Building Information Technology

Advanced module for specialistists Bachelor's degree holders, mandatory component of the inter-university Master’s program in Building Automation. The course covers information-based automation technology, including current and future communication technologies (BACnet, OPC UA, REST, MQTT), information modeling, and digital twins – Classroom lecture, webinar and project work in the laboratory.

Module content according to module handbook

Module description Building Information Technology:

In this module, students enhance their foundational knowledge of common information technologies in building services engineering and learn to apply these within the context of building automation. They acquire the skills to analyze the information framework of technical building systems from various application scenarios in building automation and technical building management. Additionally, they design and evaluate solutions for the transfer and integration of information within these applications. To achieve this, students learn fundamental computer science tools for modeling and representing information, as well as the technological properties and functionalities of prevalent communication and interface technologies.

During the project phase, students develop requirements criteria for information technologies from an application perspective and are able to apply these independently to the technologies examined and document the key results. Furthermore, they design communication segments and verify the acquired knowledge through practical commissioning and tests. In addition, they can identify and analyze basic faults and transmission errors in communication networks and develop solutions to solving communication problems.