The article presents a description of a distributed database designed to describe the various modes of operation of information and automated systems in the composition of intelligent buildings, as well as their components - mainly various types of peripheral equipment (sensors, actuators). It briefly describes the structure of the database, its purpose, and the purpose of its creation. The authors' vision of use cases of a distributed database is given. The novelty of the work is based on the use of distributed information storage technologies in the automation of intelligent buildings. The relevance of the work follows from the contemporary challenges of an urbanized society in organizing for people an environment with sustainable development and the possibility of improving the quality of life in various aspects. The article will be of interest to scientists, engineers, and specialists working in the field of building and structure automation and, more generally, automation of city and municipal government.