[Expansion of Kansai construction ICT (10)] Open system for remote monitoring of buildings Aitech Hankyu Hanshin | Kensetsu Tsushin Shimbun Digital

Mr. Kawanishi (left) and Mr. Mizuta

Against the backdrop of the chronic shortage of management staff in the real estate industry, there is a growing movement to introduce remote monitoring systems for building management. I'm Tetsuya Mizuta, the 1st Sales Manager of the Facility Business Headquarters of ITEC Hankyu Hanshin (Osaka City), which is responsible for the development of

　The central monitoring system that monitors each building facility is generally a closed system that uses specific equipment manufacturer products and communication standards. We are trying to create an open system that allows you to select a building, and a cloud system, and are focusing on proposals to reduce the life cycle cost (LCC) borne by building owners.

◆Full-scale sales to outside the group　The concept of open systems is not limited to the central monitoring system, but is also utilized in the group management system that remotely monitors multiple buildings at once. Even if a central monitoring system of

　In order to integrate equipment monitoring in buildings owned by the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group, the company, which is in charge of the IT field, has been promoting system development, and is currently conducting sales activities outside the group. there is Shuichi Kawanishi, a staff member of the 1st Sales Department, explains, "We built an open remote monitoring system that enables owner-led, optimal building management, and established it as a system that can provide added value to building tenants."

You can remotely control the central monitoring of the building from your office with your laptop.

For ITEC Hankyu Hanshin, the introduction to Osaka Gas Urban Development had a big impact, and sales outside the group began in earnest. The existing office market is not the only area facing a shortage of building managers and rising demand for remote monitoring. Universities and hospitals that manage multiple buildings on the same premises, as well as building management for railroad companies like the Group, are among the key targets. Mr. Kawanishi looks forward and says, "We will aggressively explore the uniqueness of open systems that other companies do not have." The expansion of the DX movement in the real estate field is also a tailwind. Mr. Mizuta is firmly looking ahead, saying, "We are also developing an advanced form of a group management system that aggregates various information related to building management on a platform."

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