What makes a company more economical and ecological? Intelligent, integrated infrastructure solutions provide comfort, energy efficiency and security inside buildings. Answers for infrastructure.
What will happen to the world as more and more people choose to live in cities and life expectancy rises? 2
Facts & figures By the year 2015, there will be 24 megacities throughout the world each with more than 10 million inhabitants. Cities such as Paris, Bangkok, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Seoul and Tokyo will be generating up to 50% of the gross domestic product of their respective nations. By the year 2025, there will be some 8 billion people living on planet Earth. That is almost 20% more than today. By the year 2030, over 84% of the population of industrialized nations will be living in cities.
Siemens is tackling the challenges of the future but staying firmly within the megatrend. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning control for greater comfort and convenience. Electrical installation techno guarantees operational avail Event and security management. Energy management for maximum energy efficiency. Access control for safe, secure business processes. From traditional to urban lifestyles. Megatrends are immensely relevant to Siemens.
Megatrends affect the way we think and do business. By the year 2025, there will be some eight billion people living on our planet, or almost 20% more than today. Most of these people will be living in cities. In addition, life expectancy in industrialized countries is constantly rising.
How far can a building go with intelligence? 6
Facts & figures For the past 160 years, Siemens has been at the forefront of innovation and technology. The Building Technologies Division from Siemens employs 37,900 people at 500 locations across 51 countries. Siemens is familiar with the official guidelines for building technology in 119 different countries. Siemens holds the rights to 2,370 patents for low voltage power distribution, electrical installation technology, building automation, fire safety and security systems.
Intelligent, integrated infrastructure solutions create comfort, energy efficiency and security. The character of a building is shaped by external factors such as its location, its architecture and the materials of which it is made. What is less apparent and yet just as influential are the inner values. It is the technical infrastructure, perfectly adapted to the building‘s individual needs and business processes by Siemens, that creates its essential character.
Total Building Solutions increase benefits for the customer. Total Building Solutions, embracing the intelligent integration of low voltage power distribution, electrical installation technology, building automation, fire safety and security systems, turn buildings into attractive business partners for companies: Having a more reliable infrastructure boosts the company‘s profitability.
How much comfort, safety and security do people need?
Facts & figures People in industrialized countries spend 95% of their lives inside buildings. Innovative building automation helps prevent buildingrelated illnesses, reduces absenteeism and saves up to 1% of the gross national product. 70% of businesses are forced to close down within 3 years of suffering a serious fire. Siemens is the world leader in fire safety systems.
Low voltage power distribution, installation technology, building automation, fire safety and security systems: working around the clock to improve the quality of life and the work environment. A building should function efficiently. It should use energy sparingly and react automatically to external climate influences. And it should protect people, properties and business processes against intrusion, theft and fire, as well as providing a maximum of comfort.
Fire safety to meet all requirements. Siemens is the global market leader in fire safety. From initial risk analysis all the way through to service, our products, systems and solutions are technologically superior and continue to set new benchmarks for the entire industry: Innovative fire detectors with state-ofthe-art ASAtechnology™ (Advanced Signal Analysis) are individually configured to potential dangers and even come with a Genuine Alarm Guarantee*.
Ecological fine-tuning for buildings: how does it work? 14
Facts & figures By the year 2030, we will be consuming around 50% more energy than today. About 80% of greenhouse gases are produced by cities, even though they occupy only 0.4% of the earth‘s surface. Around 40% of global energy consumption comes from buildings. Intelligent solutions can save up to 30% of the energy consumed by buildings. A hospital project in Germany, for instance, slashed yearly CO2 emissions by 4,100 tons. Since 1994, Siemens has completed more than 1,000 energy efficiency projects.
Comprehensive energy solutions save up to 30% energy and substantially reduce long-term CO2 emissions. Intelligent technologies could reduce the energy used for electrical installations, heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water supply and energy distribution – not to mention occupants‘ behavior – by up to 30%. More and more entrepreneurs are discovering the energy saving potential of their own premises. Exploiting a building‘s savings potential.
Percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions. Total 40 Gt CO2e. Industry (electricity) 11% Industry (consumption of primary energy) 13% 22% Buildings (electricity) 8% 14% Forestry 14% Buildings (consumption of primary energy) Transport 18% Waste/Agriculture Buildings Others Process heat Ventilation Non15% and air residential conditioning buildings Heating Lighting 65% Warm water Heating Energy saving and increased comfort are not mutually exclusive.
What do high-performance buildings such as airports, hospitals, stadiums, hotels and pharmaceutical laboratories have in common? 18
Facts & figures 9 out of 10 of the world‘s leading pharmaceutical companies work with Siemens. Siemens‘ technology has been installed in 90% of the world‘s 300 largest airports. Intelligent, integrated infrastructure solutions for pharmaceutical companies speed up development times for new drugs. Efficient infrastructure solutions for airports reduce aircraft holding times. All-embracing hospital infrastructure solutions reduce in-patient times.
Siemens’ expertise in specific industries makes all the difference. Industry-specific knowledge and experience, an in-depth understanding of our customers‘ business processes and the combined expertise of all Sectors from Siemens are what turn a piece of real estate into a dynamic, high-performance environment and help entrepreneurs make their visions come true. Regardless of whether their target is growth, transformation or a change in business strategy.
Our solutions make an important contribution to healthcare in Europe in over 1,500 reference projects. Solutions for hotels. Be it a small, family-run guesthouse or an extensive luxury resort, Siemens supplies customized technical infrastructure solutions that are the answer to every hotel owner‘s needs.
Siemens Switzerland Ltd Industry Sector Building Technologies Division International Headquarters Gubelstrasse 22 6301 Zug Switzerland Tel +41 41 724 24 24 The information in this document contains general descriptions of technical options available, which do not always have to be present in individual cases. The required features should therefore be specified in each individual case at the time of closing the contract. © Siemens Switzerland Ltd, 2009 • Order no. 0-92164-en • 20911 Ah www.siemens.
