Providers of building automation products look optimistically to the future. At a working meeting in Paris, on 5 May, eu.bac, the European industry association for building automation, announced its guiding principles which illustrate the significance of intelligent technology in energy-efficient buildings.

"We provide the shortest payback periods for saving energy in buildings," said eu.bac managing director, Peter Hug. "This brings a new impetus for innovation, competitiveness and job creation."

Where energy can be saved, economic activity is livelier than before. This also applies to building automation. Buildings consume 40 percent of Europe's primary energy. In this way technical building systems become an investment that is sought after. Intelligent networking, consumption regulation, controlling and contracting, from eu.bac’s point of view, they are new products and services that form a basis for new jobs and growth across Europe.

What is also clear in the guidelines is that intelligent building services engineering is not only cost-effective, rather, it is also a guarantee of compliance with the political directives for climate protection. eu.bac promotes the comprehensive equipping of buildings and houses with the most modern control technology. This reduces both costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

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