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building energy use and assist facilities managers and all those involved with a building to make informed decisions backed by detailed data. This also prevents costly mistakes being made.


This same technology also allows facilities managers to


access dashboards which bring all of this data together in one place, in an easy to understand format. This means that building performance can be consistently monitored, as can the impact of any operational changes or improvements being made. Ultimately, inefficient control systems contribute to wasteful energy and digital technology provides the best way to monitor and reduce energy consumption.


The Importance Of Reducing Consumption Instead Of Offsetting


Bringing it back to the main point, to reduce the reliance on carbon offsetting, we need to first address how we can reduce energy at source. There are so many wasted opportunities, where simple, cost-effective changes could be made to a building to reduce energy consumption and decarbonise. Many of these are within the remit of facilities managers, for example simply turning off lights left on at night, changing to energy saving lighting systems or installing a new form of heating or cooling.


Final Thoughts


Those in facility management can have a major impact on reducing building emissions, which places those in the sector at the heart of the battle against climate change. In 2019, CO2 emissions from buildings reached an all-time high2


, so


it’s crucial to consider the ways in which these emissions can be reduced at source, opposed to just being offset. The latest reports are a stark reality check that we must go further and address the performance gap to reduce consumption and work to net zero, by utilising digital tools to measure performance and identify potential improvements. Simply relying on carbon offsetting will not allow us to reach the designated goals.


We need a green revolution to produce tangible change and cannot carry on as normal without devastating consequences. However, too much reliance on carbon offsetting is not solving the problem at source and as the cost of offsetting continues to climb, it will soon become an unfeasible option for businesses. Instead, we must be turning to the readily available technology to reduce energy consumption and actually decarbonise the built environment to prevent the need for reliance on offsetting.


Facilities managers and the built environment sector as a whole have an increasing responsibility to lead the way in the fight against climate change, and can do so armed with the power of technology.


1: https://www.iesve.com/support/white-papers/ies-city-of-tomorrow-report.pdf 2: https://globalabc.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/Buildings GSR_Executive_Summary FINAL_0.pdf fmuk 21


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