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Smart Building

Carbon emissions from buildings, such as those from air conditioning, heating and lighting, account for approximately 40% of the carbon footprint in most industrial countries.

Legislation will increasingly oblige organisations to reduce the carbon footprint of their property portfolio(s). Local renewable energy sources, which may include micro-generation, combined heat and power and waste to- energy schemes, are within the scope of property management, as is the use of sustainable material in refurbishments and capital projects.

Many organisations have outsourced their day-to-day building management, leaving them with limited opportunities to exercise direct control over emissions. The companies managing buildings often have to deal with a variety of installations. Some installations will belong to the property, while other installations serve the specific needs of one or more tenants. The installations affect one another but are often configured in isolation and have dedicated systems to manage them.

Many ways of cutting CO2 emissions pay for themselves, so money saved can be re-invested in other carbon reduction activities. But to determine what initiatives makes best business sense and how to prioritise these initiatives is complex without a converged view of energy demand and supply and the associated carbon emissions across a portfolio of properties.

Organisations which proactively address the issue today will avoid decisions that could prove costly to rectify in the future. They will also better position themselves for future opportunities around the phenomena of carbon trading and they can demonstrate social responsibility. What is the solution? For buildings to get greener, they must become smarter.

The focus of Shaspa is to deliver a transparent, holistic way to configure facility service processes and report on energy and emissions. Managers will have a converged view across buildings, functional units and assets for every role throughout the facility. The owner, facilities manager, tenant, regulator and potentially even the utility company all have different information requirements that must be met.

The lifetime of a building: from drawing-board to demolition

Over the lifetime of a building, property developers, facilities managers, tenants and investors are held accountable for many things: public safety, environmental impact, building efficiency and return on investment. The seed planted by the creative mind of the architect and fostered by the knowledge of the builder, facilities manager and investor grows into a vast and complex entity. The facility goes on to provide many things to many people and to the community at large. Ensuring that the facility provides a constant level of service whilst delivering optimal financial results right up to the day it is dismantled is the challenge. Add to that the widespread legislation set to reform and tax carbon emissions, and we face a difficult task indeed.

Shaspa improves property performance

Working closely with a company’s staff, Shaspa consultants help optimize the technical and structural performance of a property. Shaspa does this from an energy perspective within the scope and concept of the individual facility, and follows an out-tasking model.

To get the correct level of information required for detailed optimization recommendations and automated control, Shaspa captures data directly from the building or group of buildings in near real time. These live data feeds provide a unified view across the technical silos in the building and across the real estate property portfolio. It also provides a means of control based on the energy and carbon policies an organisation defines.