Innovation platform Living Tomorrow used ABB's energy-efficient technologies to help make their Brussels campus a model for innovation and more sustainable living.
Hospitality and tourism industries have high potential for environmental waste, and buildings contribute 26% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. Modern travelers are increasingly seeking sustainability, cost-effectiveness and comfort when they stay at a hotel. Keenly aware of this demand, Living Tomorrow partnered with ABB to equip its Innovation Campus with the latest digital and automated solutions that give guests control over their environment with the touch of a button and building operators increased visibility to energy use and emissions.
The campus offers eight state-of-the-art meeting rooms, a hotel with 92 guest rooms, an auditorium, two restaurants and a digital experience center that will transport visitors to what the world will look like in the future.
Living Tomorrow's Innovation Campus 
ABB Energy Transition event at the Living Tomorrow's Campus 
ABB Energy Transition event at the Living Tomorrow's Campus 
voco™ Brussels City North hotel, part of the campus 
Living Tomorrow's Digital Experience Center 
Living Tomorrow's meeting room 
Living Tomorrow's Digital Experience Center
The Innovation Campus is a flagship project integrating a range of ABB’s portfolio under one roof.
“The Living Tomorrow ecosystem has the power to create, innovate and transform to make a difference for our future. A partner like ABB, who is collaborating with a number of other partners on a Proof of Concept with conversational A.I. to develop new facilities management functionalities, is of great value to us,” said Yin Oei, CEO at Living Tomorrow.
The increasing complexity of buildings today calls for an open, interoperable and integrated solution to fit the specific needs of projects and customers.
“ABB’s innovations enable us to monitor our Innovation Campus and make the right choices for new integrations in the future,” said Chief Innovation Officer of Living Tomorrow, Jurgen de Jaeger.
Learn more about ABB solutions implemented at the Living Tomorrow campus:
- ABB i-bus® KNX connects everything from lighting, shading and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) to security and energy management. All devices communicate with one another, using the worldwide open standard protocol for the control of intelligent buildings.
- ABB Cylon® HVAC Building Automation is a flexible and scalable system including energy management solutions to support system integrators, facility managers and building owners. It provides an optimized environment in commercial and industrial infrastructure that is safer, smarter and more sustainable.
- High-quality, user-friendly Tenton® sensors enable room temperature, CO2/humidity, HVAC, shading and lighting to be controlled from a single device.
- ABB’s energy distribution portfolio ensures safe electrical installation connected to the Building Management System (BMS).
- The Insite energy management system, SCU100 control unit, EQ energy meters and M4M network analyzers ensure maximum energy efficiency and enables monitoring of the main utilities within the building centrally.
- ABB’s Movion series of emergency lighting ensures a secure supply provided by two ABB uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems.
- Cylon installations include ABB’s programmable controllers for efficient and accurate control and monitoring of smart building automation solutions within an open protocol environment.
