Effort for used components

The implementation of a digital application in buildings, for example, is usually associated with energy and resource consumption for the hardware components. These are all the components that ensure the proper operation of the digital application. Depending on which of these components are additionally installed for the digital application, the corresponding environmental impacts must be accounted for (including all life phases). If existing components are used, the impacts can be included proportionally in the balance. The overview presented here of commonly used components (with a focus on building operations optimization) is intended to provide a simple overview of hardware-related environmental impacts.

Expenses for data processing processes

When using digital technologies for deployment in buildings and districts, different data processing processes are typically repeated continuously. This results in the continuous generation of data, which is associated with corresponding energy and resource consumption. The efforts required for the use of the corresponding data infrastructure are explained in more detail here. Simple estimates based on data volume are also made.