aedifion

Core Features

aedifion combines building data infrastructure, analytics and autonomous control with engineering support. Its sustainability offering extends this operational optimization into ESG reporting, decarbonization planning and building certification.

• Real-Time Sustainability Monitoring: aedifion.io connects building systems to the cloud and provides real-time technical and consumption data, from individual data points through to portfolio-level KPIs.

• AI-Based Energy & CO₂ Analysis: aedifion.analytics continuously analyzes operational data to identify faults, inefficiencies and opportunities to reduce energy consumption, emissions and operating costs.

• Autonomous Building Optimization: aedifion.controls uses self-learning algorithms, occupancy information, weather forecasts and system data to predictively adjust building operation, including heating and cooling.

• Portfolio Decarbonization: Building performance and optimization potential can be assessed across portfolios, with operational improvements forming the basis for further measures such as partial refurbishment and longer-term decarbonization roadmaps.

• ESG & Compliance Support: The platform supplies building-performance data for ESG reporting and supports regulatory requirements including Germany's GEG §71a. Its separate Energy Bundle supports energy management according to ISO 50001.

• DGNB Sustainability Certification: The Sustainability Bundle combines the Optimization Bundle with certification support for DGNB Buildings in Operation. It analyzes energy, water, waste, operating costs and indoor comfort and provides documentation and evidence required for certification.

Closing Insights

aedifion was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University and has developed a strong focus on improving the environmental performance of existing commercial buildings through operational changes. Its platform is now used across more than 600 projects.

Notable deployments include BNP Paribas REIM, which is rolling out aedifion across a property portfolio spanning buildings in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands to reduce energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, support compliance with GEG §71a and provide a data foundation for future decarbonization measures.

For portfolio owners, this makes aedifion particularly relevant where decarbonization needs to be pursued through continuous operational optimization alongside longer-term retrofit measures, rather than through refurbishment alone. Prospective users can contact aedifion for a portfolio assessment and to determine which combination of its Optimization, Sustainability and Energy bundles suits their buildings.