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Dimension Economy
Sub-Dimension Infrastructure

Category Buildings
KPI Name Integrated Building Management Systems in Public Buildings
KPI No. EC: I: B: 2A Type: Advanced Type: Smart

Definition / Percentage area of public buildings using integrated ICT systems to automate
Description building management

Rationale / Buildings with ICT systems have the capacity to provide citizens with a secure living
Interpretation / and working environment by ensuring that aspects like energy efficiency and water
Benchmarking consumption are maintained at acceptable levels. Additionally, such buildings
also account for the dynamic utilization of building space based on need and
availability.
ICT systems include building management, communication, and control systems
for parameters (e.g., energy, water).

Smart buildings (using ICTs) often have the following features:
• Adapts to the comfort of inhabitants: These building “learn” from inhabitants’
behaviour and attempts to maximize their comfort.
• Promotes energy efficiency: Such buildings can reduce energy consumption
significantly and facilitate cost saving.
• Ensures safety: Smart buildings can detect fire, water and gas leaks, faulty
equipment and possible theft. Such buildings often have self-diagnostic systems
to deal with these situations.
• Protects health: Smart buildings assure that appropriate temperature, light
intensity, air condition parameters, etc. are maintained.
• Provides assistance: These buildings can improve the quality of life of the elderly
and disabled individuals living alone by provision of home assistance (when
required).
Higher percentage indicates a greater number of buildings with ICT systems.

Source(s) Eugeny. I. Batov. The distinctive features of “smart” buildings. Theoretical
Foundation of Civil Engineering. 2015.
Methodology Calculate as:

Numerator: Floor Area of public buildings using ICT-based systems for integrated
management in the city (m ).
2
Denominator: Total floor number of public buildings (m ).
2
Multiply by 100.
Unit Percentage

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