March 31, 2008—Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., has expanded its sustainability product offering to include the industry leading educational touchscreen kiosk software, GreenTouchscreen, developed by Quality Attributes Software, Inc. (QAS).
Siemens says it selected QAS technology so it could offer its customers a powerful but accessible interface that displays energy consumption data and real-time interactive analysis. By presenting live building energy consumption data on the GreenTouchscreen kiosk in the foyer of the building, Siemens can reveal “hidden” energy conservation measures to building occupants. The information can help people understand the role they can play in saving energy in the spaces where they learn, work or live.
Through sophisticated integration to Siemens APOGE building automation system, the GreenTouchscreen software translates dense building operational data into clear, relevant information that helps even the casual observer understand a variety of energy and sustainability related concepts. Examples of features include showing how much energy a building is currently using, how much a building has saved over time, and what that savings means in carbon kept from the atmosphere, pounds of coal or even hours of playing X-Box.
Siemens and QAS are currently working together on projects that include a university campus energy efficiency performance contract, a green building research center, and the Siemens Executive Briefing Center at its headquarters.
For more information visit the Siemens Building Technologies Web site.
