Open data platform for building automation
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| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - Energi och cirkulär ekonomi, BORÅS |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 500 000 |
| Project duration | April 2019 - March 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Challenge-Driven Innovation – Stage 1 initiation |
| Call | Challenge-Driven Innovation stage 1 initiation – 2019 |
Important results from the project
Our vision is an open data platform for building automation that contributes to a market for more innovations, smarter management and lower energy consumption in buildings. In collaboration with the stakeholders, we will establish open data platforms for building automation. The solutions are developed in a cross-industry collaboration between companies in IT, construction, property management, installation technology and equipment manufacturers, which enables more players to develop and improve technology and services while avoiding lock-in effects.
Expected long term effects
During the project we have identified and analyzed the needs and shortcomings of current building automation systems. Areas that must continue to be considered while developing the open source platform are; lock-in effects, security, management of and communication between systems, version management of configuration and automation code, information models, energy efficiency and good indoor environment, and privacy.
Approach and implementation
In phase 1, we held an internal workshop, an external workshop and interacted with companies and organizations in the real estate industry to collect requirements, prioritized problems and investigated how building automation systems works today. Based on the insights from the workshop and discussions with the companies, the project has developed an initial design of an open platform for building automation. The platform is intended to be a basis for future data-driven services in real estate while integrating well with existing real estate automation systems.