Unified IEM Home/Building Automation enables utilities to develop a new service sector. Unified IEM Home/Building Automation is designed for operation by utilities and offers the possibility to benefit from a common infrastructure, which entails lower investment costs and shorter payback periods in contrast to individual solutions. Customers are granted access to and administration of their own home/building automation through an individual, user group-specific web access.
The energy sector is increasingly confronted with regulations, which on the one hand aim at market liberalization and more competition, and on the other hand at a sensible and ecological usage of energy. One example is Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings, which refers to residential and non-residential buildings and requires, among other things, that an energy performance certificate be made available by the owner to the prospective buyer or tenant. Apart from conventional energy conservation measures, such as improved thermal insulation, or more effective heating systems, the optimization of energy performance will bring about network integration, adaptation and intelligent device, and process control.
The current market liberalization can be seen as an opportunity for the development of new services. The provision of smart and energy efficient solutions will foster customer loyalty and enhance a company's market position.
In contrast to individual solutions, home/building automation carried out by the utility is subject to central management, and thus promises a more homogeneous, efficient and complete concept. Through the multiple usage of the same infrastructure by several customer installations, investment costs are cut and payback periods are reduced.
With our product, Unified IEM Home/Building Automation, we offer our customers a platform for the realization of services ranging from intelligent building/street lighting to load management of power outlets in customer installations.
The respective infrastructure consists of sensors and actuators which intelligently communicate with the LON Servers, and can be adapted to their specific area of employment. Thanks to the LonWorks-Standards, a broad variety of products of manifold manufacturers can be applied. Our experts will certainly attend you during the planning and implementation of your specific solutions.
