Qatar Foundation
Qatar Foundation transforms Education City into a smart city with AVEVA Operations Control
Qatar Foundation wanted to transform Education City, a 12 km² campus comprising more than 45 educational, healthcare, sports and industrial buildings, into a true smart city. Each facility used control systems from different vendors, with inconsistent interfaces and centralized control that was difficult to implement in a country subject to extreme heat. The Foundation deployed AVEVA Operations Control, AVEVA InTouch HMI, AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere and AVEVA Reports for Operations to build a unified operations platform run from two interconnected command centers, with an integrated industrial monitoring approach. Operators now have access to five levels of visualization, automated reports, smart scheduling and real-time diagnostics. The benefits are tangible: a 5.5% reduction in energy consumption, rapid detection of water leaks, streamlined operator training thanks to standardization, and the cornerstone of Education City's overall digital transformation planned by 2025.
Integrated AVEVA software
AVEVA InTouch HMI
Qatar Foundation uses AVEVA InTouch HMI with Access Anywhere to monitor its installations. The graphical interface allows operators to view and control technical equipment from anywhere.
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AVEVA Reports for Operations
Qatar Foundation uses AVEVA Reports for Operations to generate customized reports on operations. This solution simplifies reporting and facilitates the sharing of information through a web portal.
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FAQ
How is AVEVA turning Education City into a 12 km² smart city?
Qatar Foundation deployed AVEVA Operations Control, InTouch HMI, InTouch Access Anywhere and Reports for Operations to unify the supervision of 45 educational, hospital, sports and industrial buildings across 12 km². Two interconnected command centers provide five levels of visualization, automated reports and real-time diagnostics. This unified operations platform is the cornerstone of Education City's Smart City transformation planned by 2025, in an extreme environment marked by Qatar's heat.
Why unify heterogeneous control systems on a university campus?
Education City originally used various brands and models of controls with inconsistent interfaces, making centralized monitoring nearly impossible. AVEVA Operations Control and System Platform unify these heterogeneous systems in a common platform that is seamless for operators. This integration is essential on a multi-purpose campus where the hospital, laboratories, sports facilities and academic buildings have very different needs but share the same technical infrastructure (heating, water, electricity, air conditioning).
How can energy consumption be cut by 5.5% on a campus in an extreme climate?
In a country where air conditioning accounts for a major share of electricity consumption, Qatar Foundation cut Education City's energy consumption by 5.5% thanks to AVEVA. Unified industrial monitoring reveals waste, fine-tunes air conditioning setpoints according to actual occupancy and optimizes transfers between buildings. On a 12 km² campus, these gains represent millions of kWh saved and a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of one of Qatar's flagship educational infrastructures.
How does AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere make mobile monitoring of a campus easier?
AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere allows Qatar Foundation operators and managers to access monitoring screens from any device, anywhere in Education City. For a campus of 45 buildings spread over 12 km², this mobility is strategic: technicians diagnose water leaks, air conditioning failures or fire alarms from their tablets directly in the field. Industrial monitoring becomes distributed, speeding up response and improving the quality of service provided to students, patients and researchers.
How does AVEVA Reports for Operations support decision-making in a smart city?
AVEVA Reports for Operations automatically generates Education City's operating reports, freeing technical teams from repetitive reporting tasks. Energy indicators, consolidated alarms and building-by-building performance are published regularly to Qatar Foundation decision-makers. This automation turns the management of complex infrastructure into a systematic data-driven exercise, laying the foundations for modern smart city governance aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030.