Siemens equips ETH Zurich’s Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab with cutting-edge digital building technologies

Siemens technology enables new lighthouse project for climate research at ETH Zurich

(IN BRIEF) Siemens, as part of its partnership with ETH Zurich, has equipped the Zero Carbon Building Systems (ZCBS) Lab with digital building technologies from its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The lab allows for experimental research and system testing on a 1:1 scale for building components and systems in different climate zones. The lab conducts research into active and passive technologies for energy supply, automation, and climate control in buildings under various environmental conditions. The Siemens digital building management system Desigo CC controls and monitors all disciplines, enabling efficient building operation and specific research tests. Siemens Xcelerator supports companies in their digital transformation.

(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 25-Apr-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens AG (ETR: SIE), a German multinational conglomerate and Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, as part of its existing industrial partnership with ETH Zurich, has equipped the Zero Carbon Building Systems (ZCBS) Lab with state-of-the-art digital building technologies, including building operations and management solutions from its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The lab, located on the university campus in Zurich, allows experimental research and system testing on a 1:1 scale for building components and systems in different climate zones. The lab was established by the Chair of Architecture and Building Systems at ETH Zurich, headed by Prof. Dr. Arno Schlueter, who has been working with Siemens for many years.

“Flexibly deployable digital systems and the corresponding industry expertise are essential, both in a research environment and to put research findings into practice,” explained Prof. Dr. Arno Schlueter.

The ZCBS Lab conducts research into active and passive technologies for energy supply, automation, and climate control in buildings under various environmental conditions. It uses comprehensive automation solutions from Siemens Smart Infrastructure, with the digital building management system Desigo CC controlling and monitoring all disciplines, enabling efficient building operation and specific research tests that can be performed under optimal conditions.

The design of the Siemens solution allows the climate and building technology requirements to be adapted quickly and flexibly to the various research projects and desired test parameters. The Siemens system collects all important data generated by the installed sensors and field devices and transmits it to the higher-level ETH control system.

Matthias Rebellius, CEO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure, is pleased that this lighthouse project uses Siemens technology: “Our building management system lays the foundation for enhancing the existing ETH systems as needed and potentially connecting them in the future to the open digital building platform Building X, which is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.”

Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform, was launched in June 2022, and continues to develop and grow, enabling customers’ digital transformation in industry and infrastructure faster and at scale. Together with a powerful partner ecosystem and marketplace, Siemens Xcelerator supports companies in their digital transformation.

Siemens and ETH Zurich have a proven track record of successful cooperation, exemplified by the Zero Carbon Building Systems (ZCBS) Lab’s design. The lab is highly flexible, allowing individual rooms to be connected or separated as needed, and enabling comparative or isolated tests of components and building systems, such as efficient cooling or integrated power production using solar technology. User acceptance studies can also be conducted in individual test cells.

Researchers have complete control over the entire building automation, down to the field level, and can switch from operating mode to research mode with the push of a button. The highlight of the lab is a solar emulator room, which simulates not only temperature and humidity but also the effects of the sun throughout the day, using energy-efficient LED technology. This unique facility is the first of its kind in the world.

Siemens and ETH Zurich’s strategic partnership dates back to 2009 when Siemens provided financing for the Chair in Sustainable Building Technologies. This funding has enabled ETH Zurich to expand research and teaching in sustainability and energy. Additionally, Siemens and ETH Zurich are collaborating closely on research into future mobility, in addition to sustainable and digital construction.

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