Category Archives Internet of Things

Sensors can improve booking systems

Office space optimization is one of three megatrends for which EnOcean offers sustainable and IoT-based solutions. This includes workplace booking systems, which many companies are already using or considering purchasing. To ensure a first-class user experience and higher business performance, it should be seamlessly integrated into workflows. Building and facility managers should also look for […]

Energy efficiency, wellbeing, and space optimization are global megatrends

The requirements for sustainable energy use are increasing worldwide. The reasons for this include climate change, changes in working and living environments and legal regulations. With our energy self-sufficient range of services, we have anchored sustainability in our DNA. And have thus geared our thoughts and actions towards ensuring a future worth living for generations […]

Am 1. Januar 2024 trat das neue Gebäudeenergiegesetz (GEG 2024) in Kraft, das bedeutende Veränderungen und verschärfte Richtlinien für die Gebäudeautomation mit sich bringt. Die EU betrachtet Gebäude als Hauptverursacher von 36% der CO2-Emissionen und setzt klare Ziele: Bis 2030 sollen die Emissionen um 55% im Vergleich zu 1990 reduziert werden. Das GEG 2024 fungiert […]

The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the way we live and work. It offers businesses opportunities to become more efficient, productive, and environmentally responsible. Buildings play a significant role in global CO2 emissions. IoT technology is the key to reducing their carbon footprint. One of the most promising features of […]

Imagine yourself in the following scenario: You’re walking through the empty office building of your company in the evening, everybody has already gone home. However, most of the offices are still lit and you can hear the air con running while in some rooms the heating is turned on. You can even see most of […]

Flexible Working Models on the Rise

The way we work is changing, and it looks like we’re on the brink of a major transformation. This development is undoubtedly another aspect of the social change that accompanies digitization. More and more people prefer flexible working models. Especially the digitization of office space is playing a major role in facilitating this change, making […]

Smart Lighting for unexpected use cases

Smart lighting systems have the potential to close the gap between lighting control and building data analytics. Data captured by lighting systems – such as space occupancy – that was previously used only to control the lighting itself, can now be made available for additional services. The agility of wireless smart lighting systems removes previous […]

sustainable buildings

The unchecked CO2 emissions combined with the current energy crisis make the massive need for action clear: We have to conserve energy! Buildings play a central role in this respect, as they account for 40% of the global consumption of primary energy sources, primarily gas and coal. 99% of buildings are existing structures, and it […]

IBM: How CO2 affects well-being and productivity in offices

A typical day in office we all know might look like this: It‘s the end of the quarter in a busy sales office, that means it‘s time for cramming in those last deals and finishing off those projects. What this usually means is that a lot of people are about to sit in a room […]

How to make office space smart

Have you ever driven through a town or city in the evening and wondered why there‘s still light turned on in all these office buildings? I bet you have! And it is a good question indeed. I mean you wouldn‘t have lights burning in your own home the entire evening or even night when you […]

Industry 4.0 saves energy.

In recent months and years, there have been so many things that most of us would never have thought possible: the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic, faltering supply chains, high inflation, and the war in Ukraine. Many previous political beliefs and economic concepts are being reconsidered in light of these events and are currently under scrutiny. More […]

building 4.0 for energy-efficiency

If the world has always been faced with multiple challenges, it seems that in recent years everything is accelerating, and we are more than ever facing major problems. Without going into detail, I believe that changes in demography, climate change or health crisis do already result in economic and social shifts. In my opinion, digitization […]

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