ABB and Samsung Electronics are offering commercial building owners a combined package of building automation, energy management and Samsung building technologies, delivered through a growing network of system integrators trained to work with both companies’ products. The offer is intended to simplify planning, installation and operation by giving customers a single provider for a range of connected building systems.
The package brings together Samsung HVAC solutions, displays and appliances with ABB building automation, HVAC control and energy management. It is aimed at offices, retail stores, restaurant chains, hotels and apartment buildings. Integrators can tailor projects to a building’s needs, covering systems such as lighting, climate control, shading, access control and energy metering alongside HVAC equipment and digital displays.
Two platform options
For building and energy management, customers can select ABB Ability BuildingPro or Samsung SmartThings Pro as the primary platform, according to project requirements and owner preferences. ABB and Samsung say the platforms connect through a secure cloud-to-cloud integration. The connection allows building data to be exchanged and gives users visibility across connected systems, energy performance and operational information.
The announcement describes the combined offer as including ABB-free@home for smart home and building automation and ABB InSite for energy monitoring. Room-level devices and sensors, including ABB’s KNX portfolio, connect through BuildingPro Suites. The companies also cite integrations developed over several years between ABB-free@home and ABB InSite with Samsung SmartThings and SmartThings Pro, as well as the more recent integration of ABB Ability BuildingPro with SmartThings Pro.
That range of products makes the offering configurable rather than a single fixed system. The chosen platform and equipment depend on the project, while the integrator is expected to design, install and set up the package. The companies present the unified delivery model as a way to reduce the coordination burden on owners who might otherwise have to manage multiple suppliers, contracts and support arrangements.
Market context and deployment
The announcement comes as building owners face pressure to understand and manage energy use alongside the operation of increasingly connected facilities. In Europe, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is set to extend building automation and digitalization requirements to smaller non-residential buildings by the end of 2029. That regulatory context may increase the relevance of integrated building systems, although the companies did not provide project figures or quantify expected savings, installation times or energy-performance outcomes.
ABB and Samsung say their trained system integrators will provide the combined solutions through local project delivery. The partners’ stated aim is to make the technology easier to purchase, install and manage, while allowing the system mix to reflect the owner’s requirements. The announcement does not specify how many integrators are participating, identify individual deployments, or provide pricing and availability details.
For customers, a central consideration will be how the cloud-to-cloud connection and product integrations fit with existing building equipment and management processes. The offer spans controls, monitoring and Samsung building products, but individual projects will still require design and setup choices. The companies’ approach places the integrator in the role of coordinating those components and configuring either BuildingPro or SmartThings Pro as the building’s management platform.
ABB’s Smart Buildings Division President Mike Mustapha described the goal as reducing the complexity owners face when managing several vendors, with local integrators delivering a system tailored to each property. Samsung Electronics Device eXperience Division Executive Vice President Chanwoo Park said the collaboration is intended to make B2B technology simpler to buy, install and manage. Their comments underscore the commercial focus of the package: combining existing product integrations with a joint delivery channel, rather than announcing a new standalone building platform.
