Cooperation for intelligent lighting and building solutions
ABB and the Zumtobel Group are working together to further develop intelligent lighting and building solutions. The aim is to accelerate sensor-based lighting solutions and optimize the integration of building automation systems.
The technology company ABB and the Austrian Zumtobel Group are working together on the further development of intelligent lighting and building solutions as well as direct current applications. According to a press release, the companies will focus on integrating ABB’s building automation solutions with the Zumtobel Group’s lighting management systems.
Both companies expect the “combined expertise” to result in “more efficient, more sustainable and more user-friendly smart building environments”. To this end, the application of sensor-based lighting solutions will be accelerated with the aim of “optimizing energy efficiency, increasing the comfort of building users and maximizing the effectiveness of heating, ventilation and air conditioning control”. The added value is intended to benefit customers in the commercial, industrial and administrative sectors.
The cooperation is intended to promote innovations in the use of direct current technology in large-scale industrial applications. The resulting synergies should make buildings more efficient, sustainable and user-friendly. The use of modern industrial power grids would allow renewable energy to be used on a larger scale. This saves resources, reduces feed-in power and leads to stable grids and an open system for users.
“Our partnership concept enables us to better address innovation, standardization and sustainability and to continue to play a pioneering role in new technologies,” Lucy Han, EVP for Building and Home Automation Solutions at ABB, is quoted as saying.