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The history of the Berlin site is closely linked with the history of the Siemens parent company. The "Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske" company was founded in Berlin-Schöneberg in 1847.<ref>Wilfried Feldenkirchen (Ed.): 150 Jahre Siemens, Munich 1997, page 7.</ref> In 1887, it moved to Spandau, which became a district of Berlin in 1920, to accommodate an expansion of the plant.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-001, 40 Jahre BSH – Eine Chronik, page 18. Ralf Schmiedecke: Spandau bei Berlin (= Die Reihe Archivbilder), Erfurt 2002, page 11.</ref> Siemens not only built new production buildings, but also housing for the workers, a railway line and supply facilities. In 1914, this complex was given the name "Siemensstadt". From 1925, electrical home appliances were also mass produced here. After 1945, key production areas were relocated to West Germany. By 1953, however, home appliances were already being produced again in Berlin.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-BSH-001, 40 Jahre BSH – Eine Chronik, page 18.</ref>

Around 900 BSH employees now work in Berlin at the Technology Center Laundry opened in 2011.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0034, inform 3/2011, page 4f.</ref> The task here is to develop the most efficient and sustainable washing machines, dryers and washer-dryers possible for the international market. With three acoustics labs and a virtual reality lab, the high-tech site creates the best conditions for product development. In addition, the site is also home to areas such as project management, quality management, industrial engineering, information technology and the supply chain. A conscious decision in favor of ecological construction was already made in the design of the technology center. Environmental protection is also very important in daily operations. For example, the heat from the 1,000 or so washing machines and dryers that are sometimes tested here around the clock is used in winter to heat the building. That's exactly how the newly developed products should contribute to resource conservation in the home. Thanks to new technologies, energy savings of more than 60 percent are achieved compared to similar appliances at the turn of the millennium.<ref>BSH Berlin Site Overview Flyer, pages 1-6.</ref> To remain a leading innovator, the technology center has been cooperating intensively with Berlin universities since it was founded.

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