The 7-th International Exhibition and Congress
HI-TECH BUILDING & House 2008
The 7-th International Exhibition and Congress HI-TECH BUILDING & House 2008 took place in Moscow from 30th of October till 1st of November 2008. This year the exhibition was held in international convention centre “Crocus Expo”. The change of the exhibiting grounds was due to the increased number of participants and growth of the exposition, which demonstrates more and more innovations and solutions for building automation in Russian market and CIS countries every year.
Traditionally full range of equipment used in modern buildings automation was introduced: Building automation and control systems, climate-control systems, security systems, lighting control systems, new power-conservation technologies, energy-efficient building technologies, Passiv Haus, Intelligent Buildings and Smart Houses projects.
130 companies among which Russian and foreign producers of equipment and systems for building automation and management, Russian distributors, system integrators and installation companies, Russian and foreign professional associations were exhibiting this year.
Key events of the exhibition
This year the exhibition HI-TECH BUILDING & House 2008 offered an intensive business program for specialists.
The 7th International Congress was held. The Congress highlighted important issues of building automation market, its current status and perspectives. Training seminars were also held traditionally.
A day prior to the exhibition on the 29th of October a Congress session “Economic Advantages of Intelligent Buildings” was held. The key topic was the return on investment into intelligent buildings construction and their serviceability. Participants noted that buildings automation means improved building security, lower energy costs at the account of diminishing of equipment idle and stand-by time. The issue became acute now as we understand that cost of energy resources in Russia will grow by 25-30% annually and will reach European level by 2011 (about 15 eurocents per kW\h). So the issues of energy saving will be at the top or at least one of the main themes soon. As for the prospects of building automation market, the demand for intelligent buildings grows more rapidly than before. Now the Intelligent Building construction market volume increases by 30% annually. The leading share of this growth is accounted to the skyscrapers automation in Moscow-City Business Centre.
In the framework of the exhibition specialized congress sessions devoted to specifics of offices, arenas and stadiums, hotels, residential houses automation, and passive houses were also held.
Project Gallery became one of vivid events of the exhibition. Visitors had the view of completed “Intelligent buildings”, “Smart Houses” and “Passive Houses” projects. The Project Gallery consisted of a poster exposition and a special catalogue.
Simultaneously with HI-TECH BUILDING & House 2008 another exhibition Integrated Systems Russia 2008 was held. It demonstrated professional audio-video equipment and system integration solutions for corporate and home sector, www.isrussia.org.
