AI-supported energy planning for net-zero areas

Intelligent models analyze energy demands, generation, and consumption across buildings, campuses, and entire areas, optimizing the interplay of technical systems. This enables energy systems to be more efficiently dimensioned and operated, reduces peak loads, and strategically integrates renewable energies.

The productivity crisis in the construction industry is not a technology problem

Despite BIM, AI, and digital twins, the productivity of the construction industry has been declining for years. What is the reason for this – and what is often overlooked?

NIS2 in Practice: What Companies and Public Institutions Need to Do Now

Success factor intelligent energy management: When AI controls electricity, heat, and cooling

Building automation is mandatory, energy management is regulated – but the real lever lies in operation. How AI jointly optimizes electricity, heat, and cooling, and what it takes to get there.

Quo Vadis Europe? A continent between hyperscaler cloud and the desire for digital sovereignty

European providers now hold only around 15 percent of their home market. Why digital sovereignty is not a question of location but an architecture decision – and how organizations can approach it in practice.

BSI Minimum Standard as a Contract Basis: What Now?

BSI minimum standards are increasingly moving into service descriptions and contracts. What this means for contractors, where the typical pitfalls lie, and what a reliable commitment looks like.

VS-NfD and confidentiality protection in the construction industry: Why IT compliance will be the entry ticket for large projects.

Classified information in construction projects: What VS-NfD means for planners, construction companies, and their supply chain – and why proof of compliance decides access to major public projects.

High Tech Meets Tradition in the Black Forest

At the Simmersfeld location, the FC-Gruppe combines technological innovation with modern work culture. Bright offices, flexible work areas, and open meeting spaces create space for exchange and new ideas. Here, IT and engineering teams work together on digital solutions and challenging construction projects – right in the middle of the Black Forest and with plenty of room for the future.

New Building on the FC Campus

With Cube C, the FC Campus expands with modern work and idea spaces for the further development of our IT and digitization areas. The new building creates space for collaboration, innovation, and further growth at the site.

Transformation of Existing Buildings

A large portion of the buildings of tomorrow already exist today. However, changed uses, new technical requirements, rising energy costs, and climate targets pose fundamental challenges to many existing buildings. Instead of individual renovation measures, a holistic transformation is needed, which considers the building structure, building technology, energy supply, and future use together.

Cybersecurity in Practice

Cybersecurity is an increasingly complex field. Five steps on how public institutions or small and medium-sized enterprises can prepare.