Building Technologies

In addition to a broad range of products, systems and services for electronic security and fire protection, our portfolio includes building automation solutions and electrical installation technologies that save energy, increase user comfort and protect the environment.

Johannes Milde, CEO

We’re helping meet the growing demand for increased personal safety and more secure public and private infrastructures by linking electronic security and building automation systems. For example, we synchronize access control, video surveillance and intrusion detection with building automation systems and integrate the entire package into existing customer IT infrastructures. At Germany’s Düsseldorf International Airport, for instance, we’ve bundled a mobile communications (GSM) network with systems for intrusion protection, fire safety, danger detection, passenger guidance and flight information to create a comprehensive security management system.

Energy savings and energy efficiency are – like security – vital concerns for us and our customers. In these areas, we intend to leverage additional market potential over the next ten years by deploying innovative building management technologies.

Available since the 1990s, our product and solutions portfolio for cutting primary energy consumption in commercial buildings has been continuously augmented and improved. Today, rising energy costs – coupled with government programs for environmental protection and tightened environmental regulations such as stricter limits on CO₂emissions – are giving this market an additional boost.

We also provide comprehensive maintenance services for installed systems all around the world. The roughly 60,000 new systems being commissioned every year are continually enlarging this foundation, paving the way for profitable business development.

Over the next few years, we’ll continue to rigorously expand our position as a leading provider of intelligent building technologies. Our Total Building Solution (TBS), which intelligently automates and networks all building technologies into a single integrated system, will play a key role here. This innovative platform reduces costs over a building’s entire lifecycle and maximizes flexibility during renovations and upgrades.