Cloud-based building management for the SEETOR City Campus
Cloud-based building management for the SEETOR City Campus
A new urban neighbourhood is being built in the east of Nuremberg. It includes commercial rental units where SAUTER Vision Services and Remote Management provide cloud-based building operation and enable secure remote system maintenance and optimisation.
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The SEETOR City Campus has plenty to offer. It has residential space of various types for a wide range of tenants as well as a considerable commercial area. The SEETOR Offices provide 25,000 m2 of space for offices, shops and services, and were created by Germany’s Sontowski & Partner Group, which specialises in real estate development. Between the buildings, there are green spaces to enjoy and the Wöhrder See lakeside recreation area is nearby.
The building automation must meet a wide range of requirements for this state-of-the-art campus concept. The cloud solution must provide direct access to plants and services while ensuring minimal and cost-effective outlay for operation. SAUTER Germany was employed to engineer, install and commission the management system for the SEETOR Offices – and also to supply its own digital solutions.
The solution
SAUTER Vision Services are the central element of the BACnet network, which configures and controls communication between all the technical systems. SAUTER Vision Services provides a cost-efficient entry into the world of modern building management. Building management and operators can access the building data at any time via HTTPS in the SAUTER Cloud. BACnet/SC (Secure Connect) ensures that the building network is protected. In addition to BACnet/SC-capable software, SAUTER also offers the new BACnet/SC router (modu630-RT) as hardware for adding encrypted communication to existing BACnet installations.
The solution is completed by SAUTER Remote Management. After the various systems are installed, commissioning technicians are usually called in to program the automation stations and assign the information points. With SAUTER Remote Management, many of these tasks can be carried out conveniently from the office or from home. Remote Management provides round-the-clock services for building automation, energy management, the associated IT infrastructure and software applications. This cloud-based service makes it easier to call in specialists and reduces the effort for subsequently fine-tuning the systems.
The result
In autumn 2023, the first rental units of the SEETOR Offices were completed as part of the extensive city-within-a-city project. The solutions from the SAUTER Cloud live up to the customer’s requirements in many ways.
The operating costs can be planned and billed over monthly or annual periods. Once the initial engineering phase has been completed, only recurring subscription fees are incurred. These include all expenses for the IT infrastructure, computers, hardware upgrades and software such as operating systems, databases and the application itself. Updates are available immediately and automatically.
Remote Management allows external service providers as well as building operators and facility management to benefit from a full range of service options via direct access to systems and applications. The resulting rapid response times and uninterrupted operation benefit the future tenants of offices and other spaces at the SEETOR City Campus.
