Developing Smart Buildings with WAGO

A “smart building” describes the automation and central operation of technical equipment in commercial buildings, like office buildings, airports, shopping malls, or manufacturing facilities. Both security and optimized energy efficiency are fundamental issues that smart buildings address. Current projects demonstrate that automation can reduce the energy consumption of an office building by up to one third.

What makes a building smart? What are the advantages of a smart building? How does WAGO help with the planning and implementation of smart buildings? And finally, what does the smart building of the future look like? Martin Hardenfels, Head of Project Sales at WAGO, explains what distinguishes a smart building and how WAGO can assist you with its realization.

BIM provides new approaches to solutions for planning and implementing construction projects, as well as building operation. It centers around a digital data model, which creates virtual models of the planned building prior to physical construction.

The integration of building automation and external communication increases the risk of data being lost or falling into the wrong hands. This is why Thomas Müller, Deputy CEO of the VDMA Federal Association of Automation + Management for Houses + Buildings, says it's vital to pay more attention to cybersecurity.