Constructing buildings and infrastructure has a major impact on both the environment and the climate. The upcoming ISH in Frankfurt am Main, from 17 to 21 March 2025, will focus on how the sector is becoming more sustainable, how it can employ existing resources more efficiently, and which renewable energy sources can best be used.
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to control energy, water, and air intelligently has enormous potential. In the long term, such technology can bring about both ecological and economic benefits. At the world's leading trade fair for HVAC and water, around 2,000 national and international exhibitors will present innovative technologies and trends for tomorrow's built environment. The range of products and services across 19 exhibition halls covers everything from efficient water management, modern bathroom design, and green facades to sustainable heating and air-conditioning technology, smart building-services technology, and energy-management systems.
Around 70 percent of the exhibitors come from outside Germany. The best-represented nations after Germany include Italy, Turkey, Spain, China, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, and France.
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Artificial intelligence as a guarantee of success
Under the motto "Solutions for a Sustainable Future," ISH 2025 will focus on the key issues driving the sanitary and HVAC sector: environmentally-friendly heat generation, responsible water usage, and hygienically clean air. As an international platform for technical innovations and a showcase for pioneering trends in the building sector, ISH plays a central role in the future development of the industry.
In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial to meeting the growing demands for greater energy efficiency and sustainability. Christian Schlicht, industrial engineer and expert in corporate real estate and facility management, sums up the situation as follows:
'When it comes to building-services technology, AI is like an orchestra conductor. It harmonises the various systems and building services, reads the data score in real-time, and precisely coordinates each element. The result is a symphony of efficiency, comfort, and sustainability, perfectly tailored to our needs and the environment.'
The use of AI-based systems enables complex building systems to be controlled and monitored intelligently. AI analyses vast amounts of data in real-time, identifies any scope for optimization, and automatically configures operations to minimise energy consumption and lower costs. Moreover, AI facilitates the seamless integration of renewable energies and improves maintenance processes through predictive methods, increasing system durability and reliability. AI-based solutions provide a holistic and future-proof foundation for sustainable building operations, raising the comfort, safety, security, and environmental friendliness of building-services technology to a new level.
ISH brings together experts from the sanitary and HVAC sectors to discuss innovative approaches to making the building sector more sustainable.
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