Building operations in

the digital age –solutions for a

smarter and safer future

Christiane Mann, Schneider Electric

Casto Canavate Fernandez, KNX

Walter Hugentobler, Condair

INSTALLERS´ SUMMIT20-21 September 2018, Stockholm, Sweden

Building operations in the digital age –

solutions for a smarter future

Christiane Mann, SVP Strategy and Operations,

Schneider Electric

INSTALLERS´ SUMMIT20-21 September 2018, Stockholm, Sweden

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New Challenges and Opportunities for Building Stakeholders

Building ManagersBusiness Owners

Operational EfficiencyMaximize Uptime/Minimize downtime

Optimize operational and energy

costs

Cope with limited

workforceRemedy experience fall off

New activities and new

competencies

Business Continuity/

Revenue ProtectionComply with latest standards

Optimize the value of investments

Comfort & SafetyWorkplace attractiveness

Adapted to occupant requirements

(employees/ customers)

Compliant to applicable regulations

Energy & Sustainability

More ELECTRIC

2X faster growth of electricity demand compared to

energy demand by 2040

Source : IEA WEO 2014; Cisco, Internet World Statistics;

World Energy Outlook 2012, Internal Analysis; BNEF

More DIGITIZED

10X more incremental connected devices than

connected people by 2020

More DECARBONIZED

82% of the economic potential of energy efficiency

in buildings and more than half in industry, remains untapped

More DECENTRALIZED

70% of new capacity additions will be in Renewables by

2040

Trends

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Impacting Construction and Operation phases

Source: global cost analysis , using ISO 15686-5, coutglobal.developpement-durable.gouv.fr

Construction costs Operation costs

75%

25%

Throughout building lifecycle 75% of costs occurs during

operating phase.

Designing-in a digital operation system is an opportunity to

reduce operating costs and to increase efficiencies

Your customers cannot effectively react to these trends:

“no time, no tools, no skills”.

Business Opportunity: Provide new high quality services with

collaborative teams and smart solutions for operations &

maintenance

Rising costs

Underestimated costs

Energy and fluids16%

Administration6%

Regular equipment maintenanc

e **23%

Major maintenanc

e, large renovation

23%

Building maintenanc

e7%

Cleaning25%

250 k€ per year for a 5000m²

office building

Digitalization creates an ecosystem generating value for all

stakeholders…

EnergyManagement

HVAC

ElectricalDistribution

Refrigeration

Lighting

VideoConsultant

Electrical contractor

Lighting specialist

MechanicalService Provider

System Integrator

End UserBusiness ContinuityPeace of mind

Operational efficiencyHigher value service

Future Proof solutionsConsulting services

Up to date solutionService enabler

Up to date solutionService enabler

Comprehensive solutionService enabler

Facility ManagerBuilding PerformanceOperations Efficiency

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Start a new service business – example from electrical domain

…allowing you to grow your skills step by step to become the Trusted Advisor of your customer

One EcoStruxure architecture, serving 4 End Markets with 6

Domains of Expertise

Connected Products

Edge Control

Apps, Analytics & Services

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InfrastructureBuilding Data Center Industry

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EcoStruxure Architecture

EcoStruxureTM

GridEcoStruxureTM

IT

EcoStruxureTM

PlantEcoStruxureTM

Machine

EcoStruxureTM

BuildingEcoStruxureTM

Power

EcoStruxure delivers an IoT end-to-end vision transforming

insights into business value for our customers

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Connected

Products

Edge Control

Apps, Analytics &

Services

Connected

Products

Apps, Analytics &

Services

Information loop Control loop Control loopInformation loop

Not an IT approach…. But, a true IoT vision

delivering business value today

Connected

Products

Control

Control loop

And, not just an OT approach

Information loop

Cloud and/or On Premise

Security in home and building

automation

Casto Cañavate Fernandez

KNX Association

INSTALLERS´ SUMMIT20-21 September 2018, Stockholm, Sweden

Current situation

• No connected at all

Solution: ideal vS real• Always connected

Hotel 5*

“… control of the thermostats, lights, TVs and window blinds in all of the hotel's 250-plus rooms, as well as alter the electronic "Do Not Disturb" lights outside each door…”

• Publish on: wired.com

Real case

Accessing to a home viacontrol of the automation

system“After a product is unpluggedfrom the installation, you can

connect your ownrouter/Access point to

connect to it and controlling. No matther wired or

Wirelessly”

Case 2

¿How to avoid these situations?

¿How to avoid these situations? (II)

Isolated projects Connected projects

¿How to avoid these situations? (III)

Recommendation and conclusionBe aware of any weaknesses of your system

Security is a process (not a one-off time action)

Use standards (EN 50090-4-3 conforms to ISO 18033-3)

Indoor climate for

healthy people and microbiomes

Walter Josef Hugentobler, MD General and Internal Medicine

Scientific Adviser Condair AG walter.hugentobler@uzh.ch

INSTALLERS´ SUMMIT20-21 September 2018, Stockholm, Sweden

A consensus study report by The National Academies of

SCIENCE-ENGINEERING-MEDICINE, 2017

Four preliminary remarks:• I talk about buildings in temperate climate• I reference to the consensus study of The National Academies, USA 2017• it is my conviction that human health is our most valuable asset• therefore we should increase our investment in healthie buildings – that’s

your chance !

microbiome of the built

environment

+ =

Buildings as “ECO-SYSTEMS”: how do we induce and maintain a healthy microbiome?

microbiome of

humans

microbesbacteria

viruses & fungi=+

microbesbacteria

viruses & fungi

ventilationheating humidity

outdoor

microbiome

temperaturehumidity

Two invisible worlds are hidden behind our buildings,

the invisible world of BIM in bits and bytes

the invisible world of microbes, called “The microbiome of the built environment”

by naked eyewe see nothing!

by culture methoddozens of viable

microbes

by microscopythousands of

microbes

genome sequencinghas uncovered that trillions of microbes

inhabit our buildings

Two invisible worlds are hidden behind our buildings

the invisible world of BIM information in bits and bytes

the invisible world of microbes, called “The microbiome of the built environment”

What have our buildings and our jobs to do with the microbiome?

http://vimeo.com/9005973

IMPORTANT: We must change our attitude towards microbes in general -they are not our enemies and not only dangerous – they are essential for our health!

trillions of microbes, namely bacteria, to a lesser extent viruses and fungi, colonize our skin, upper airways and our intestines

the microbiome is essential for

❖ for physical and mental health & digestion

it prevents us from

❖ allergies and infections

❖ it is helpful for keeping pathogens under control. Beneficial microbes compete with the pathogens for the essential resources: water and nutrients

a divers microbiome is essential, helpful

and preventive against infections,

allergiesand mental disorders

a monotone, un-balanced microbiome

increases risk of infections, allergies

and mental disorders

water nutrients

«atmosphere»

humans

vital resources

microbes

humans became independent from water, but their physiology needs air humidity

• respiration needs 100% humid air in the alveoli

• upper airways have to supplementevery percent of moisture that’s notin the room air

• as a result mucus membranes dry out and infection defence decreases in dry room air

microbes remain dependent on liquid water and nutrients … they are not capable of extracting water from air humidity ! For proliferation they need liquid water!

dirty & dust on surfaces are nutrients for microbes

water is available in porous materials, condensate and in plumbing systems

The indoor microbiome adapts to available water -it’s response to dryness is contrary to what most engineers are thinking !

low RH intermediate RH high RH

low wa water activity (wa) high wa ENGINEERS & INSTALLERS KNOW

dampness creates anun-balanced microbiome,dominated by mould &bacteria on surfaces and in the air that causes diseases

ENGINEERS & INSTALLERS THINK

keeping buildings dry is a strategy for eliminatingmicrobes and preventinghealth problems

this is not correct!

Short-sighted decisions in the past became a burden for present and future –ever lower humidity in heated buildings threatens occupants health

low RH intermediate RH high RH

low wa water activity (wa) high waDRYNESS in HEATINGSEASON (≈ ½ year)

REAKTION of

MICROBIOME

•reduced diversity•selection of resistant microbes•mass-dying of benign microbes• less competition for resistant

microbes

CONSEQUENCE•no proliferation of microbes

but survival and long time persistence

Indoor climate is decisive– there are microbes that survive and transmit best in low RHand there are microbes that only survive in high RH

low RH intermediate RH high RH

low wa water activity (wa) high wa

MICROBES THAT ARE

DRYNESS RESISTANT

Viruses

Flu-virusRS-virusCorona-virusMeasles-virusRubella-virus

Norovirus

Bacteria

StaphylococciStreptococciPneumococci

Diphtheria-bacteria

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past, agricultural society

A tremendous shift in climate exposure of humans took place in the very short time of 200 to 300 years of industrial revolution!

Graph based on an illustration in: Mavrogianni A et al, Historic Variations in Winter Indoor Domestic Temperatures and Potential Implications for Body Weight Gain, Indoor Built Environ 2013;22;2:360–375

almost 50 % of lifetime

spent outdoors

90 % of lifetimespent indoors & inmeans of transport

increase in preferred indoor temperature

increasedtime spent indoors

present, industrial western societies

In history the “evolution” of housing technology has been as important for health promotion of

mankind as medical progress …

… yet today’s buildings are one of the keyfactors causing diseases … and only few peoplerealize what’s going on …

Published 19 April 2016Citation: Gibbons SM. 2016. The built environment is a microbial wasteland. mSystems 1(2):e00033-16. doi:10.1128/ mSystems.00033-16

“Built environment surfaces are microbial deserts, wastelands like the Atacama Desert, where water and nutrients are scarce”.

“Microorganisms from the human body or from environmental sources are dispersed onto these surfaces, where they either die or lie dormant, waiting for liquid water to become active again.”

The Built Environment is a Microbial WastelandSean Gibbons, Department of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Humans and microbes share the «eco-system of the built environment»

Building technology and construction determine ALL these conditions!

“Engineers play a key role in reducing disease transmission that occurs in buildings”Quote: ASHRAE Position Document on Airborne Infectious Diseases, January 2014

The BOUNDARY CONDITIONS for these resources are determined by

▪air climate (humidity/temperature and convection)▪surface temperature▪material choice▪and water treatment

Water, nutrients and “atmosphere” are the three RESOURCES which are essential for survival of microbes AND humans in buildings

The German Engineering Magazine Gesundheits-Ingenieur was published from 1878 -2011… engineers once knew that their job has very much to do with occupants health …

ARCHITECTSBUILDER

BUILDINGENGINEERS

INSTALLERSFITTERS

PUBLIC HEALTHPHYSICIANS

FACILITYMANAGEMENT

REGULATORY AUTHORITY’SBUILDING CODES

… these professionals may realize again that they can be lifesaver and health supporter …