User Manual

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German industry can make a number of contributions to climate protection
and is therefore a problem solver. To underscore the German economy's
commitment to climate protection, a number of leading business people
came together under the auspices of the Association of German Industry on
the initiative "Business for climate change"., With more than 40 companies
(and Siemens being one of them), the initiative represents the entire
spectrum and abilities of the productive economy in Germany.
In March 2017 the BDI has launched the initiative „Energy efficient
buildings“ with a 10 point plan.
Point 4, „Efficiency-First-Approach and strengthening the focus on
sustainability of the building energy efficiency“ focuses on building energy
efficiency as an important part of the energy transition and for reaching the
climate protection targets. As part of it, the life-cycle view on the building is
strongly taken into account. Furthermore the quality insurance over the
lifetime of the building with the help of automation, energy management
systems and energy savings contracting are explicitly requested.
But above all, Siemens is concerned about making a contribution by providing
various services to the customer so that we can solve the global problems of
energy and climate. To this end, Siemens BT has prepared comprehensive
BAC and TBM functions – for new buildings as well as to update existing
buildings. In addition to that, Siemens BT even provides performance
contracting.