Smart also includes sustainable

These show the importance of smart buildings for sustainable urban planning in the future. "Digitizing such a fundamental infrastructure is a major project and holds many opportunities and possibilities: from more efficient energy solutions to sustainable construction methods and networking with the digital living world", explains BVDW Managing Director Marco Junk.

In addition to cooperation and exchange between manufacturers at interfaces, a future-oriented perspective is crucial. Since buildings usually stand for 50 to 150 years, planning must be done with foresight.

"So far, there is no inventory of the smartness of buildings in Germany. There is also no model for determining the various levels of maturity.", manifests Junk. The study remedies this situation.