Bee?ah?s new headquarters in Sharjah, the UAE, will be fitted with an array of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart building solutions powered by Microsoft and Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls will deploy a technical infrastructure for the building capable of monitoring its entire environment virtually with Microsoft Azure Digital Twins and IoT technologies. The solution will enable Bee?ah to analyse volumes of data to optimise building operations and drive efficiency.
As Bee?ah?s exclusive cloud provider, Microsoft will also optimise the experience of the building for people through technology and solutions powered by Microsoft Azure. Intelligent concierge capabilities will engage visitors and employees to help locate available meeting spaces, book appointments, give directions, hail rides and support day-to-day tasks. These AI-powered personal concierge services are believed to be the first in the Middle East designed specifically for building occupants.
Evoteq, Bee?ah?s digital venture, will serve as the technical project management partner for this unique project, deploying integrated solutions and enhanced digital capabilities for greater operational output.
From digital workspaces to smart back-office integration, and from smart lobby-visitor management to smart security, employees and visitors at Bee?ah?s new headquarters will experience a diverse range of cutting-edge AI features through multiple touchpoints across various functions including HR, customer care, procurement, administration, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
?Environmental sustainability and digital technologies are mutually inclusive factors in driving an economy of the future,? said Khaled Al Huraimel, Bee?ah?s group CEO. ?Our headquarters embodies our vision for this future and exemplifies the most sustainable solutions and advanced technologies, with no compromise on strategic partnerships, innovation or delivery. This will be the first building in the region, and one of the first in the world, to have full integration with AI to support new seamless experiences for optimization of efficiencies, performance and functionality. Our office of the future will manifest our commitment to the continual advancement of our valued staff body, and AI solutions will provide new avenues of employee development and operational convenience.?
Designed by the renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, Bee?ah?s futuristic new headquarters will be fully powered by renewable energy and optimised for the sustainable use of resources to have zero net energy consumption and achieve a LEED platinum certification.
?Digital Vault and our building apps will give Bee?ah the power to make faster, intelligent data-driven decisions to run its headquarters more safely, efficiently and sustainably, and will increase productivity for the people working and visiting Bee?ah?s headquarters,? said Bill Jackson, vice-president and president, Global Products, Building Technologies & Solutions, Johnson Controls.
?In partnership with Microsoft, Johnson Controls is transforming traditional building systems with services that merge the physical and digital worlds. Through this project, we are showcasing how the cloud and AI can tap into data from physical spaces to drive better engagement with occupants and achieve new levels of efficiency and sustainability.?
?Together with Johnson Controls and Bee?ah, we are driving the digitisation of smarter, more sustainable buildings and spaces,? said Scott Guthrie, executive vice-president, Cloud + AI Group, Microsoft. ?Bee?ah?s iconic new headquarters will be among the first buildings globally to have end-to-end experiences designed and built on the Azure platform. Azure is the platform that can truly integrate across all the devices, systems and services required for such a large and diverse implementation. Microsoft has been able to reduce energy consumption by 20 per cent on our own campus in Redmond by using machine learning on edge devices and in the cloud, and we can?t wait to see what Bee?ah is able to do by applying this approach to its ultramodern new headquarters in Sharjah.?
