ISH 2025 unveils AI-powered sustainable building solutions

ISH 2025 will explore how AI enhances building services, integrating smart technologies for energy-efficient, sustainable, and eco-friendly urban development.

Buildings and infrastructure have a significant impact on the environment and climate. The upcoming ISH, which will take place in Frankfurt am Main from March 17 to 21, 2025, will focus on how the sector is becoming more sustainable and efficient in its use of existing resources, as well as which renewable energy sources may be employed most effectively. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to intelligently govern energy, water, and air holds immense potential. In the long run, such technology can provide environmental and economic benefits.

At the world’s most significant HVAC and water trade event, about 2,000 national and international exhibitors showcase breakthrough technologies and trends for tomorrow’s built-up environment. The 19 exhibition halls feature a diverse range of products and services, including effective water management, modern bathroom design, and green facades, as well as sustainable heating and air-conditioning technology, smart building services technology, and energy management systems. Around 70% of the exhibitors are from outside Germany. After Germany, the best-represented countries are Italy, Turkey, Spain, China, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, and France.

AI as a guarantee of success

Under the theme ‘Solutions for a Sustainable Future,’ ISH 2025 will concentrate on the issues that drive the sanitary and HVAC sectors: ecologically friendly heat generation, responsible water usage, and hygienically clean air. As an international forum for technical advances and a display of cutting-edge trends in the building sector, ISH is critical to the industry’s future growth. Artificial intelligence (AI) is particularly important in satisfying the growing demand for increased energy efficiency and sustainability. Christian Schlicht, an industrial engineer who specialises in corporate real estate and facilities management, summarises the situation as follows: “When it comes to building services technology, AI is like an orchestra conductor. It harmonises the various systems and building services, reads the data score in real time and precisely coordinates each element. The result is a symphony of efficiency, comfort and sustainability, perfectly  tailored to our needs and the environment.”  

AI-based technologies provide intelligent control and monitoring of complex building systems. AI examines massive volumes of data in real-time, discovers opportunities for optimisation, and automatically configures operations to save energy consumption and expenses. Furthermore, AI enables the smooth integration of renewable energy sources and optimises maintenance operations using predictive methodologies, enhancing system durability and reliability. AI-based solutions enable sustainable building operations, improving comfort, safety, security, and environmental friendliness.

Eight solution fields indicate the path

The trade fair’s layout reflects the primary concerns facing the sanitary and HVAC sectors. In 2025, it will launch a new event structure designed with attendees’ interests and demands in mind. At its centre are eight new solution fields and their related application areas, which make it easier for visitors to find what they’re looking for.

Water-bearing systems play an important function in modern construction. They include drinking water supply, heating circuits, the use of process and rainwater, and drainage. Heat generation may increase efficiency, sustainability, and environmental compatibility through several methods such as electricity, biomass, gas, liquid, and local/district heating.

Intelligent Building Management solutions enable the integration of devices and systems within homes and buildings, intending to improve energy efficiency, comfort, safety, and security. Another aspect of modern buildings is air conditioning and ventilation equipment and systems, which assure high-quality indoor air to produce the optimum quality required by different types of structures. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in both public and private bathrooms, in addition to design and accessibility.

Bathroom systems that save water and energy while also being simple to install, as well as intelligent and water-saving bathroom goods, are significant steps forward. Sanitary and HVAC production requires a wide range of high-quality components that must meet precise sanitation, heating, and air-conditioning criteria. The expert exhibitors at ISH also provide a wide choice of such components. Efficient installation solutions are equally crucial in all building projects. Cutting-edge tools, efficient storage and transportation methods, and the most recent advancements in industrial pre-assembly all play an important part here. Effective software solutions are critical for successful projects and corporate processes. At ISH, the range to be viewed comprises planning software for new and existing building management software and office software.

The Building Future Conference focuses on sustainability and digitisation. Whether the focus is on increased sustainability, heating sector change, or greenhouse gas reductions, the many segments of the building industry face huge hurdles. From March 17 to 20, 2025, the high-level ‘Building Future Conference’ in Messe Frankfurt’s Portalhaus will bring together professionals from politics and municipal governments, real estate and housing, energy providers, planners, architects, and project developers. The conference aims to establish collaborative strategies that promote sustainable construction and energy principles, thereby making a significant contribution to climate protection and resource conservation.

Messe Frankfurt co-organises the Building Future Conference with the following partners: the Federation of German Heating Industry (BDH), the Association of Air-Conditioning and Ventilation in Buildings (FGK), the German Association for Energy Efficiency in Building Services (VdZ), the German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association (ZVSHK), and other national and international industry associations.

For more details, visit: http://www.messefrankfurt.com/sustainability-information

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