Obayashi Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Kenji Hasuwa) has created the 'Integrated Network Building Guidelines' for smart buildings in collaboration with Cisco Systems LLC (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Ichiro Nakagawa, hereinafter Cisco). This guideline was created by integrating Obayashi's construction project management know-how with Cisco's network and cybersecurity know-how, assuming that the company would build an integrated network integrated with construction work.

In recent years, as various devices have been becoming IoT- and building facilities are no exception, and not only cameras and sensors, but also air conditioning and lighting centered on central monitoring systems can be connected to IP networks (*2) through the BACnet protocol (*1).

Coupled with dx initiatives by building owners and tenants, there is a growing demand for smart building construction. In addition, IP networks, which support the foundation of smart buildings, have become indispensable infrastructure for building equipment as the 'fourth utility' after electricity, gas, and water, and efforts to integrate these technologies are progressing from the viewpoint of convenience such as data sharing and safety against external threats.

Against this background, the Obayashi Group was strengthening its efforts for 'integrated networks', but in actually building an integrated network, it was required to have know-how on how to coordinate with many stakeholders and proceed with operations, as well as expertise in network performance considering cybersecurity and availability (*3), and these guidelines for operations and guidelines for performance. I strongly felt the need for

As a global leader in networking, Cisco has built eco-partnerships with several leading companies in the real estate industry(*4) and IT, as well as actively investing in product development. We have a track record of a wealth of smart buildings on a global scale, and we thought it desirable to provide clear guidelines on how to proceed with construction in Japan.

In order to solve the problems faced by both parties, the Obayashi Group's ICT Division and Cisco jointly developed the Smart Building Integrated Network Construction Guidelines. While smart buildings contribute to improving real estate value for building owners, they can be said to be back-to-back with the risk of external threats such as ransomware. By incorporating Cisco's advanced network technology into Obayashi's know-how on construction projects, we aim to provide high-quality integrated networks to building owners and building users by improving real estate value such as network scalability and convenience, as well as considering safety aspects such as reliability.

These guidelines consist of the design points and construction procedures for an integrated network. In addition to clearly indicating the timing of designing specifications according to how to proceed with general architectural projects such as basic planning, basic design, implementation design, construction, and operation, we also include design points and construction precautions, so that we can build a high-quality integrated network without being influenced by the experience of engineers.

In addition, in accordance with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Guidelines (*5) issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in December 2019, the NISC Guidelines (*6) issued by the Cabinet Cyber Security Center in July 2018 are also made with consideration.

Smart Building Integrated Network Standard Guidelines

Obayashi and Cisco plan to apply these guidelines to a wide range of other building applications, including office buildings, factories, schools, hospitals, commercial facilities, and hotels.

In addition to the 'Smart Building Integrated Network Construction Guidelines' announced this time,Obayashi is also developing the next version of the existing smart building management system 'Wellness BOXto further strengthen solutions for smart buildings.

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