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  • Focus on smart and sustainable buildings

    Focus on smart and sustainable buildings

    According to a press release, Susanne Seitz is the first head of the Buildings Division at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Previously, as Head of Sales and Marketing at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, she was responsible for the digital transformation of sales and marketing on a global level, among other things. Prior to that, she was a member of the Group Executive Management of Landis Gyr. The Swiss national studied environmental engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and holds an Executive MBA from the University of St.Gallen.

    Since October 1, the Buildings Division has bundled all building-related areas of Siemens. It has almost 30,000 employees worldwide and works with an ecosystem of partners in 60 countries. “Buildings cause more than 40 percent of annual global CO2 emissions worldwide and we have a responsibility to drive their decarbonization,” Matthias Rebellius, member of the Managing Board and CEO of Smart Infrastructure, is quoted as saying in the press release. “Smarter buildings create added value for owners, users, operators and the environment as a whole.”

    The new business unit is intended to further expand Siemens’ leading position in the building market. “With innovative technology, we can accelerate the transformation towards smarter, more autonomous and self-sufficient buildings by leveraging the benefits of artificial intelligence, IT/OT convergence and digital services,” Susanne Seitz is quoted as saying.

    Siemens Smart Infrastructure is based in Zug.

  • Siemens puts climate-neutral campus into operation

    Siemens puts climate-neutral campus into operation

    Siemens has officially opened the new research and development building at the global headquarters of its Siemens Smart Infrastructure Division in Zug. The climate-neutral campus for 1700 employees is now complete after seven years of construction, according to a media release. The German technology group has invested around 250 million Swiss francs in cutting-edge technology and in Switzerland.

    Zug is an important location for the development of building technologies. Every year, about 80 new patents are registered from there. The technology company sees the campus, which consists of three buildings, as a model for its new digital business platform Siemens Xcelerator for sustainable building technologies. One part of this is Building X. At the opening ceremony, the participants also had the opportunity to experience Building X on a tour. The scalable digital building platform from Siemens helps to digitise, manage and optimise building operations.

    “Siemens uniquely connects the real and digital worlds,” Matthias Rebellius, CEO of Smart Infrastructure and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, is quoted as saying in the release. “The new Siemens Campus in Zug is an excellent example of this. Using the latest technologies from our portfolio to improve building operations and achieve maximum efficiency, the campus will be operated in a completely climate-neutral manner.” This means that the company is already achieving the goal to which it committed two years ago.

  • Siemens as a leading provider in security software for smart buildings

    Siemens as a leading provider in security software for smart buildings

    The analyst firm has ranked Siemens Smart Infrastructure as one of the leading providers of security software for smart buildings. The recently published report “Green Quadrant: Integrated Smart Building Security Software 2023” analyses and evaluates ten companies that shape the market. Siemens’ solutions offer state-of-the-art functions for unified security management. The Siemens software evaluated is part of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform that accelerates customers’ digital transformation.

    “Being ranked as a leading provider of security software for smart buildings underlines the success of our strategy: we want to strengthen our digital portfolio and be the preferred partner for customers in their digital transformation. Because it is our declared goal to make buildings safer and more resilient through software,” says Henning Sandfort, CEO of Building Products at Siemens Smart Infrastructure.

    Property and building managers need integrated solutions to ensure reliable building and security operations and better protect the safety and well-being of their tenants. Digital advances are paving the way for more flexible systems that offer both integrated and targeted operational views, automated workflows, more detailed analytics and richer value propositions.

    Source: www.siemens.com

  • Siemens sales in Switzerland increase significantly

    Siemens sales in Switzerland increase significantly

    The comprehensive digital product and solution portfolio is the main driver for Siemens’ positive business development in Switzerland. “With our technology, we connect the digital world with the real world,” says Matthias Rebellius, who is responsible for Switzerland on the global Siemens Managing Board. “The new digital business platform Xcelerator enables our customers to massively accelerate their digital transformation. Digital solutions are also the key to an efficient energy supply or to making building and industrial infrastructure more sustainable,” explains Rebellius.

    Gerd Scheller, Country CEO of Siemens Switzerland, is satisfied with the course of business and looks to the future: “With the development of modern digital solutions, many job profiles are changing. Here we are focusing on the training and development of our employees and also investing in the next generation.” In the current fiscal year, Siemens has greatly expanded the so-called “Kids Coding Days”. By the end of the year, around 400 children in Switzerland will have completed such an introduction to the world of programming. “The feedback from pupils and parents on the events already held is very positive,” says Gerd Scheller. Another example is the Siemens Excellence Award, in which the best diploma theses from Swiss universities of applied sciences are awarded an attractive prize.” More than 3,500 people took part in the first-ever public voting. As part of its Generation21 education programme, Siemens is also involved in numerous other support projects in Switzerland, especially to promote women in technical professions.

    Siemens is present in all parts of the country and at over 20 locations and has a strong market position in building technology and energy distribution (Smart Infrastructure) in industry (Digital Industries) as well as in the software business for industrial customers (Siemens Digital Industries Software). Siemens also has a leading market position in Switzerland in railway technology (Siemens Mobility). The independent companies Siemens Energy and Siemens Healthineers are present in Switzerland as leading providers of power generation and medical technology respectively.

    The global activities of Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) are managed from the headquarters in Zug. Matthias Rebellius is CEO of this global business with over 72,000 employees. The SI headquarters, which employs around 1700 people, will be completed next autumn. In recent years, the company has invested a total of CHF 250 million in the new Siemens campus, which will be operated in a climate-neutral manner.

  • Siemens Smart Infrastructure acquires Brightly

    Siemens Smart Infrastructure acquires Brightly

    Brightly Software , a software-as-a-service (SaaS) facility and maintenance management company based in Cary, North Carolina, has acquired Siemens Smart Infrastructure . A corresponding agreement has already been signed, Siemens informed in a statement . The purchase price is $1.575 billion plus a performance-based earn-out component.

    The takeover is intended to promote the growth of the Zug-based Siemens subsidiary in the digital and software as a service divisions. In particular, the acquisition will complement the offerings of Siemens Smart Infrastructure for building technology "with established cloud-based solutions in key sectors such as public infrastructure, education and healthcare as well as manufacturing," according to the release. At the same time, Siemens wants to use Brightly's position in the American market. In addition, the Group expects synergies with a net cash value in the mid three-digit million range.

    "With Brightly, we are taking a big leap forward and are taking the operation of buildings to the next level," Matthias Rebellius, Member of the Management Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure, is quoted as saying in the press release. The acquisition of Brightly supports Siemens' vision to "create fully autonomous buildings that continuously learn from the people who live in them and adapt to their needs".

  • A whole ship for the real estate industry

    A whole ship for the real estate industry

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    Where does this saxophone come from? –Mr. G-Sax, one of the most renowned saxophonists in Switzerland, shortens the waiting time at the entrance control. “This is my 10th time here,” he says during a break in play. «The Immo-Boat was a hit right from the start. The whole real estate scene meets here in an almost familiar setting. You know each other, talk about the respective business situation and look forward to seeing you again. ” It is also clever that the Immo-Boat has always taken place on a Monday, which Marnie Baldessari from SVIT Zurich confirms: “We always plan the Immo-Boat on the last Monday of August. Because of Corona, it was September this year. But on Monday, unlike other days of the week, people have time. “

    After previous speakers such as Thomas Borer (2011), Valentin NJ Landmann (2013), Jean-Claude Biver (2016), Bertrand Piccard (2017) or Ottmar Hitzfeld (2018), this year Mario Gyr, Olympic champion, rowing world champion and European champion in the lightweight foursome without a helmsman as well as Olympic diploma holder from London 2012, the honor. In his presentation, he chatted freshly and freely from the sewing box of a top athlete and repeatedly drew parallels to today’s working life, and not only in the real estate industry. With his thoroughly sympathetic manner, he conquered the audience in no time and thanked him by handing around his gold medal, which feels much heavier than expected in terms of weight.

    Once again, the Lake Zurich tour on the MS Panta Rhei felt like a vacation: an idyllic ambience and wonderful landscapes, entertaining conversation partners and a cheerful after-work atmosphere among all guests are essential success factors. At the end of the evening there was not only fine wines and a generous aperitif, but also a cigar lounge on the sun deck. “Even people who normally don’t indulge in cigars come here to a Stump”, said one guest, almost cynically. Even the lighting glitch did not detract from the leisurely philosophizing. But on the contrary. Many a lady bobbed to the cool Mr. G-Sax beat almost like in the disco.

    True to the motto “Never Change a Winning Team”, along with SVIT CEO Pascal Stutz, Marnie Baldessari and Christoph M. Steiner, SRF presenter Monika Schärer was also present for the tenth time. No question: Both the Swiss Real Estate Association (SVIT) Zurich and the hosts ImmoScout24, Quooker, Raifeisen, Siemens Hausgeräte, Sunrise UPC and immo! Nvest can be satisfied. The tenth edition of the networking event for executives from the real estate industry will also be fondly remembered by all those involved. For Marnie Baldessari, every issue of Immo-Boat is a highlight: “We have many returning guests and we even have a waiting list. But because of Corona this has become shorter than it was before. ” Ship ahoy: See you again in 2022!

  • Siemens technology makes The Circle sustainable

    Siemens technology makes The Circle sustainable

    The Circle building complex at Zurich Airport, which was inaugurated in November last year, is not only Minergie-certified, but also meets the LEED PLATINUM standard of the US Green Building Council, Siemens Switzerland informs in a press release . At the highest standard of the organization, seven areas are checked for sustainability, it says there. Products for building and energy technology from Siemens have made an active contribution to the sustainability of The Circle.

    In total, over 30,000 Siemens components have been installed in the Circle, the company writes in the press release. "We are present with our products in every room", Felix von Rotz, Head of Building Products Switzerland, is quoted there. For the implementation of the order, Siemens Switzerland had "designed a unique logistics concept, with a warehouse at our Steinhausen location and a transport vehicle that is only on the road for The Circle," explains von Rotz.

    When it comes to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, Siemens products create a healthy and optimal room climate. Other components regulate the communication of the controls of these systems with blinds and lights. All buildings can be fully automated using the KNX communication standard.

    A further 7,000 Siemens components were installed in the power engineering systems. There are also voice alarm systems in private and public areas of the complex.

  • Siemens frees the Monte Rosa Hut from lead

    Siemens frees the Monte Rosa Hut from lead

    The 2883 meter high Monte Rosa Hut in the Valais Alps has been equipped by Siemens Switzerland with new batteries to store the self-generated solar power. The new hut, which was inaugurated in 2010 and replaced the old one from 1895, with its modern building services – also from Siemens – is a so-called high-tech hut. In the campaign that has now ended, the 48 old lead batteries with a total weight of 8.6 tons, which had reached the end of their useful life, were replaced by 14 lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP) with a capacity of 215 kilowatt hours , according to a media release. Installation and removal took place in cooperation with Air Zermatt AG .

    The Monte Rosa Hut is largely energy self-sufficient. A photovoltaic system is built into the south side of the hut. There are also thermal solar collectors. All data on building performance such as the solar power generated or the battery power have been fed into the Siemens building navigator since 2010. Because all technical systems are digitized, they can also be controlled remotely.

    The energy self-sufficiency of the hut is to be increased with the new battery solution, according to the Siemens announcement. The generator set for bad weather will also be relieved. With the new system, the energy supply of the Monte Rosa hut should be secured at any time of day and in any weather condition.

  • Mont-sur-Lausanne relies on Siemens to save energy

    Mont-sur-Lausanne relies on Siemens to save energy

    By increasing the energy efficiency of the sports center, the municipal administration of Mont-sur-Lausanne wants to reduce the loan required for the renovation of the complex, Siemens Switzerland explains in a press release . The company won the tender for a corresponding energy saving contract. In the contract, Siemens guarantees the municipality savings of 60,000 francs annually.

    "For Siemens Switzerland this is a remarkable success and a project that we would like to implement in other municipalities as well," Stéphane Bovey, regional sales manager at Siemens Switzerland, is quoted in the press release. “We focused on the right concepts and suggested the most effective measures.” The communication cites the renovation of the ventilation and lighting systems and the installation of solar modules on the roof of the complex as examples.

    Siemens is working with local companies to implement the project, the press release explains. The contract has a term of 15 years and comprises an investment volume of 809,000 francs. The work should be completed this summer.

    "We are pleased to have found an experienced partner in Siemens who works with us to save energy," said Christian Menétrey, councilor responsible for construction and sustainability. According to her, Siemens has already received further orders after the energy saving contract. The communication specifically mentions the replacement of the water treatment system and the optimization of electrical systems.