Grundfos “Living Lab” As part of a project to explore energy monitoring and smart metering technologies, Grundfos, Microsoft and Beckhoff have equipped the “Grundfos Kollegiet” student dormitory in the Danish town of Århus with intelligent PLC systems that transmit data to an energy monitoring system in Microsoft’s AzureTM cloud computing platform. The dormitory is near the town‘s port district and was built in accordance with the most advanced energy efficiency standards and equipped with the latest building and auto- mation technology. The energy monitoring system creates a database for optimizing building operations. By including the residents of the “Living Lab” in the project itself, the building owners can increase efficiency without reducing the residents’ comfort. Intelligent

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