EnOcean Alliance joins its members and partners in exhibiting maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for smart buildings and smart homes.

San Ramon (USA)/Frankfurt (Germany) – February 15, 2019 – ISH is the world’s leading trade show and international industry meeting place for the responsible use of water and energy in buildings. From March 11 to 15, ISH visitors can view trends in modern bathroom design, sustainable heating and air conditioning technology as well as smart living. In this context, the EnOcean Alliance, along with its members and partners, will present applications for maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for building digitalization and smart homes based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10).

This year’s exhibit focuses on the very practical theme of “Big data in corporate real estate management.” On the “IoT Solutions Panel,” prominent companies will demonstrate hands-on examples of how EnOcean-based solutions can be implemented in corporate real estate management and the benefits that building operators can expect to gain. IoT experts from Microsoft, T-Systems, Piepenbrock, Thing-it and IBM will report on current pilot projects for digitalizing commercial business spaces. These presentations are exclusive to ISH and will take place from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, respectively, at the EnOcean Alliance booth (Hall C60, Booth 10.3): Microsoft (March 11), T-Systems (March 12), Piepenbrock (March 13), Thing-it (March 14) and IBM (March 15).

Another central topic is the amendment to the European building directive (EPBD), whose stated goal is to make all buildings within the EU CO2-neutral by 2050. The member states are called upon to adopt the necessary legal and administrative regulations by March 2020. The EPBD focuses explicitly on technical building equipment as well as on regulating and controlling these systems. It imposes a series of stipulations on “self-regulating devices” and “digitalization of the energy system” and for the first time mentions a “smartness indicator,” which is yet to be defined. The EnOcean Alliance experts explain what these requirements mean in the context of building automation and holistic energy-efficient operation and how future-oriented system solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard can be implemented.

Not least, ISH visitors to the EnOcean Alliance joint booth can learn about the latest trends in the smart home as well as in lighting and window control. Experts explain the differences between smart products and smart homes. They also demonstrate how builders, tenants and administrators/property managers can benefit from professionally installed and maintenance-free system solutions with a view toward energy efficiency, comfort and security.

Representatives of the following companies will join the discussion: AFRISO-EURO-INDEX, BECKER Antriebe, BSC Computer, DEUTA Controls, Decelect, Digital Concepts, Eltako, EnOcean, Micropelt, Honeywell PEHA, LAE Engineering, Overkiz, PMDM Minebea and ViCOS. In addition, more than 30 other exhibitors will be showcasing EnOcean-based solutions at the trade show.

The EnOcean Alliance is a global network of more than 400 companies in the building sector. It develops innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for sustainable building automation based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10). More than one million buildings all over the world now have wireless networks of this type, making EnOcean the international reference technology when it comes to wireless standards for building automation.

The EnOcean ecosystem of self-powered wireless sensor solutions currently consists of 5,000 product variants that build on 1,500 basic products, with new ones being added all the time. Thanks to their standardized sensor profiles, the products can be combined with each other. These interoperable system solutions lower installation and maintenance costs and provide significant benefits when it comes to energy efficiency, security and comfort. In addition, the data generated with the aid of the self-powered wireless sensors can be integrated into IoT solutions (sensor to cloud).

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California.

www.enocean-alliance.org

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Close collaboration in further developing the EnOcean wireless standard

San Ramon, CA, USA – January 22, 2019 – The EnOcean Alliance and Eltako strengthen their collaboration and work together to promote the development of smart building solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard.

Headquartered in Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany, Eltako has stood for experience, expertise and quality in developing and manufacturing innovative products for building installation and control technology for more than 70 years. Eltako Smart Home Professional – the smart system in buildings – is based on the global EnOcean wireless standard. The self-powered and thus maintenance-free radio switches and window/door contacts with energy generators are exclusive EnOcean highlights. Eltako carries a total of more than 300 innovative wireless products as well as an extensive range of switches in four design lines based on the EnOcean technology. The EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) on the sub 1 GHz band is an excellent choice for use in buildings, thanks to its range of up to 30 meters.

The EnOcean Alliance, which has more than 400 members worldwide, is one of the most successful alliances in the area of smart building control. The non-profit organization standardizes and develops intelligent building solutions with integrated energy harvesting technology. Its Board of Directors brings together representatives of leading international solution providers in the areas of building automation, the smart home and the Internet of Things (IoT), including BSC Computer, Digital Concepts, EnOcean, IBM, Honeywell, Vertuoz by Engie and Vicos.

Clear endorsement of the EnOcean standard

“Eltako has belonged to the EnOcean Alliance for ten years now and is currently one of the leading players in our ecosystem. The company has extensive experience in using the EnOcean technology, which makes smart homes and intelligent buildings safer, more comfortable and more energy-efficient as part of complete solutions. On this basis and with its clear endorsement of the EnOcean wireless standard, Eltako is an ideal addition to our Board of Directors,” explains Graham Martin, Chairman and CEO of the EnOcean Alliance.

Ulrich Ziegler, Assistant to the General Manager of Eltako GmbH, adds, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to work even more closely with the EnOcean Alliance. After all, we have relied on the EnOcean wireless standard for more than ten years. Our inclusion among the promoters of the EnOcean Alliance confirms and strengthens this evolved collaborative relationship. In its role of promoter, Eltako continues to play an active role in further developing the technology, so that together we can meet the challenges of the smart home market.”

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California.

www.enocean-alliance.org

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EnOcean Alliance

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At Booth #C5023 the international organization will be presenting maintenance-free wireless solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard, creating a network for the integrated control of intelligent buildings based on the seamless integration of self-powered sensors and switches with local controls, gateways and building management systems.

San Ramon, CA/Atlanta, GA – December 18^th, 2018 – The AHR Expo is the world’s largest HVACR event, attracting the most comprehensive gathering of industry professionals from around the globe each year. From January 14-16, the EnOcean Alliance will demonstrate the benefits of the interoperable EnOcean ecosystem for integrated building control and self-powered Internet of Things (IoT) at the AHR Expo 2019 in Atlanta.

At Booth #C5023, the EnOcean Alliance presents a complete automation system based on the open EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1x). It will include all necessary maintenance-free, wireless components for intelligent lighting and HVAC control as well as energy management.

The EnOcean Alliance offers the advantages of an extensive and established ecosystem of interoperable self-powered wireless sensor solutions that are available to intelligent buildings worldwide. These solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective. EnOcean wireless networks have been installed in more than 1,000,000 buildings worldwide, making it the most widespread and most field-tested wireless building automation standard in the world.

EnOcean Alliance – Integrated building automation

The Internet of Things adds new dimensions to classic building automation by transmitting sensor data to cloud-based IT platforms that link the data with other information available on the internet and smart data analysis tools.

“Automation is a key factor in the sustainable use of buildings. Our practical experience shows that the possibilities are far from exhausted here. In addition to energy efficiency – and associated cost savings – another aspect is crucial to us: comfort. The automatic, data-based control of air quality, light and noise levels makes offices more comfortable spaces for the people working there. Not only do they feel more comfortable, they are also more productive. US corporations reported a 15% rise in productivity whereas absenteeism dropped by 15%. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions based on the EnOcean standard are perfectly suited to generate reliable sensor data for building optimization while at the same time simplifying installation and increasing flexibility and efficiency”, says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

At Booth #C5023 the EnOcean Alliance will be showing examples of self-powered wireless solutions from EnOcean Alliance members such as AdHoc Electronics/Illumra, Echoflex, EnOcean, Mecho Systems, Molex, OBX and Digital Concepts.

Visitors to AHR Expo 2019 can experience energy harvesting wireless solutions from over 30 EnOcean Alliance members and partners in total, including the following exhibitors:
AirTest Technologies Inc. (#C5400), BACnet (#C5362), Belimo (#C5141), CABA (#C5362), Contemporary Controls (#C5218), Delta Controls Inc. (#C5307), Distech Controls (#C5339), Emerson (#B2219), Functional Devices Inc. (#C5125), Gas Sensing Solutions (#C5366), KMC Controls, Inc. (#C5324), LonMark International (#C5020), Loytec (#C5307), Reliable Controls (#C5028), Schneider Electric (#C6643), Spartan Peripheral Devices (#C5130), Titus (#B1829), Viconics Technologies (#C5041) and WAGO Corporation (#C5434).

About the EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10/11, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization are located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

Press contacts

Evelyn Gilde-Back
Mobile: +49.176 636 13 964
Email: press@enocean-alliance.org

The organization will be showing smart applications based on the EnOcean wireless standard as well as selected IoT solutions helping to create seamlessly connected and interoperable smart homes and smart buildings.

San Ramon, CA/Las Vegas, NV – December 18th, 2018 – CES is the world’s gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. From January 8-11, the EnOcean Alliance – formed by leading companies worldwide from the building sector – will present innovative wireless Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for automation in sustainable building projects.

Leading wireless building automation standard

Due to strong partnerships with innovative organizations of the IT industry – such as IBM, BSC Computer and Digital Concepts – EnOcean Alliance opens the world of energy harvesting wireless communication to develop interoperable self-powered wireless solutions as an IoT standard.

EnOcean wireless networks have been installed in more than 1,000,000 buildings worldwide, making it the most widespread and most field-tested wireless building automation standard in the world. The interoperable ecosystem of more than 400 member companies and over 5000 products provides seamless interfaces to common solutions such as Apple® HomeKit™ from Digital Concepts, IBM Watson IoT and the open source software framework IoTivity (sponsored by the Open Connectivity Foundation, OCF with solutions from BSC Computer).

The international EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1x) is also an essential element of the “Ready2Services” initiative launched by the French Smart Building Alliance (SBA) in June 2018 to support the development of intelligent buildings for smart cities. The “Ready2Services” concept aims to evaluate the ability of buildings for multiple services, awarding buildings with a certain certification level. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions are a key component of this initiative.

Perfect fit with energy-saving building automation systems

“The key advantages of wireless control are the ease of upgrading existing buildings and expanding a system at any time. Wireless control systems can even provide greater installation flexibility if units within the system do not require dedicated cabling or batteries for power. Energy harvesting wireless sensors, switches and controls therefore perfectly fit in with the sustainable characteristics of energy-saving building automation systems. This makes EnOcean the most important wireless standard for maintenance-free applications for building automation and the IoT,” says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

The EnOcean standard in practice

Visitors to CES can learn more about the EnOcean Alliance’s maintenance free wireless standard for smart buildings as well as examples of self-powered IoT solutions at its partner booth (Sands #40955). At this booth, the partners Smart Building Alliance, Ubiant, Decelect and Avidsen will be demonstrating their IoT solutions currently being installed in thousands of new housing in France (e.g. by the French construction company Bouygues) and being offered in DIY stores across Europe by Leroy Merlin, member of the Mulliez Group. Part of this solution includes the advanced installation tool „quickmove“ enabling easy commissioning and management of EnOcean based networks.

At this booth the EnOcean Alliance will be showing a self-powered smart home solution certified to work with Apple HomeKit^TM. This includes the IoT Gateway from EnOcean Alliance promoter Digital Concepts communicating with multiple batteryless wireless sensors and switches which are part of smart phone or tablet based Apple HomeKit^TM smart home solutions. EnOcean Alliance Promoter BSC Computer will be demonstrating their smart building IoT Gateway with IoTivity connectivity from the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF).

Additional members of the EnOcean Alliance exhibiting at CES 2019 include: NodOn (Sands #40444), Zipato (Sands #41452), Engie (Sands #51902), Somfy (Sands #41531), EnOcean (Sands #40464), Rohm (Venetian Titian #2205) and IBM (LVCC Central Hall #14028).

About the EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10/11, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization are located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

Press contacts

Evelyn Gilde-Back
Mobile: +49.176 636 13 964
Email: press@enocean-alliance.org

In 2004 the Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications started in parallel to the electronica in Munich. Today the Wireless Congress: Systems & Aplications is one of the major meeting places for the wireless community, providing the well-established platform for wireless professionals – researcher, developer and application engineers – and the forum of excellence for the exchange of knowledge and experience.

San Ramon, CA – October 31, 2018 –  Celebrating it’s 15th anniversary, the Wireless Congress (November 14-15, 2018) will look ahead to new wireless technologies, like 5G and intelligent tactile systems and the application practice of advances wireless systems, like Low Power Wide Area Networks, Bluetooth mesh, EnOcean Energy Harvesting Wireless Solutions etc. Today, wireless professionals can choose the best fitting wireless technology for their application from a cornucopia of competing or complementary wireless technologies. But they have to balance cost, complexity, performance, reliability, and quality of service in real world environments.

EnOcean Alliance are presenting papers as part of Energy Harvesting Wireless Track at the show

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 Session 4; Energy Harvesting

• Graham Martin (Alliance Chairman & CEO) – presenting Energy Harvesting Solutions for Low Power Wide Area Network.
• Marian Hoensch (Alliance Technical Task Group Chairman) – presenting New Developments in Advanced Security for Energy Harvesting Wireless Systems.

Also in the energy harvesting session EnOcean GmbH, ZHAW, Ubisys, FH Offenburg and FHG will be presenting the latest developments in Energy Harvesting Wireless Solutions. Click here for more details of the program.

Co-located with electronica 2018 (November 13 – 16, 2018), the electronica fair in Munich is the world’s leading trade fair and conference for components, systems and applications and solutions make new developments such as smart homes and connected cars possible in the first place. In 2016 electronica covered 13 halls with 2,913 exhibitors and 73,451 visitors from 84 countries. electronica is bigger than ever before, and (along with its co-located events SEMICON Europa and Wireless Congress) will fill 17 halls for the first time.

Come and visit EnOcean Alliance stand together with HY-LINE and EnOcean at Hall C3 Booth W23.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. The basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-4-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

The EnOcean Alliance together with over 25 members and partners will be exhibiting self-powered wireless solutions for smart and cognitive buildings based on the EnOcean wireless standard and the R2S (Ready2Services) specification from the Smart Building Alliance (SBA).

San Ramon, CA – October 31, 2018 – The 9th edition of  Intelligent Building System (IBS) 2018 (Paris, November 6-7, 2018) with a theme SMART BUILDING: Ready 4 a Better Life is an event that has to be visited. The exhibition will have around 200 exhibitors and more than 7000 visitors from the building professional community will attend. 15 partners will exhibit at the EnOcean Alliance/ SBA booth #D29-34 and additional further 10 members will have their own booth at the event promoting the standard. The member companies will showcase interoperable solutions highlighting the benefits of digitalization across all areas within a building automation system such as intelligent lighting and HVAC control as well as energy management.

Visit the EnOcean Alliance seminar “The IoT radio standard for cognitive, flexible and multi-purpose buildings”

EnOcean Alliance is giving a seminar “The IoT radio standard for cognitive, flexible and multi-purpose buildings” at the event on November 7th, 2018 start at 12 o’clock, showing the technology and latest developments and deployments: 21st-century building must be multi-use, hybrid, modular and replicable. The reconfiguration of spaces to be almost instantaneous. To meet this demand, it is imperative to overcome all wiring in the walls and have completely modular sensors and transmitters. This induces wireless solutions and ideally without a battery because even with autonomy close to 10 years for some sensors it is just inconceivable to anticipate changing a billion batteries in buildings. Interoperability and security are also key criteria. As many criteria, the EnOcean standard knows perfectly meet. Introducing the technology ecosystem and case study in residential buildings, offices, hotels, etc.

EnOcean Alliance – the self-powered wireless standard for smart buildings

Real Estate and facility manager companies are changing towards data-driven service models. EnOcean Alliance solutions can offer the greatest flexibility and lowest lifetime cost by combining the ease to install wireless solutions with maintenance-free operations, using energy harvesting technologies. In addition, the EnOcean Alliance offers the advantages of an extensive and established ecosystem of interoperable energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions that are available to intelligent buildings worldwide. These solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective.

Installations using EnOcean batteryless wireless standard are rapidly expanding in France, with key construction companies such as Bouygues mass adopting the technology, local government specifying for commercial buildings and social housing and with Leroy Merlin offering in all of its DIY stores. Breaking down the barriers of isolated applications, the interoperable EnOcean Alliance ecosystem of more than 400 member companies over 1,500 products offer integrated systems that connect several building applications and at the same time collect raw sensor data to build innovative cloud-based services.

Maintenance-free sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard

Despite the huge improvements already realized, there is still huge scope for building automation to drive efficiency in building use. The majority of offices are only 60%-70% occupied during a working day and the majority of Real Estate is used less than 50% of the time. Digitalization is the key for buildings worldwide, helping facility managers to increase comfort, productivity, and efficiency of the building. The Internet of Things adds new dimensions to classic building automation by transmitting sensor data to cloud-based IT platforms that link the data with other information available on the Internet and smart data analysis tools.

Self-powered wireless sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) introduced by the EnOcean Alliance, are perfectly suited to generate reliable sensor data, further enhancing the energy performance of buildings and driving a digital transition in buildings forward. This will result in innovative solutions and new service models evolving as well as bringing up new chances for building owners, insurance companies, facility managers and users.

In terms of digitalization of buildings, self-powered wireless solutions are essential to connect all areas within a building automation system, while at the same time simplifying installation and increasing flexibility and efficiency. Generating a large amount of reliable data and using it for building optimization, provides Real Estate and Facility Management companies with maintenance-free solutions to unlock the full potential of intelligent buildings and offer a better service to their customers.

EnOcean Alliance and IBS – the perfect fit for smart buildings

This new edition of IBS is part of a process of reflection and exchanges to promote a European vision of Energy and Building Management Building “resilient, inclusive and connected” through a comprehensive range of services to occupiers.  Furthermore, the opportunity to accelerate the development in the field of Smart Building being identified as a major player in this fast-growing sector.

Visitors to IBS 2018 can experience energy harvesting wireless solutions from various EnOcean Alliance members, including the following exhibitors:

ABB * Belimo * Decelect * Distech Controls * Engie Vertouz * EnOcean * Hager * Helvar * Honeywell * Kieback+Peter * Loytec * Nexelec * NodOn * OGGA * S+S Regeltechnik * SAIA Burgess Controls * Sauter * Schneider Electric * Serelec * Siemens * Thermokon * Trio2Sys * Ubiwizz * WAGO * WIT

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. The basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

The Ready2Services label was officially launched by the Smart Buildings Alliance in Paris (France) in June 2018, further supporting the development of intelligent buildings for smart cities. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions and the interoperable EnOcean ecosystem are key components in terms of enabling new innovative service models.

San Ramon, CA – July 19, 2018 – To enhance the energy performance of buildings and to drive digital transition in buildings forward, the Smart Buildings Alliance (SBA) officially launched their “Ready2Services” initiative in June 2018. The “Ready2Services” concept aims to evaluate the ability of buildings for multiple services, awarding buildings with a certain certification level whilst also creating the basis for implementing new service models. Self-powered wireless sensor solutions are a key component of this initiative. These maintenance-free solutions collect reliable data and can be flexibly expanded at any time, therefore further supporting the digitalization of buildings and enabling the implementation of innovative services. As interoperability and open standards are playing an essential role in the digitalization of buildings, the EnOcean Alliance with its broad ecosystem of interoperable devices using the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) is an essential element of the “Ready2Services” initiative. The “Ready2Services” approach will be presented at the Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer Universities (September 5-6, 2018, Lyon, France) hosted by SBA, EnOcean Alliance and French association for integrators FFD.

More and more companies in the housing industry are already laying the foundation for digital functions in their buildings. A basic network can serve as a foundation for additional smart functions. At the same time, new service models can be derived.

Ready2Services label for intelligent buildings

To drive digital transition in buildings forward, the Smart Buildings Alliance (SBA) in cooperation with Certivéa, a French certification body, presented the Ready2Services (R2S) label in Paris on June 26th. This new concept aims to evaluate the ability of buildings for multiple services. The Ready2Services approach is based on three layers including equipment and interfaces such as sensors; a network infrastructure such as gateways as well as services and applications e.g. cloud solutions. Each layer itself should be replaceable, therefore providing multi-vendor interoperability.

The certification process can be carried out in a real estate program during its design, implementation or operation phase. Depending on the rating, the project wins one of four certification levels, ranging from “base” to “three stars”. Twelve buildings have already successfully received this certificate including BNP Paribas Real Estate, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Allianz Real Estate. Additionally, the Bouygues Construction building was successfully awarded certification, including self-powered wireless solutions using the EnOcean wireless standard, demonstrating that maintenance-free solutions on the EnOcean wireless standard are a perfect fit for the Ready2Service concept.

Building operators can now offer new automated service options to their tenants, for example in the form of an energy flat rate or payments according to the room temperature level per square meter of heated area. Here, the service provider provides the smart infrastructure in various packages e.g. security and refinances the investment, for example, by the energy savings achieved. Tenants benefit from more safety and comfort as well as increased flexibility and cost savings.

Self-powered wireless IoT solutions enabling a new era of building automation

Networked devices form the basis of the Internet of Things. They process large volumes of sensor data to make our everyday lives easier, safer and more comfortable. EnOcean´s self-powered wireless sensors are the eyes and ears of the IoT, as they collect the required data to operate large numbers of IoT devices efficiently, without any need of a battery. EnOcean products use the energy harvesting principle, in which energy is obtained from the surroundings, to supply self-powered wireless sensor networks.

Self-powered wireless switches and sensors for maintenance-free applications optimized for building automation play a key role for supporting the digitalization of buildings and enabling innovative services by providing reliable sensor data. Only maintenance-free and flexible solutions, which can be adjusted or expanded as needed, can provide the basis for implementing various service models.

These self-powered wireless solutions are based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) introduced by the EnOcean Alliance on the sub 1 GHz band, which has proven to be a resounding success in building automation and smart homes, due to its high reliability and a radio range of up to 30 meters. In conjunction with intelligent IoT systems self-powered sensor solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, more energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective.

“The EnOcean Alliance is a pioneer in providing energy-efficient solutions and supporting the transition of smart to cognitive buildings. We offer a proven ecosystem of self-powered wireless sensors and field-proven solutions for every layer of the Ready2Services concept, providing maintenance-free solutions for decades. Therefore, the EnOcean self-powered wireless standard is the perfect fit for the Ready2Services standard for smart buildings”, says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman, EnOcean Alliance.

Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer University

“Interoperability, open standards and flexibility are the basis for enabling innovative new services. The EnOcean wireless standard perfectly meets these key requirements, therefore being fully in line with the Ready2Services concept. As soon as the IT infrastructure is available, new services can be offered by simply adding additional sensors. These sensors need to be maintenance-free, not requiring any cables or batteries. That´s where the strength of energy harvesting technology comes in, providing maintenance-free “fit and forget” solutions”, explains Emmanuel Francois, President of Smart Buildings Alliance.

The first major post-launch event to showcase the Ready2Services initiative is the Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer Universities in Lyon, France (September 5-6, 2018), organized by Smart Buildings Alliance (SBA), EnOcean Alliance and FFD.

The event provides an excellent opportunity to learn and discuss about smart buildings in sustainable cities, including well-known exhibitors and representatives of the smart building and smart city area.

Additionally, the event enables visitors to learn more about solutions for smart and cognitive buildings, social housing and homes of the future including maintenance-free applications based on the EnOcean wireless standard. A number of EnOcean Alliance members will showcase self-powered wireless solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard, for example ABB, Adeo, Airria, Avidsen/SmartHome, Bouygues, Damalisk, Decelect, Digital Concepts, Engie, EnOcean, Nexelec, NodOn, Schneider Electric, Serelec (Eltako), SmartHab, OGGA, Ubiant, Ubiwizz, ViCOS, WIT and Wago.

For more information, please find here the agenda of the Smart Buildings for Smart Cities Summer Universities.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector collected to form the EnOcean Alliance and establish innovative automation solutions for sustainable building projects – and so to make buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and lower in cost. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalise the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimised for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organisation is located in San Ramon, California.

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EnOcean Alliance
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Together with three member companies, the organization will be presenting the advantages of an interoperable eco-system of maintenance-free sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard for professional automation of commercial buildings.

San Ramon, CA, USA/Las Vegas, NV, USA – May 9, 2018 – At the Realcomm/IBcon 2018 (Las Vegas, June 6-7, 2018), the EnOcean Alliance together with three of its members will demonstrate how self-powered wireless sensor solutions will help to advance the digitalization of buildings worldwide. At the EnOcean Alliance booth #2017, the member companies EnOcean with its product brand Dolphin, Molex and Titus will showcase interoperable solutions highlighting the benefits of digitalization across all areas within a building automation system such as intelligent lighting and HVAC control as well as energy management. Real Estate and facility manager companies are changing towards data-driven service models. EnOcean Alliance solutions can offer the greatest flexibility and lowest lifetime cost by combining the ease to install wireless solutions with maintenance free operations, using energy harvesting technologies. In addition, the EnOcean Alliance offers the advantages of an extensive and established ecosystem of interoperable energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions that are available to intelligent buildings worldwide. These solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective.

Breaking down the barriers of isolated applications, the interoperable EnOcean Alliance ecosystem of more than 400 member companies and over 1,500 products offer integrated systems that connect several building applications and at the same time collects raw sensor data to build innovative cloud based services.

Maintenance-free sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard

Despite the huge improvements already realized, there is still huge scope for building automation to drive efficiency in building use. The majority of offices are only 60%-70% occupied during a working day and the majority of Real Estate is used less than 50% of the time. Digitalization is the key for buildings worldwide, helping facility managers to increase comfort, productivity and efficiency of the building. The Internet of Things adds new dimensions to classic building automation by transmitting sensor data to cloud-based IT platforms that link the data with other information available on the Internet and smart data analysis tools.

Self-powered wireless sensor solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X) introduced by the EnOcean Alliance, are perfectly suited to generate reliable sensor data, further enhancing the energy performance of buildings and driving digital transition in buildings forward. This will result in innovative solutions and new service models evolving as well as bringing up new chances for building owners, insurance companies, facility managers and users.

“In terms of digitalization of buildings, self-powered wireless solutions are essential to connect all areas within a building automation system, while at the same time simplifying installation and increasing flexibility and efficiency. Generating a large amount of reliable data and using it for building optimization, provides Real Estate and Facility Management companies with maintenance-free solutions to unlock the full potential of intelligent buildings and offer a better service to their customers. Attending Realcomm/IBcon together with partners from the EnOcean Alliance is a great opportunity to showcase the benefits of the proven EnOcean ecosystem in driving the digital transition of buildings forward,” says Hajo Siemers, Vice Chairman EnOcean Alliance.

Self-powered wireless solutions for intelligent buildings

At booth#2017, the EnOcean Alliance and three of its member companies will demonstrate maintenance-free sensor solutions for commercial buildings:

The company EnOcean will be showcasing its Dolphin product portfolio, including kinetic and solar powered wireless modules that allow product manufacturers and service companies to develop reliable and maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for global use in building automation, smart homes, LED light control and industrial applications. EnOcean’s ultra low power system architecture combined with smart energy harvesters and high performance radio technology is the perfect basis for reliable sensor data driving IoT solutions in buildings. With its extensive range of wireless modules, white label products and advisory services for building automation, EnOcean is the ideal partner for Internet of Things (IoT) product, solution and service providers.

Molex, an expert in digital lighting and IoT, will be presenting their Transcend Network Connected Lighting System. Transcend is a complete, robust system comprising Cisco® networking technology, enabling a secure network communication via a low voltage IP infrastructure to distribute power and data to lighting, sensors and other devices locally. Together, these components enable secure, seamless transmission of data and power over IP and superior control over lighting systems. At the heart of the Transcend system, the PoE Gateway distributes power and connects luminaries, sensors and other devices to the software manager. The integration of EnOcean wireless technology combined with the sustainable principle of energy harvesting into Transcend Ethernet-based POE network connected infrastructure offers new possibilities for efficient smart building implementations in a variety of applications.

Titus is an expert in developing innovative HVAC solutions and will be showcasing their new line of energy-harvesting VAV diffusers. The Titus HELIOS is a wireless digital variable air volume (VAV) diffuser, providing ventilation for indoor spaces to elevate occupant comfort and improve indoor air quality. The HVACR industry’s first digital diffuser powered by ambient light, HELIOS requires no special wiring or ductwork, therefore being easy to install and to retrofit, and providing notable energy savings. It can be used for various applications for intelligent buildings – including offices, healthcare and educational environments. HELIOS provides highly efficient, industry leading technology for promoting a healthy indoor environment and was awarded with the 2017 AHR Expo Innovation Award in the category ventilation.

Visitors to Realcomm/IBcon 2018 can experience energy harvesting wireless solutions from various EnOcean Alliance members, including the following exhibitors:

Belimo (#1719), Delta Controls (#1511), Distech Controls (#701), Dolphin by EnOcean (#2017), KMC Controls (#219), Molex (#2017), Reliable Controls (#1915), Titus (#2017) and Tridium (#205).

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

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The EnOcean Alliance will be holding its next annual member meeting including an Open House Exhibition hosted by Neobuild and the Smart Building Alliance for building professionals, academics and governments on 17th May, 2018 at BGL BNP PARIBAS, Luxembourg.

San Ramon, CA – May 3, 2018 – “Energy Efficiency and Digital Transition” is the guiding theme of the EnOcean Alliance Members’ Meeting and Open House Event 2018 (17th May, BGL BNP PARIBAS, Luxembourg) hosted by partners Neobuild and SBA. Despite the huge improvements already realized, there is still huge scope for building automation to drive efficiency in building use. The majority of offices are only 60%-70% occupied during a working day and the majority of Real Estate is used less than 50% of the time. Since the inclusion of the Internet of Things (IoT), classic building automation is constantly changing, resulting in new service models evolving and bringing up changes, for example, for the fields of facility management and social housing. To enhance the energy performance of buildings and to drive digital transition in buildings forward, the EnOcean Alliance arranges its next Open House Event in cooperation with the partners Smart Building Alliance, Neobuild and CNCD Luxembourg. The event includes an exhibition, an excellent range of speakers of experts in building industry and governments. Additionally, it enables members of the EnOcean Alliance and building professionals to learn more about solutions for smart and cognitive buildings, social housing and homes of the future including maintenance-free applications based on the EnOcean wireless standard. Prior to the Open House Exhibition, the EnOcean Alliance will be holding its annual member meeting including key note speeches on IoT solutions for facility managers and social housing retrofit projects as well as technical trainings for its members.

Open House Exhibition

From 12 to 9.30 pm, the Open House Exhibition will offer a hands-on technology experience and discussions with key players and experts in energy efficiency, smart home and cognitive buildings. About 12 member companies of the EnOcean Alliance will be showing the latest flexible, cost-effective, energy efficient solutions for intelligent buildings.

A broad range of interoperable wireless products will be on display enabling attending specifiers, installers, integrators, contractors, consultants and architects to get practical experience and advice from EnOcean Alliance member companies on how to simply and quickly save energy and increase efficiency in existing and new buildings. Using self-powered wireless switches and sensors enabled by the EnOcean standard, building professionals can reduce planning, installation and rework time and costs – even retrofit without any disruption. These switches and sensors easily integrate into all building automation systems and have already been successfully deployed in over 500,000 buildings across the globe.

Open House Event

“Building automation is undergoing a fascinating transition at this point. We have seen the evolution from automated to smart buildings and now to cognitive, self-learning buildings where data from sensors is analysed and the results used to create a better, more efficient working environment. Education and networking is key to the adoption of cognitive building technology. Therefore, the Open House Event is an excellent opportunity to leverage the combined expertise of all members of the EnOcean Alliance and our partners, helping to create greater awareness of environmental issues and energy costs and to develop new exciting solutions for smart and cognitive buildings,” commented Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

From 2 – 9.30 pm, the Open House Event will be opened by Bruno Renders from NeoBuild, Emmanuel Francois from Smart Buildings Alliance and Tom Eischen from ministry of Economy Luxembourg. Later on, experts in energy efficiency, smart home and cognitive building solutions will speak about residential housings, apartment buildings and social housings. Speakers will include Ron Van Erck and Sébastien Delpont (Greenflex), Eric Pozzo Deschanel (Bouygues Immobilier), Patrice Rismondo (Bouygues Construction), Jan Frederik Harksen (ZP Zuhause Plattform), Oliver Fischer (Digital Concepts) as well as André May (Citylity) and Jean-Francois Fabri (GCC).

Following, key players in building automation will speak about commercial and public buildings. Speakers will include Michel Rausch (BGL – BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg), Luc de Crémoux (Schneider Electric), Olivier Gresle (Engie SSINGERIE), Dave Lister (IA Connect), Guy Spenenr (Fond Belval) and Éric Cassar (Arkhenspaces). Afterwards, panel discussions will be taking place, talking about the evolution in business models for technology retrofits. Participants will have the chance to attend the round tables and join industry experts in discussing how to finance smart multi-services in buildings through energy efficiency contracting. Other topics will be security as a major challenge for building energy efficiency as well as advancing switches from proof of concept to massification.

The Open House Event will be an excellent opportunity to learn about recent projects and opportunities, government initiatives, new technologies, latest news of EnOcean Alliance as well as an excellent chance to network with colleagues from EnOcean Alliance and partner organizations, building professionals and legislators.

EnOcean Alliance Member Meeting

From 9 to 12 am, prior to the Open House Exhibition, the EnOcean Alliance will be holding its annual members meeting. The members meeting will be opened by key note speeches about IoT solutions for facility managers as well as social housing retrofit opportunities. Following, there will be a technical training offered for EnOcean Alliance members covering all of the EnOcean Alliance technical programs and background information. Afterwards, attendants will be informed about marketing tools, demand creation activities, recent projects as well as new European and National legislations.

To register for the EnOcean Alliance member meeting and the Open House Event, please email dita.nursanti@enocean.com.

For more information, please download the agenda of the Open House Event.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector collected to form the EnOcean Alliance and establish innovative automation solutions for sustainable building projects – and so to make buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and lower in cost. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalise the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimised for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organisation is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

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Gina Klute
EnOcean Alliance
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The organization will be presenting maintenance-free wireless control solutions for LED lighting applications, enabling simple commissioning, seamless integration with building automation systems and intelligently local control using the EnOcean radio standard.

San Ramon, CA/Chicago, IL – April 26, 2018 – At LIGHTFAIR International 2018 (McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, May 8-10, 2018), the EnOcean Alliance as well as 16 of its members will demonstrate the benefits of the interoperable EnOcean ecosystem for wireless LED lighting controls, integrated building control and self-powered Internet of Things (IoT) applications. At Booth #754, the EnOcean Alliance presents a complete automation system based on the EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard. It will include all necessary maintenance-free, wireless components for intelligent lighting control and HVAC control as well as energy management. Intelligent building control calls for solutions that can be flexibly adapted to individual project requirements. Breaking down the barriers of isolated applications, the interoperable EnOcean Alliance ecosystem of more than 400 member companies and over 1,500 products offer integrated systems that connect several building applications and control them depending on the current situation. These solutions also help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective. Therefore, maintenance-free wireless LED lighting control solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard will facilitate shaping the future of intelligent buildings worldwide.

LED lighting is revolutionizing the lighting industry and creating completely new market conditions. With LEDs replacing old lighting technologies, new control capabilities enable building owners to achieve higher energy efficiency rates and increased comfort. This is particularly important considering the fact that about 20% of the total energy production worldwide is used for electric lighting.

Maintenance-free LED lighting control solutions based on the EnOcean wireless standard

The energy harvesting wireless standard enables a complete wireless LED control system for retrofit projects and new-builds, enabling further energy savings and personal control while meeting regulatory requirements. Solutions based on the EnOcean standard include wireless relay controllers, energy harvesting wireless occupancy sensors, light level sensors, and wall switches.

“Today, the awareness of environmental issues and energy costs is constantly rising and lighting is understood to be one of the key factors for energy savings and increasing comfort in intelligent buildings worldwide. LED lighting control based on energy harvesting technology is a key component for intelligent buildings to fit these requirements. Self-powered wireless control systems provide greater installation flexibility if units within the system do not require dedicated cabling or batteries for power and can be easily retrofitted to existing buildings. Energy harvesting wireless sensors, switches and controls therefore perfectly fit in with the sustainable characteristics of maintenance-free, energy-saving lighting and LED technology. This makes EnOcean one of the most important wireless standards for maintenance-free applications for modern lighting control,” says Graham Martin, CEO and Chairman of the EnOcean Alliance.

At booth #754, the EnOcean Alliance will show an integrated building system covering the following areas:

Self-Powered Switches and Sensors

Intelligent lighting control can be covered on the basis of three main wireless components: kinetic-powered light switches, including dimmers, solar-powered light sensors, and solar-powered occupancy sensors.
This system can additionally support a wireless daylight harvesting application, which is a lighting controls system that automatically adapts the light level to the amount of available natural light in a room measured by light level sensors. In a typical commercial building with such an automated lighting control system, it is possible to reduce energy consumption by up to 30%.

Wireless sensors can also lay the foundation for energy savings, increased comfort, and healthier living through automated HVAC control. Self-powered temperature, gas, and climate sensors combined with hydronic heating valves form a wireless network that supplies heat or cool air depending on individual needs and behavior or when room conditions need to be adapted to predefined set points.

Gateways and Local Controllers

The approach of seamlessly integrating the control of different building areas can be realized with gateways and local controllers. These directly communicate with the self-powered wireless devices and with each other to process the delivered data and information for a synchronized building management system. This results in better energy efficiency while increasing comfort and security at the same time.

Building Management Systems

These same gateways can bridge the EnOcean standard to work also with other established protocols such as BACnet, LonMark, WiFi, or the cloud. This provides maximum flexibility to installing professionals to expand and adapt building automation systems based on other protocols at any time with wireless components and to centrally control the whole system.

More details on the self-powered wireless solutions shown at the EnOcean Alliance booth #754 can be found at www.enocean-alliance.org/en/products.

Visitors to LIGHTFAIR International 2018 can experience energy harvesting wireless solutions from various EnOcean Alliance members, including the following exhibitors:

Acuity Brands (#2602, 1802), Autani (#231), BACnet (#116), CAO Lighting (#1774), Easyfit by EnOcean (#754), ETC (#667), Fulham (#602), Functional Devices (#4471), Hubbell Lighting (#1325, #1125), Osram (#1002), Ushio (#5624), WAGO (#2167), Waldmann Lighting (#848) and Zumtobel Lighting (#3017).

Further partners showing energy harvesting wireless solutions can be found at the EnOcean Alliance booth (#754) including: Illumra and MechoSystems.

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative maintenance-free wireless solutions for the Internet of Things, which are used for automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California. www.enocean-alliance.org

Press contacts

Gina Klute
Telephone: +49.89.67 34 689-76
Mobile: +49.160 90811729
Email: gina.klute@enocean.com