Vatican City State, Rome, Italy
Total Building Solutions for World Heritage Site
Customer
Vatican City State
Vatican City is the world’s smallest sovereign state. It has an area of 0.44 square kilometers and a population of just under 1,000 inhabitants. The Vatican possesses unique cultural artifacts and has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.
Requirements
Cultural treasures and works of art that are accessible to the public in the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel must be protected against theft, vandalism, fire, and harmful influences from the environment. All systems are networked via the Desigo building automation and control system.
Solution
You will find Total Building Solutions (including Desigo) in virtually all buildings in the Vatican City, from the Palazzo Pontificale and St. Peter’s Basilica, to the Domus Sanctae Marthe guest house, the Vatican Museums and Libraries, and even the train station and heliport
Today, the Total Building Solutions in the Vatican range from security, fire protection, and air-conditioning systems to electrical power supply and distribution. The technical building systems undergo continuous modernization and are connected to the Desigo building automation and control system.
Benefit
Total Building Solutions contribute decisively to the protection of people and cultural artifacts in the Vatican City World Heritage Site. Integrated building technology solutions ensure the energy-efficient, cost-saving operation of the systems.
Facts
Fire safety system and intrusion detection
Fiber-optic-based network including more than 120 fire control units and thousands of fire detectors are connected to the MM8000 monitoring system
Thermostats, air-conditioning
Osram lighting solutions
Desigo Insight management station that controls and monitors various buildings from several command centers via the Web
Power supply and distribution systems
Telephone systems