition between
ƒ Lecture halls and seminar rooms require as is actually necessary and that supply security users regarding the energy requirements of their
reliable and quiet air conditioning that adapts is guaranteed at all times. buildings can be a positive side effect of the
to changing occupancy. The focus here is benchmarking process.
not only on temperatures, but also on CO Qanteon as a Central Hub for
2
levels in the auditorium. Operations and Energy Management Support in Everyday Life –
ƒ Laboratories require precise temperature, Stationary and Mobile
humidity, and air quality control to ensure Qanteon combines energy management
safe and stable working conditions. The and building automation in a single system. A particular advantage is the combination of
University of Rostock has a complex variety It automatically collects consumption and stationary operation and the mobile Qanteon
of S3 laboratories with airlocks and clean generation data for electricity, heating, cooling, Readme app.
rooms for animal experiments, as well as a and water via the BACnet protocol and visualizes
vibration-free laser testing laboratory. it in a clearly structured interface. There are still meter reading areas that, even
ƒ Administrative areas with continuous with modern infrastructure, can only be recorded
assurance and documentation of workplace The integrated analysis functions reveal potential manually due to low consumption values,
guidelines. savings and enable targeted optimizations. unfavorable locations, or high investment costs.
This has already resulted in noticeable energy With the Readme app, we use house and building
The university’s own data center poses a savings in individual parts of the building – while technicians to record meter readings directly on
particular challenge. As a communications maintaining a consistently high level of comfort. site, which are then automatically synchronized
hub, high-performance computing cluster, and with the system. This saves time, reduces
service provider for all areas of the university, In addition to the numerous analysis options, a walking distances, and minimizes sources of
100% availability is essential. This requires not special feature is the automatic creation of reports, error in manual (handwritten) recording.
only highly trained personnel, but also special e.g., in the form of invoices, and their automatic

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