Application
11 May 2022
Technical Planners for Building Automation
Carry planning results directly over to implementation
System Integrators in Building Automation
Perfectly coordinate the interaction among the building systems
Facility Management in Building Automation
Perfectly coordinate the interaction among the building systems
Technical Planners for Building Automation
Carry planning results directly over to implementation
The planning process for technical building services (TBS) is an important step in providing the basis for efficient building operation. Once the technical planning is completed, all the contracting companies have to implement the planning results. This step also includes the implementation of building automation. WAGO Solution Builder is the perfect tool for this, since it allows planning results to be carried over directly into the project engineering.
TBS planning plays an important role in the overall building planning. In particular, the building’s energy efficiency depends heavily on the key building systems within the TBS. These include heating, air-conditioning and ventilation, as well as lighting and shading, plus the corresponding automation. In addition, many aspects of the TBS have a significant impact on building users’ comfort. In addition to a pleasant indoor climate, these include numerous automated functions, such as those that optimize lighting at workstations and in traffic areas. The key to high energy efficiency and optimal comfort lies in modern designs with comprehensive digitization.
The Benefit of Efficient Workflows
For digitization to really show off its strengths, it needs a high level of data consistency across all phases of the lifecycle as far as possible, as well as efficient workflows along the value chains. Therefore, there needs to be a way to transfer the data from the technical building services planning directly to the next execution steps to allow the building automation to be implemented as quickly and easily as possible. Expert technical building services planners work with special planning tools; these also specify operating equipment lists and an addressing system in addition to the control diagrams. The price calculation, the coordination between the individual building systems, the detailed execution planning and its implementation are then based on this planning.
Linking Planning and Engineering Directly
With WAGO Solution Builder, much of the information from previous planning steps can be reused. The addressing system with the data point names is particularly important for this. These names can be transferred from the completed technical planning into Solution Builder, establishing a direct link between planning and implementation. This meets the important requirement of data consistency, which is advantageous both during commissioning and later during operation. Every piece of equipment can be clearly identified in both the plan and the engineering, and changes can be tracked transparently.
Easy Documentation of the Execution Process
Once one of the contracting companies has completed a building system, the expert planner must verify that the execution work is in accordance with the planning and accept and document it. This is particularly convenient with Solution Builder, since the documentation function represents the individual system components, including functional relationships. Even parameters for the functionalities can be represented, as well as the functions that are triggered by them. This transparency makes it easier for the expert planner to check and accept the execution work.
Documentation Included
The documentation of the entire building automation system with Solution Builder, which is handed over to the building operator after commissioning is completed, always represents the current status of the system in detail. WAGO Solution Builder enables consistency, from technical building services planning, to execution and documentation, thus ensuring high efficiency throughout the entire lifecycle of the building. Solution Builder also offers advantages later, during building operation: By always providing up-to-date documentation of building automation, it makes many facility management tasks easier.