Building Operating System and SmartShape: Revolutionizing Smart Building Management

The Building Operating System (BOS) and SmartShape are two major innovations transforming the management of intelligent buildings. The BOS acts as a centralized operating system, integrating and coordinating various systems and devices within a building. SmartShape, on the other hand, is a solution of connected, programmable, and collaborative digital twins, offering optimized visualization and management of complex data. By combining these two technologies, it is possible to revolutionize the way buildings are managed, thereby enhancing efficiency, security, and occupant comfort.

Understanding the Building Operating System (BOS)

The BOS is a centralized software platform that integrates and manages the various systems and devices of a building. It acts as a centralized “brain,” coordinating and optimizing the operations of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, security, and other building infrastructures. The BOS enables the connection and communication of diverse devices, often from different manufacturers, thus facilitating unified and intelligent building management.

tages of the BOS include:

• Integration and Centralization: The BOS integrates and centralizes the management of all building systems (HVAC, lighting, security, etc.) on a single platform.
• Interoperability: It ensures the interoperability of the various building systems, thereby optimizing energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, security, and occupant comfort.
• Flexibility and Scalability: The BOS allows centralized and flexible management, facilitating the addition of new technologies and real-time data analysis for more efficient operations and informed decision-making.

Introducing SmartShape

SmartShape is a solution of connected, programmable, and collaborative digital twins. It serves as an industrial metaverse that gathers and visualizes complex data in an understandable and accessible manner. SmartShape centralizes this data in a single collaborative and responsive location, making it comprehensible through visual representations.

Key features of SmartShape include:

• Intelligent Forms: 2D models, 2D plans, photogrammetry.
• Business Data: Spreadsheets, APIs, sensors, ERP, PLM, MES.
• Code: Processes, instrumentation, data mining, machine learning, AI.
• Collaboration: Online and offline, a single source of truth, real-time, responsive.

SmartShape is compatible with all CAD software (Catia, SolidWorks, Revit, Microstation…) and all data sources or models (PLM, PDM, MES, spreadsheets, sensors…). It offers an open API based on web standards (HTTP/2, JSON…) and a universal application on web browsers (Firefox, Chrome…). Additionally, SmartShape ensures data security and sovereignty by using AES encryption for all data at rest and encrypting both 3D data and business data.

The Synergy Between BOS and SmartShape

Integrating SmartShape with a Building Operating System maximizes the benefits of both technologies. The BOS provides a centralized platform for managing building systems, while SmartShape offers advanced visualization and interaction with building data.

This combination enables:

• Optimized Infrastructure Management: By centralizing data and offering real-time visualization, it becomes possible to effectively monitor and control building systems.
• Enhanced Predictive Maintenance: Analyzing collected data allows for the prediction of potential failures and the planning of interventions before they become critical.
• Improved Occupant Experience: By adjusting building systems according to the needs and preferences of occupants, their comfort and satisfaction can be enhanced.

Use Cases

Several companies have already benefited from integrating SmartShape with a Building Operating System. For example:

• Chantier de l’Atlantique: Replaced 2D paper plans with a collaborative 3D digital twin, constructing over 10 ships, managing 3 million unique elements, 400 million unique attributes, 1,000 users via Active Directory, with both online and offline collaboration.
• Suez: Developed a digital twin of the sewer network using photogrammetry, facilitating knowledge management and intervention preparation, enhancing QHSE, and optimizing costs. The digital twin covers over 400 km, combining photogrammetry and BIM, with 3D streaming up to 200 times faster.
• Bureau Veritas: Replaced 2D PDF plans with a collaborative 4D digital twin, connected to a comment management platform (VPM) on a sovereign cloud.

Conclusion

The integration of the Building Operating System and SmartShape represents a significant advancement in intelligent building management. This combination offers a centralized and collaborative platform for managing building systems while providing advanced data visualization. The benefits include increased operational efficiency, improved predictive maintenance, and a better experience for occupants. The use cases demonstrate the practical applications and advantages of this integration in various industries.