Schneider Electric announces EcoStruxure Building updates and new venture fund

Next Generation of EcoStruxure Building to Drive Employee Engagement, Building Efficiency, and Sustainability
New offerings will:

Improve occupant engagement and well-being
Enable real estate managers to optimize space utilization better
Empower people to personalize their office environments
Improve deployment efficiency for system integrators

BOSTON, Mass. – November 13, 2018 – Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the next generation of their EcoStruxure™ Building portfolio. The open innovation IoT platform helps real estate leaders and building owners improve the value of their buildings through improved occupant engagement, efficiency, and sustainability. Additionally, new commissioning tools will ease the deployment process for system integrators.

EcoStruxure Building additions in 2019 to include the following:
·         EcoStruxure Workplace Advisor - A suite of digital services for the workplace offering occupancy and well-being analytics, a mobile occupant application to improve building occupants’ engagement and productivity, and enable building managers to optimize space better.
·         Connected Room Solution - The next evolution of Smart X IP Controllers, RPC, will empower users to better control their environments with the ability to interface with the HVAC system through their mobile device. The eCommission SmartX Controllers mobile application, available with the Connected Room Solution, will enable technicians and electricians to more efficiently perform commissioning, flow balance, and checkout operations.
·         EcoStruxure Security Expert - The latest addition to Schneider Electric’s building security portfolio is a scalable, IT-friendly solution that integrates existing security systems within one platform, providing
one-stop access control and intrusion detection from purpose-built field controllers, RFID Smartcard Reader technology, and application software.
·         EcoStruxure Building Operation 3.0 - Will provide an enhanced mobile-friendly user interface, a convenient dashboard experience, and further engineering efficiency for partners including enhanced controller configurations, and new reporting functions for enhanced data insights.

Schneider Electric boosts its innovation ecosystem with ‘Schneider Electric Ventures’ to identify, nurture and support bold ideas

Schneider Electric Ventures’ nurtures tomorrow’s transformational and disruptive innovations with funding, incubation and partnerships

Schneider Electric Ventures’ proves Schneider Electric’s commitment to innovation. Major projects are already underway

BOSTON, November 13, 2018 – Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced “Schneider Electric Ventures”, which identifies, nurtures and supports innovations that will make a major contribution to future sustainability and energy efficiency. Several major projects are underway and ready to be deployed.

Innovation is key to achieving sustainable growth
Innovation is the essential precursor to sustainable growth. Beyond the imperative of finding solutions that will protect our natural environment, companies need to satisfy non-stop growth in global energy demand, adapt equipment for a hyper-connected industrial ecosystem, and comply with ever-stricter regulation.

‘Schneider Electric Ventures’ nurtures tomorrow’s transformational and disruptive technologies
Schneider Electric already prioritizes innovation at every level. The company spends €1 billion a year on R&D; and EcoStruxure™, its IoT-enabled, plug and play, open, interoperable, architecture and platform is at the cutting edge of connected energy management and industrial automation.

A few months ago, the company created “Schneider Electric Ventures”. The mission of this initiative is to identify, support and nurture companies and entrepreneurs whose innovations will transform the way we live and work, how we produce and consume energy, and how we run buildings and factories.

Schneider Electric Ventures supports innovation through:
Funding
Incubation
Partnerships

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