Feature
Now, however, web-based platforms are taking smart buildings to the next level by allowing the facility systems to integrate seamlessly with each other, delivering a single, definite view of how efficiently and effectively a building operates. Armed with this invaluable data, managers can take steps
avoid waste and improve use – cutting emissions and making savings at the same time.
to
Now that we have defined what a smart building is, the next logical question is: how can we best utilise digital and automation
to turn the vision of zero-emission buildings into reality?
technology
Mission To Zero
Part of ABB Smart Buildings’ Mission to Zero strategy, our Lüdenscheid plant in Germany is a real-life example of how the energy transition can succeed sustainably through digital energy management.
ABB transformed the facility into the company’s first carbon-neutral production site by deploying energy- efficient technologies into one smart system, which is digitally networked and controllable.
Solar technology generates up to 100 percent of the factory’s requirements, enough to supply the equivalent of 340 private households. When used with the site’s cogeneration plant, Lüdenscheid can generate
Collaboration Is Key
Only by working together can we hope to meaningfully reduce CO2 emissions. By sharing learnings and best practices from Mission to Zero with its employees, customers, partners and suppliers, ABB is demonstrating the practical steps required to reduce energy usage and GHG emissions from new and existing buildings, and helping to incentivise investment in the smart buildings of the future.
Building facilities managers have a significant role to play in the energy transition. By keeping up to date with Energy Performance Certificates, legally required inspections such as those on HVAC systems, and having assets independently verified and accredited by a standards-setting body like BREEAM4
, they can proactively 14
percent more energy than needed; this surplus is sold back into the public grid, meaning the site is energy positive.
The flagship facility at ABB’s Busch-Jaeger subsidiary saves up to 680tons3
of CO2 a year and makes a long-
term contribution to improving the environment for local people and the wider community.
In the next year, ABB aims to open ten more Mission to Zero sites around the world to encourage positive, transformational change within its own business operations and in society as a whole.
use their influence and expertise to reduce CO2 emissions and have a positive impact on business performance and strategy.
These fundamentals, combined with the implementation of digital and automation technologies, can help to establish the baseline energy usage and emissions, implement continuous improvement around performance and waste, and, as importantly, educate other stakeholders about how smart buildings can contribute to cleaner, safer working environments – and a smart, safe and sustainable future for us all.
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http://www.euenergycentre.org/images/unep%20info%20sheet%20-%20ee%20buildings.pdf 2
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2021/08/16/latest-ipcc-report-predicts-disasteryet- again-but-not-much-will-happenyet-again/
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https://sustainabilityreport.abb.com/2020/leading-technology/
electrification.html 4
https://www.planradar.com/gb/reducing-building-emissions-for-facilities-managers/
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