What makes buildings more intelligent and more productive?

Building Technologies

The Siemens answer: Total Building Solutions

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Megatrends affect the way we thinkand do business.Megacities (i.e. cities with more than tenmillion inhabitants) and the demographicshift – such as constantly increasing lifeexpectancy – are having a profound effecton the way we think and do business. Bythe year 2030, the majority of the world’spopulation will live in large cities andurban areas. Among other things, thesechanges will have a direct impact on mo-bility, security and energy supplies. Theseare all challenges which Siemens is al-ready tackling today, with ultra-moderntransport concepts, advanced securityand comfort solutions for building andtechnical infrastructure as well as withenvironmentally friendly energy solutions.And provides solutions and services inbuildings which are, in every respect,designed for the future.

Total Building Solutions make buildings more intelligent.Regardless of whether a building servesas an office or commercial building, a pro-duction facility, a point of sale or a home;the technology it houses should alwayscreate the best possible conditions forusers and inhabitants be it working orsimply living. Buildings function more effi-ciently when different building technolo-gies are integrated. The watchword being:the more innovations from the samecompany, the greater the functionality.After all, a building can only be intelli-gent if there is a constant exchange of in-formation between the various systems.Buildings will react more swiftly and as-suredly to any eventuality if the automa-tion at its heart is in continuous contactwith the security and fire protection systems.

Totally integrated: safety, security, comfortand energy efficiency.

A building should function productively: it shoulduse energy economically, make the workplacemore comfortable, react automatically to weatherconditions and protect people, data and businessprocesses from burglary, theft and fire. This isprecisely why more and more building ownersand operators are putting their trust in totallyintegrated, self-managing solutions.

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Sector-specific know-how: the key to an intelligent building.In order to tailor our solutions to the wishesand needs of our customers, we need toknow their business, their working proce-dures, their targets and the markets inwhich they operate, as well as the risksand dangers they face. This knowledgeenables us to design solutions for specificindustries and to adapt these solutions tothe needs of individual clients in thoseindustries. In the case of airports, hospi-tals, hotels, pharmaceutical laboratories,food and beverage production facilities andstadiums, adopting this approach enablesus to shorten the planning phase, reduceinstallation time, minimize project risk,maximize performance and optimize operating costs.

A direct line to your Siemens partner.If you would like to know more aboutTotal Building Solutions, simply give us acall. We look forward to showing you theadvantages of our products, solutionsand services.

The advantages of Total Building Solutions:

less planning timeshorter installation timesincreased comfort and energyefficiencyincreased security and pro-tection for people, data andbusiness processescustomers can concentrate on the core businesslower operating expensesincreased reliability for yourtechnical infrastructurehigher productivityincreased protection of invest-ment throughout the building’sentire life span

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Networking maximizes potential ofsafety, security, comfort and energyefficiency in a building.The intelligence of a technical infrastruc-ture increases in line with the degree of networking. The more precisely the systems and components interoperatewith each other and the more intensivelythey communicate, the greater the com-fort, protection and security levels in thebuilding. By ensuring that the fire protec-tion system is networked with the venti-lation controls, linked to the opening andclosing of doors in the access control system and that the lighting is coupledwith the alarm system, business ownersprovide more security for their employ-ees and more protection for their busi-ness processes. But that’s not all. WithTotal Building Solutions, lights do notburn unnecessarily and the heating andair conditioning do not run when they arenot needed. Consumption is regulatedand energy-saving measures are simplyand efficiently implemented.

For new construction projects, renovations and throughout the wholelife cycle.Total Building Solutions by Siemens keepon working throughout a building’s entirelife cycle. Thanks to our own research,development and production, our systems,components and products remain com-patible from one generation to the next.What’s more, they can be integrated intoany IT platform, adapted to meet individ-ual needs and combined with third-partysystems. And whilst our solutions are theideal choice for any new building project,they also add considerable value whenexisting properties are renovated.

Totally networked:heating, ventilation, airconditioning, intrusiondetection, access control,video surveillance, firedetection, evacuation andextinguishing systems.

By networking all the various systems within atechnical infrastructure Siemens can ensure thateach building delivers the highest possible levelsof comfort, security and energy efficiency.

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From planning through to operating,and more besides.Total Building Solutions also include com-prehensive consulting and supervisoryservices throughout every phase of a pro-ject. We carry out the necessary analyses,develop concepts for the technical infra-structure and its operation, design andinstall the appliances, train employeesand service personnel, and enabletrouble-free running and maintenance.And to round it all off, we offer agree-ments with partners, operational analy-ses and migration solutions to ensurethat the technology in any of our systemsis regularly upgraded. In fact, we do notsee ourselves so much as a solutions pro-vider but as a partner for architects, con-sultants, general contractors, mechanicaland electrical contractors, real estatecompanies and building operators.

Talking of networks: as a Siemens custo-mer, you have one dedicated contact per-son liaising with you closely throughoutevery phase of the project.

Highlights

The intelligence of an infrastruc-ture increases with the level ofnetworking.In-house research, developmentand systems/components pro-duction keeps Siemens at theforefront of technology.All-round supervision, from anal-ysis to certification, strengthensthe partnership between Siemensand the customer.

Building automation with the highest-possible energy efficiency.Building automation from Siemens pro-vides all-inclusive solutions and servicesfor the control and management of heat-ing, ventilation, air conditioning, lightingand blinds – from individual rooms towhole floors and even complete buildingsand campuses. The principle behind allthese solutions, however, is that buildingsshould only be working when the peopleinside them are working:

A sales manager leaves the officearound midday. The room temperature and ventilationin her office are reduced.Towards the evening, the sales manager’s return is registered by theaccess control system in the under-ground parking lot. Access control system informs the timeand attendance recording system aswell as building automation.Building automation automaticallyresets the temperature and ventilationlevels in the office.As soon as the sales manager gets intoher office, a motion detector switchesthe light on.

This is how an intelligent building servesthe user and the inhabitant and efficientlyimplements the desired energy-savingmeasures.

Security management with the utmost reliability.Danger management from Siemens pro-vides a suite of complementary solutionssuch as access control with biometric rec-ognition, innovative video surveillanceequipment, computerized alarm systems,foolproof fire detection, extinguishing systems adapted to their environmentand voice-operated evacuation systems.All systems are capable of contacting acentral control center whenever necessary:

A fire detector registers smoke in thecanteen.A camera instantly establishes thesource of the danger.In the central alarm station the fire control panel recommends that the firedepartment has to be alerted. Building automation, access control,evacuation and extinguishing systemsare activated systematically.The building automation cuts off the airsupply to the source of the fire and gen-

Totally harmonized:building automationwith security andincident management.

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Total Building Solutions handle building auto-mation with the highest-possible energy effi-ciency, and security management with theutmost reliability. Both levels intercommunicateseamlessly so that building users are able toconcentrate fully on their core business.

erates high pressure in the neighboringareas of the building thus preventingthe fire from spreading.The voice-operated evacuation systemleads any people in immediate dangerout of the building and informs all otherpeople that they should leave the build-ing calmly.The building automation system illumi-nates the lighting serving the escaperoutes.Access control opens all doors along the escape route and closes thosewhich lead to the source of the fire.Cameras supervise the evacuation.Monitors in the central alarm stationhelp the fire department to fight thefire in the most efficient way possible.

This is how an intelligent building protectspeople, data and business processes fromdanger.

Rapid information and correct inter-pretation mean effective incidentmanagement.The building services infrastructure gath-ers signals from temperature and airsensor equipment, cameras, motion de-tectors, fire and gas detectors and alarm

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systems. Thanks to perfect harmony between the building and informationservices, linked by Ethernet/IP and Webtechnology, all necessary information isreliably conveyed to the information cen-ter before being analyzed there by com-puters and interpreted by specialists. Thisreduces reaction times and guaranteesthat the right people will respond in theright way. Depending on the situation,the alarm systems can inform the firedepartment, health services or the policeabout an evacuation or the initiation ofextinguishing procedures.

The more precisely building automationand security management systems aregeared to each other, the more efficientthe incident management.

Highlights

Networking increases comfort,energy efficiency and security.All systems are monitored by asingle control center.Reaction times are reduced and anyintervention can be coordinated.

Hello, is anybody working here?

Total Building Solutions work around the clock to provide greater safety, security, comfort and energy efficiency.

Totally intelligent: energymanagement and EnergyPerformance Contracting.

Energy saving but not at the cost of comfort.Every day, the consequences of globalclimate change make it clear that respon-sible use of resources must be part ofevery company’s corporate governance.For all its systems and components,Siemens uses only state-of-the-art tech-nologies that often go well beyond thestandards set for environmental protec-tion. A few figures:

Continuous monitoring and manage-ment of lights coupled with an accesscontrol system and motion detectorscan cut electricity use by up to 45%. Cooling systems, combined with anaccess control system and motion detectors can reduce consumption by up to 15%.

The only place we don’t cut corners iscomfort. On the contrary: Total BuildingSolutions maintain perfect space condi-tions for the physical wellbeing of occu-pants, while the energy managementsystems take a huge load off everyone’smind.

Energy Performance Contracting saves energy and finances future modernizations. Building operators who make full use oftheir energy-saving potential benefittwice: thanks to Energy Performance Contracting, they not only save energyand operating costs but also the moneyto finance the necessary investments.Choose Energy Performance Contracting,and selective modernization of the build-ing infrastructure carried out during thecontract period ensures full use of all theenergy-saving potential available. Thecost of the necessary upgrades is covereddirectly by the savings made on energyand operating costs. Apart from this,Energy Performance Contracting improvesthe availability and operational reliabilityof the infrastructure, increases the valueof the building’s facilities and plays amajor role in environmental protectionthrough reductions in energy use andemissions. And finally, with cost savingsguaranteed, energy-saving contracting isabsolutely risk-free!

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Total Building Solutions not only benefit owners,investors, operators and the people who actuallyuse the buildings; they are also important topeople who never even set foot in them. Thanksto optimum building automation, energy con-sumption and operating costs are minimized, as are the effects on the environment.

Added services increase a building’sproductivity.Total Building Solutions all have therequisite service packages:

Life Cycle Management keeps thetechnical infrastructure at the cuttingedge throughout the entire life of thebuilding. Operational services ensure that thedesired performance level for theinfrastructure is attained and thatcustomers’ demands are met.Maintenance services ensure nodowntime of technical building infra-structure.

Siemens service packages ensure theavailability of building systems andequipment. Service packages are individ-ually configured to correspond exactly toour clients’ needs – something which theclients themselves of course find totallyintelligent.

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Highlights

Energy-saving potential is fullyexploited.The savings made cover yourinvestment costs.Guaranteed full functionalityduring the contract period.Success guaranteed – absolutely no risk.Resources are saved, reducingthe strain on the environment.

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Users appreciate the improvement intheir quality of life.Total Building Solutions provide benefitsfor all building users and occupants. Theyenjoy the pleasant atmosphere, the com-fortable room temperatures, the safeworkplaces and the fact that they are freeto concentrate on the matter in hand, dayin, day out. Comfortable room conditionshave been shown to lead to fewer ab-sences and illness among employees.

Operators appreciate the high level of availability and reliability.Total Building Solutions make buildingsmore productive, increase comfort andsafety standards, and save energy contin-uously. Since the overall technical infra-structure of any individual workplace can be managed and monitored by user-

friendly systems, sources of errors can be located and eliminated easily. All-em-bracing service packages also increasethe reliability of the equipment and ensure maximum operational security.

Business owners appreciate the highlevel of profitability.Total Building Solutions make cost savingspossible across the board – reduced humanresources for operational tasks, a smallerservice organization for maintenance,less energy consumption throughout theentire life of the building and one dedicat-ed contact person for the entire solutionare the kind of advantages that customersseek in vain elsewhere. Intelligent build-ings have a positive effect on our clients’bottom line, making them highly covetedbusiness partners.

Totally rewarding: returnon investment and protection of investments.

Total Building Solutions work discreetly in thebackground. Which is why you will rarely seemany of our actual solutions. You will certainlyhear a lot about them, however – from buildingusers and operators as well as from investors.

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Investors appreciate the high level ofinvestment protection.Total Building Solutions protect not onlypeople but also data and business pro-cesses. Investors know that their realestate is in the best possible hands thanksto intelligently networked building auto-mation, security systems and fire protec-tion systems. Energy Performance Con-tracting makes an important contributionto the reliability of the building while theenergy savings made ensure that any mod-ernization of the equipment is virtuallyself-financing. Investors therefore havethe certainty that their infrastructure isalways at the cutting edge of technology,at no cost to themselves.

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Users can concentrate on theircore business.Operators are backed by high-performing solutions.Business owners see the benefitin their bottom line.Investors are pleased that moneyis freed up for further investment.

Bank of England, London (1) Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai (6)Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai (5)Louvre Museum, Paris (2)O’Hare Airport, Chicago Olympic Stadium, Sydney (4)Öresund Tunnel, between Denmarkand Sweden (3)Thyssen Krupp Stahl Factory, Duisburg Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco White House, Washington Women’s & Children’s HospitalSingapore

Many of these buildings are incrediblesights or even tourist attractions, andthis is in no small way down to the inno-vations in building services engineering.

Totally in touch: how to contact yourSiemens partner.If you wish to find out more about thevarious possibilities offered by TotalBuilding Solutions, simply give us a call.Siemens Building Technologies has some500 offices in 51 countries – so not onlyare we close by, but we will also definitelyspeak your language. We look forward toexplaining our solutions and services toyou personally and without any obligationon your part. Welcome to Siemens.

Totally attractive:references for TotalBuilding Solutions.

Total Building Solutions have been implementedby Siemens around the world in numerousbuildings and have long stood the test of time.References of our most famous customers canbe found below on this page – architecturalmasterpieces one and all, which are famed fortheir external appearance. It is their internalqualities, however, which have turned thesebuildings into first-class addresses, since day in,day out, they provide safety, security, comfortand energy efficiency.

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