Climate protection at the front door – dormakaba makes it possible

Rümlang, 13 January 2025 – At the BAU 2025 trade fair in Munich, dormakaba is presenting MotionIQ, an innovative technology that significantly reduces energy loss through automatic doors. Thanks to precise door control, MotionIQ minimizes the time that doors are held open and, depending on the application scenario, enables energy savings of up to 50% compared to standard solutions. This also contributes to reducing a building's carbon footprint. An assessment of the savings potential for each use case is made possible by dormakaba’s Door Efficiency Calculator, a scientifically validated tool that provides architects and building planners with reliable data for sustainable decisions.

The construction and real estate industry plays a central role in achieving climate targets, as building materials and operations worldwide are responsible for around 40% of global CO₂ emissions. The energy balance of buildings, which depends on numerous factors and the products installed, significantly influences this. This is where dormakaba comes in, significantly contributing to optimizing energy efficiency with innovative solutions.

MotionIQ: intelligent doors for greater energy efficiency
With MotionIQ, dormakaba is revolutionizing the process of opening and closing automatic doors. The centerpiece of the new technology is an intelligent system that analyzes and controls door movements in real-time. The system precisely adjusts the door movement to the user's approach speed. This means that the doors do not open any earlier than necessary and close as quickly as possible. Air exchange through open doors is minimized – a decisive step towards reducing heating and cooling energy losses.

Compared to conventional door activation sensors, MotionIQ reduces the unused open time of doors by up to 50%. The result: significantly reduced energy loss, lower operating costs and CO₂ emissions, an extended door life, and safer operations. MotionIQ, which was previously only available for swing doors, is now also available for automatic sliding doors and will be shown for the first time at BAU 2025 together with the automatic energy-saving sliding door ST PRO Green, which has fine-framed, thermally separated profiles.

Example: drugstore
The advantages of MotionIQ are illustrated by a sample calculation for an average-sized drugstore in a city in a temperate climate zone, such as in Western and Central Europe. In a scenario with approximately 800 visitors daily, six days a week, and an interior temperature of 19°C, using MotionIQ technology alone can avoid a good 25% of CO₂ emissions compared to a conventional door system. At the same time, the investment in this technology often pays for itself within just two years through savings in heating and air conditioning costs.

Door Efficiency Calculator: In-depth analyses for sustainable decisions
This calculation of the energy, CO2, and cost efficiency of entrance door solutions is based on the Door Efficiency Calculator (DEC) of dormakaba, which was developed and validated in collaboration with the ILK Dresden. The DEC can be used worldwide. The tool takes into account specific parameters, such as the location of the building and how frequently the door is used and provides results on thermal energy losses based on scientific modelling.

Silvio Tschisgale, project manager at ILK Dresden, says: "dormakaba commissioned our institute to develop the calculation methodology to scientifically validate the Door Efficiency Calculator (DEC). This methodology meets current scientific standards and enables the DEC to make well-founded statements about thermal energy losses in the scenarios considered."

Till Reuter, CEO dormakaba, adds: "With innovative solutions such as MotionIQ and the Door Efficiency Calculator, we are setting new standards for energy efficiency in our industry. Our solutions minimize energy loss, promote efficient building management, and actively contribute to the reduction of CO₂ emissions. For us, climate protection starts at the entrance. We are proud to support architects and construction planners with our solutions and products to create an environmentally friendly future."
 

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