Energy efficiency focus: innovative technologies on Munich forum

Energy efficiency focus: innovative technologies on Munich forum

Allianz Arena München, Deutschland - On July 2, 2025, the Allianz Arena in Munich was not only a place for football, but also served as a lighthouse for innovations in building technology. The annual efficiency forum, organized by Condair and Engie Refrigeration, attracted around 300 experts from the field of technical building equipment as well as the refrigeration and heat generation, which experienced top-class lectures and discussions about the latest trends in energy efficiency. TGA specialist planner reports of the thematic focus on Augmented Reality (AR) and the Internet of Things (IoT) that are becoming increasingly established in building management.

What can visit visitors in a year when the Efficiency Forum 2026 is reopened? The organizers Philipp von Heimendahl by Condair and Jochen Hornung, Managing Director of Engie, already brought the vision of a meeting with practical approaches to increase energy efficiency to the agenda. The refrigeration technology in particular is becoming increasingly important with increasing temperatures. This insight can also be underpinned by the presentations of experts such as Jörn Stiegelmeier, who introduced the use of AR glasses, and Daniel Keller, who presented the new Amonum-Air cold machine series. These cold machines, which are operated with ammonia, come onto the market in autumn 2025 and offer capacity between 200 and 1,500 kw.

technological trends and applications

A central theme of the forum was the use of AR technologies, which enable machines of complex systems from CAD files. Holger Lasch von Condair explained how the Internet of Things revolutionizes cloud -based data transmission in air humidification. The interactive exchange of the participants and the opportunity to take a stadium tour ensured an all -round successful event. In addition to the lectures, the gala dinner in the Business Club of the Allianz Arena offered a platform for networking and in-depth discussions about the future of building technology.

The future is not only AR and IoT - the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) is also a hot iron in the industry. According to Smart Building Insights, KI revolutionizes the planning, operation and maintenance of buildings. Intelligent algorithms are able to automate and optimize building systems, which leads to significant reduction in energy consumption. Impressive results were achieved, such as reducing the energy requirement by 27 % in Frankfurt by AI-based HLK systems.

sustainability and economy

The use of AI for holistic energy management offers enormous savings potential of up to 35 %. Predictive maintenance is also one of the crucial developments. With continuous monitoring and anomali detection, unplanned downtimes can be reduced by up to 70 %. Trends such as human-machine collaboration and integration into smart cities will continue to boost the technical requirements of the future.