Pictures of the Future Fall 2008
Sustainable Buildings
In Brief
? Buildings account for around 40 % of global energy consumption and about 21 % of all greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, they have a huge energy savings potential. Many commercial buildings already demonstrate that emissions and electricity costs can be drastically cut without sacrificing comfort through the use of efficient technologies such as control systems, sensors, and building management systems for more see Energy Efficiency, Siemens Real Estate, Sensors and Smart Home
? There are many ways of cutting emissions from buildings. The Sustainable Urban Infrastructure research project shows how emissions can be avoided effectively, especially in cities, and highlights the potential and costs of energy efficient technologies. In London, for example, the use of existing technologies alone could cut CO2 emissions by some ten million tons by 2025 more
? Siemens is working with partners on studying how to make buildings much more efficient. Alaska, where climatic conditions are excellent for testing the efficiency and robustness of technologies, is a case in point. So-called EcoBlocks are another example. These apartment buildings for many thousands of people are equipped with their own water purification systems, solar and wind power technology, refuse incineration plants and sewage treatment facilities, making them self-sufficient and environmentally friendly
for more see Building Planning and Alaska
? Siemens Real Estate specialists are investigating how to increase the energy efficiency of the most important of the more than 3,000 SRE locations and buildings worldwide. They have drawn up a comprehensive range of measures that will help optimize the energy efficiency of buildings no matter what their condition more
? Beginning in 2009, the successors to the conventional condensing boiler (a small, gas-fired cogeneration unit) will not only provide heat, but also satisfy two-thirds of the electricity demand of an average household of four more
PEOPLE
Energy performance contracting
Ullrich Brickmann, BT
ullrich.brickmann@siemens.com
Energy-efficient buildings
Carmen Sánchez, BT Spanien
mcarmen.sanchez@siemens.com
Lynden Clark, BT Australien
lynden.clark@siemens.com
Gretchen Schacht, BT USA
gretchen.schacht@siemens.com
Efficient Siemens buildings
Rainer Kohns, SRE rainer.kohns@siemens.com
Intelligent sensors
Dr. Maximilian Fleischer, CT PS
maximilian.fleischer@siemens.com
AMIS electric meters
Alexander Schenk, PTD alexander.schenk@siemens.com
Facility automation
Ulrich Wirth, BT
wirth.ulrich@siemens.com
Pervasive Computing Lab
Dr. Cornel Klein, CT SE cornel.klein@siemens.com
High Performance Buildings
Vladimir Zahorcak, SCR, Princeton vladimir.zahorcak@siemens.com
Operating room simulations
Dr. Gerta Köster, CT PP
gerta.koester@siemens.com
Alaska research partnership
Ben LaRue, BT Alaska
ben.larue@siemens.com
Small cogeneration units
Georges van Puyenbroeck, BT
georges.vanpuyenbroeck@siemens.com
Markus Herger, BT
markus.herger@siemens.com
LINKS
Cold Climate Housing Research Center: www.cchrc.org/default.aspx
Masdar City Initiative: www.masdaruae.com
GreenBuilding-Initiative: www.eu-greenbuilding.org
Study Sustainable Cities: www.siemens.com/sustainablecities
German Energy Agency: www.dena.de
