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# Smart Building at an International Pharmaceutical Company

A shared IoT foundation for workplace and facility use cases at a pharmaceutical campus.

**Industry:** Pharmaceuticals\
**Organization:** International pharmaceutical company\
**Scope:** Campus with approximately 1,500 employees in Germany\
**Year:** 2024

## At a Glance

| Measure            | Result                                        |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| LoRa gateways      | Three gateways provide campus-wide coverage   |
| Indoor environment | Live monitoring in meeting rooms              |
| People counting    | Building-level utilization insight            |
| Cleaning           | Demand-driven waste collection reduces effort |

## Overview

The pharmaceutical company treats buildings and their occupants as one system that supports its primary business. A virtualized BuildingPro Suites server in the cloud, an on-site EdgeNode, and three LoRa gateways form a common infrastructure for indoor-environment monitoring, people counting, smart waste, and asset tracking.

## Indoor Environment and Room Use

LoRa room-condition sensors monitor indoor-environment-quality values in meeting rooms. Integration with the booking system makes it possible to prepare conditions for expected attendance and release a room automatically when a booked meeting does not take place. The resulting data supports analysis and optimization of room use.

## People Counting and Smart Waste

Infrared people counters at entrances and exits measure campus and building utilization. Long-term occupancy data can inform cleaning schedules and help adapt heating and cooling to actual use.

Central smart-waste stations are emptied according to demand instead of requiring cleaners to check individual bins at every workstation. This reduces unnecessary cleaning effort.

## Asset Tracking

A proof of concept tracks flipcharts and other materials in meeting-room areas. Their current position is visible through the map, helping teams locate and use shared equipment efficiently.

The project demonstrates the value of a shared IoT foundation: individual use cases may have limited value in isolation, but one reusable data and connectivity layer can support workplace quality, space utilization, energy efficiency, cleaning, and asset management together.

[-> \[External Link\] Read the complete success story](https://stage.advisor.buildings.ability.abb/success-stories/smart-building-pharma)


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