Siemens is using Light + Building 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany from March 8-13 to set out its roadmap for the transition from smart to human-centric autonomous buildings, presenting its showcase under the banner “Technology to transform building infrastructure.” The company’s exhibit focuses on how advances in Industrial AI, smart electrification and building technologies are redefining infrastructure at a time when customers are contending with workforce constraints, outdated planning models and mounting pressure to improve energy efficiency and long-term asset value. Siemens positions autonomous infrastructure as a practical response to these challenges, reshaping how buildings are planned, operated and maintained across industries including healthcare, data centers, life sciences, commercial real estate and higher education. According to the company, autonomous buildings are designed to deliver safety, comfort, operational efficiency and long-term asset value for occupants, owners and operators alike.
“The shift toward human-centric autonomous buildings is crucial for our customers, who are looking for more efficient and more sustainable ways to operate”, said Susanne Seitz, CEO Siemens Smart Infrastructure Buildings. “Technological advancements in buildings make it possible to reduce complexity, increase resilience, and deliver measurable outcomes. By investing in digitalization and AI, building owners have the intelligence needed to operate buildings more autonomously, while keeping people at the center.”
Siemens describes autonomous buildings as the next stage in building operations, capable of anticipating demand, optimizing performance and maintenance, and responding dynamically to changing conditions over time, while keeping people in control. Delivering this model, the company states, requires a robust technological foundation built on an integrated approach that connects building technologies and electrification across the building lifecycle. Its digital platform, Building X, enables operators to oversee operations from a single platform and take data-driven decisions spanning energy, comfort, safety and maintenance. In parallel, Desigo CC, the integrated and scalable building management platform, unifies and controls systems such as HVAC, lighting, energy and safety, while its open architecture and backward compatibility allow integration with existing IT infrastructure, supporting transparency, operational efficiency, resilience and future flexibility for complex infrastructures.
The company further underlines the role of intelligent power distribution systems, components and IoT solutions in providing a resilient electrical backbone, ensuring transparent energy flows and effective interaction with increasingly complex energy systems. Digital planning tools including SIMARIS with its BIM-Plugin support integrated electrical design, while SENTRON ECPD and SIVACON 8PS busbar trunking systems are positioned as enabling reliable and flexible power distribution with data capabilities suited to autonomous building concepts. For smaller-scale automation, Siemens will introduce LOGO! 9, the next generation of its LOGO! logic module family, offering higher program capacity, expanded input/output scalability, improved on-device diagnostics and secure connectivity to accelerate control and monitoring deployment across diverse building applications.
