Intelligent Building Management System for T-Mobile
Terms of Reference
Open-plan offices are a proven means to create dynamic workplaces and communicative co-operation within modern structures. In such offices, it is essential to position the workplaces freely to form so-called work islands.
How can it be ensured that each employee is able to control
lighting and other services such as sun-blinds or sockets individually?
It is not possible to use switch-stands in open-plan offices because
dynamic requirements have to be met. Floor containers with the
appropriate telephones are interesting alternative to control services.
And that is where the swift.consult expertise comes in: How can the
telephone be interlinked to the lighting above the workplace and the
sun-blind at the nearest window?
The Customer
Dewies GmbH is a company specialising in the field of intelligent
building systems technology. Deweis plans and installs systems in large
office buildings based on EIB (European installation bus). Apart from
T-Mobile, their customers include Düsseldorf airport, the Federal
Ministry for Defence in Berlin and the Europahaus in Darmstadt.
The Solution
The solution involved developing a server which, based on Microsoft
.NET Technology, conveys inquiries which are triggered by the telephone
system to the EIB and the various workplaces and manages their
authorisations. Technologies such as WebServices, Multithreading and
Remoting are used for this. Since the end of 2003, this system has been
serving more than 5000 workplaces constantly and without any latency.
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