The Factorial Seongsu office building in Seoul has become the first in Korea to receive the Gold rating from the international SmartScore smart building certification.
The building uses AI-driven, robot-integrated services, including beverage delivery, automated parking and facial recognition access.
Samsung Electronics’ b.IoT AI-based technology integrates and operates major building facilities, such as air conditioning, lighting and power, on a single platform.
NOTE: Samsung b.IoT is an AI-based building management solution that maximizes energy savings and operational efficiency.
- A smart building management system optimized for efficient operation
- A differentiated HVAC and integrated solution that meets various spatial needs
- Implementation of both energy savings and a comfortable indoor environment
Samsung b.IoT solutions provide verified performance based on real-world applications. It supports more efficient building operations and energy savings.
SmartScore is a global smart building certification system operated by WiredScore (wiredscore.com), a smart city certification specialist, which evaluates the implementation level, actual effect and efficiency of technologies such as IoT, AI and big data applied to buildings. SmartScore assigns grades in the following order: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Certified through evaluation.
Major landmark buildings around the world, such as the Texas Tower in Houston, USA, and The Henderson in Hong Kong, have also received this certification.
Factorial Seongsu, the first office building in Korea to receive the Gold rating, was built in 2020 by developing a logistics site near Seongsu Station. From the planning stage, the company collaborated with Samsung to establish the tech-ready-building concept.
The Gold rating is awarded to top-level smart buildings that meet various requirements, such as providing high operational efficiency and energy management to building managers, and providing a comfortable environment, such as indoor air quality management, to building occupants.
Samsung’s b.IoT played a key role in Factory Seongsu achieving the Gold rating. It helps managers monitor the operational status of the entire building in real time and efficiently control it according to the situation.
For example, using AI, it analyses the energy usage, facility operation status, and heating and cooling efficiency of the building, predicts usage patterns, supports optimal energy management, and checks the facility status in real time to send notifications in case of abnormal operation.
It can also improve building energy efficiency by supporting connection with the DVM (digital variable multi) geothermal system that provides efficient heating and cooling by using the heat energy in the ground.
Factorial Seongsu operated its central air conditioning and system air conditioning in optimal conditions with b.IoT, reducing energy usage by approximately 27% from June to September last year. This figure is based on the results of a demonstration of energy savings centred on cooling and air conditioning equipment conducted by a research team at Pukyong National University (www.pknu.ac.kr). Actual energy savings may vary depending on the building’s operating environment, equipment configuration and operating conditions.
In particular, b.IoT (www.samsung.com/us/business/builder/industry-innovation/insights/samsung-b-IoT-solution/) supports digital-twin technology that implements a real-world building as a 3D model in a virtual space and visualises the status of all facilities within the building in real time. Administrators can simulate various management scenarios using visualised 3D models in a virtual environment, enabling them to operate and manage buildings more efficiently.
“This certification has verified the convenience and competitiveness of b.IoT, which features cutting-edge technologies such as AI and digital twins,” said Samsung (www.samsung.com) Vice President Park Chan-woo. “We will continue to develop our technology with the goal of implementing an AI-based autonomous operation building.”
For more on the building, watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwcLyUUsr7E&t=19s.
Author: Steve Rogerson, ICM IoT M2M Council
