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Empowering Facilities Managers: Intelligent Building Services For
Sustainable And Resilient Energy Practices By David Pownall, VP Services, and Kas Mohammed, VP Digital Energy, at Schneider Electric UK and Ireland Ireland (
https://www.se.com/uk/en/).
...commercial real estate accounts for approximately 40% of global carbon emissions1 What can be done, and what has to be done!
It may come as a surprise that commercial real estate accounts for approximately 40% of global carbon emissions1
, and this is
projected to triple by 2060, surpassing even transportation and agriculture. Emissions from commercial real estate primarily result from energy usage, and in particular energy wastage. Fortunately,
this offers
improvement. Of the 40% of emissions that commercial real estate produces, as much as 90%2
facilities managers scope for rapid can be tackled by retrofitting
buildings with smart technologies that are already on the market. By installing new kit, tools, and processes, building and facilities managers can minimise downtime, reduce operational waste, and optimise their organisation’s energy usage.
The Road To Net-Zero: Harnessing Intelligent Software To Drive Decarbonisation Efforts
As of 2023, rising utility bills, volatile energy supplies, and ageing infrastructures are sparking spiralling operational costs. So it’s no wonder that facilities managers are using intelligent software and services to design ‘buildings of the future’3 overheads while saving the planet.
- cutting down
The real game-changer for this is the unprecedented visibility of a building’s energy usage and carbon footprint, made possible through digitalisation. Smart electrical systems can measure the energy consumption of components such as power receptacles (plugs in walls), lighting systems, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Then, they can analyse and track a building’s energy efficiency performance against pre-defined sustainability targets, highlighting areas for improvement and enabling transparent ESG stakeholder reporting.
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