Building Technology Schaffner Holding AG

It is predicted that more than 68% of the global population will live in cities by 2050. Buildings play an essential role in how different organizations deliver their mission. Sustainability and comfort are highly important to the future of building technology. The energy consumption of buildings is already more than 30% and continues to rise. Schaffner delivers a wide range of products and solutions to contribute to more sustainable and energy-efficient buildings and infrastructure.

Schaffner delivers Solutions for Energy Efficiency in Building Technology

The quality of power supply in a building matters. Harmonics is a common issue in buildings, which can be mitigated, not only to fulfill standards, but also to unburden the interconnected equipment, thereby increasing their lifecycle and improving the energy efficiency of a building.

Schaffner's expertise and broad product portfolio in applications such as HVAC, lighting and elevators enables truly sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.

Markets

We provide solutions for the following markets:

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning is responsible for a high proportion of energy consumption in modern buildings. Variable frequency drives are widely used in HVAC applications, where energy efficiency can be substantially improved by mitigating harmonic current present in the energy flow. Schaffner offers a very broad product portfolio in harmonic mitigation for HVAC systems.

Elevator and Escalator

Elevators and escalators help to make urban spaces more efficient. Especially in large commercial buildings, elevators and escalators bring people from A to B much faster, easier, and more safely. By applying Active-Front-End drive technology, modern elevator motors run as generators during braking and feed energy back into the network or accumulator for later use. Where AFE technology is used, LCL filters help to mitigate associated disturbances to achieve true energy efficiency.

Lighting

Energy saving lighting systems (e.g., LED together with dimmers and timers) are widely promoted and fitted in modern buildings. However, EMI from LED lighting is a very common issue, which must be tackled to meet EMC compliance.

Have a look at some of our Building Technology Applications

Modern Buildings

Schaffner's expertise and broad product portfolio helps improve sustainability and energy efficiency in modern buildings.

HVAC

HVAC is responsible for a major portion of energy usage in buildings. Schaffner’s power quality products improve the reliability and energy efficiency in HVAC applications.