Hitachi Develops a Model of BuilMirai Building IoT Solution for Small and Medium-Sized Buildings

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Building Systems, Co., Ltd. announced that they have developed a new model of its BuilMirai building IoT solution for small and medium-sized buildings. The solutions are included in the company's Lumada digital solutions, services, and technologies for turning data into insights to help improve building management efficiency, maintain and improve operational quality, and enhance user comfort. By launching BuilMirai, Hitachi and Hitachi Building Systems has a solution designed to help strengthen their green & smart building business.

BuilMirai is a package of solutions for small and medium-sized buildings based on the technology that Hitachi has developed for BuilMirai for large buildings. Hitachi Building Systems will provide the solutions as a service. As a first step, in November 2024, Hitachi Building Systems will begin offering three solutions, all available via smartphones, for 1) passing through security points at apartments, 2) monitoring building facilities for malfunctions, and 3) monitoring security camera imagery. The company will offer its BuilMirai solutions via monthly subscriptions that customers can select as needed, reducing their investment burden and supporting the green transformation and digital transformation of small and medium-sized buildings.

In the future, Hitachi and Hitachi Building Systems will continue to expand and enhance their portfolio of solutions and promote the development of a global standard model of BuilMirai in collaboration with GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi group company, which is designed to help accelerate the global expansion of its green & smart building business.

Overview and Features of the Solutions

The first in a series of BuilMirai solutions for small and medium-sized buildings is a set of as-a-service solutions: a security solution that enables security points in apartments to be controlled remotely, a building facility management solution that enables building assets, such as water tanks, pumps, and power receiving and transforming equipment, to be monitored remotely, and a monitoring solution that enables security camera imagery from multiple locations to be remotely monitored.

1. All of the solutions can be used via a smartphone by apartment residents and building managers at any time and location.

2. Subscriptions allow users to select only the solutions they need, reducing the required investments and operating expenses

3. Customers can subscribe to solutions on a monthly basis, increasing their flexibility to make scalable changes as needed

The security solution enables users to unlock building security points, such as entrances and elevators, using a smartphone to call the elevator to the entrance floor. In addition, guests and couriers can be pre-registered to ensure smoother building entry by verifying their GPS location and conducting a one-time authentication.

The monitoring solution also allows users to remotely unlock building entrance security points while viewing security camera images in real time using a smartphone and to record visitors.