Congress Center Austria Center Vienna (ACV) Case Study

Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Networks & Connectivity - MQTT

Applicable Industries

Buildings

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control
Energy Management System

Services

System Integration

The Challenge

In early 2018, the operators of the Austria Center Vienna were considering their building control options, paying particular attention to the building’s security, lighting, blinds, heating, and ventilation. The ACV, working with system integrator TGA, decided upon ICONICS GENESIS64 building automation software, which is BACnet Advanced Workstation (AWS) certified. GENESIS64 was installed on two of the ACV’s servers, with the second server in cold standby. Five clients currently access the server software, which is set up in a virtual environment. There, 15,000 data points are processed, of which about 7,000 are active data points. All devices are now switched via BACnet. For the monthly consumption evaluations, 100 energy meters with M-Bus (Meter-Bus; used for remote reading of gas or electricity meters) are additionally provided for energy-relevant evaluations via a BACnet gateway.

About The Customer

The Congress Center Austria Center Vienna (ACV) (www.acv.at) in Vienna, Austria, is the only congress center in the world directly connected to one of the United Nations organization’s four headquarters. As the largest conference center in Austria, the Austria Center Vienna can accommodate up to 20,000 people. The ACV has 24 halls that can handle between 100 to 4,320 people, 11 floors, 180 meeting rooms, and 22,000 square meters of exhibition space. Opened in 1987, the convention center is visited by around 91,000 international guests annually.

The Solution

ICONICS’ building automation software solutions integrate HVAC, lighting, energy management, security, fire safety, elevators, people movers, and other building operations into a single, unified interface. ICONICS software provides comprehensive data visualization, trending, fault detection, analytics, mobile access and more for building managers, facility operators, and maintenance personnel. ICONICS’ BACnet compatibility ensures integration with most existing building systems through simple installation, without requiring new hardware. The building operator, IAKW-AG (International Headquarters and Conference Center Vienna, stock corporation), selected ICONICS GENESIS64 due to the functionality, compatibility, and flexibility in design it provides; all without requiring any major equipment upgrades. Easy implementation and rapid migration helped to successfully complete the project.

Operational Impact

Using ICONICS software, the development costs were significantly reduced, and the project implemented quickly.
According to ACV staff, working with ICONICS was straightforward and much easier than they had anticipated, considering the size of the project.
The ICONICS software worked flawlessly right away throughout the six month implementation phase and only minor adjustments, such as to the graphics, have been made since then.

Quantitative Benefit

15,000 data points are processed, of which about 7,000 are active data points.
100 energy meters with M-Bus are additionally provided for energy-relevant evaluations via a BACnet gateway.