Best Practices For Energy Management In An Era Of Smart Buildings
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Executive Summary
Corporate energy management is changing today as the smart building agenda forces executives to think more holistically about building performance and capitalize on new opportunities from building-to-grid interactions. This report provides energy and facilities executives with best practice advice for taking their energy programmes forward in an era of a changing real estate priorities and an evolving power system. Verdantix finds that successful energy management requires firms to broaden the horizons of their energy management programmes to support a better workplace experience, improve resiliency and enhance asset management. Firms should also leverage the advances of the IoT and analytics to get new visibility into improvement opportunities, while also reviewing expanding opportunities from more building-to-grid interactions.
Table of contents
The Smart Building Agenda Forces Executives To Think Holistically About Building PerformanceEnergy Efficiency Is Too Narrow A Lens To Get The Full Value From Energy Management
Firms Are Revisiting Energy Management Today Given Changing Real Estate Priorities
The Horizon Of Corporate Energy Management Is Expanding To Include Comfort And Facilities Optimization
Buildings Are Becoming More Active Participants In A Changing Power System
Firms Have Access To An Expanding Range Of Energy Management Technologies
More Granular Insights From The IoT And Analytics Are Providing New Visibility Into Efficiency Opportunities
Lowering Costs Of On-Site Generation And Power Storage Are Creating Drastically Different Opportunities
Retailers And Flagship Smart Buildings Are Showing The Value Of Applying Technology In Energy Management
A Refreshed Energy Management Strategy Will Help Firms Deliver A Broader Range Of Value
Energy Management Best Practices: Hypothetical 200-Building University Campus In The US
1) Revisit Energy Management Objectives To Ensure They Support The Full Real Estate Strategy
2) Identify Low-Capex Improvement Initiatives By Applying Analytics To Existing Building Data
3) Use The IoT To Deliver Energy Management Remotely And On A More Granular Scale
4) Explore The Business Case For New Energy Infrastructure Such As Storage, EVs And Onsite Power
Table of figures
Figure 1. Multiple Factors Have Been Holding Back Energy Efficiency ProgrammesFigure 2. The Smart Building Agenda Is Driving Firms To Consider A Broader Set of Energy Objectives
Figure 3. The IoT And Advanced Analytics Are Smartening Up Energy Management
Figure 4. Broad Energy Management Programmes Unlock Greater Value But Are More Complex To Manage
Figure 5. Best Practices For Energy Management At A University Campus
Organisations mentioned
75F, ABB, Accruent, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Aston University, ATCO, Axonize, Black Bear Energy, Brakes Group, Breathe, Burberry, Coles Supermarkets, Conrad Energy, Coop Denmark, CopperTree, Danfoss, E.ON, Enchanted Rock Energy, Energy Information Administration, Energy Solutions Group (ESG), ENGIE, Envizi, Eskom, Eutech, Facilio, Fingrid, Giant Eagle, Google, Grid Edge, GridBeyond, H-E-B, Honeywell, iFLY, Imtech, Intel, KGS Buildings, Kilroy Realty, Matrix, Mercedes-Benz, National Grid, Nevada State Library, OVG Real Estate, PG&E, PJM, PointGuard, Poway Unified School District in California, PwC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Rudin Management, Sainsbury’s, Schneider Electric, Sello, Siemens, Sogeprom, Spacewell, SSE, STAG Industrial, Stem, Switch Automation, Target, Tesco, ThoughtWire, University of Iowa, Vanti, Verdigris, Wesleyan University, Yum ChinaAbout the authors
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